Tag: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka runs out of fuel as dollar crisis worsens
Many commuters were seen using their own motorcycles and small cars Wednesday after bus operators warned of drastically scaled back schedules
Sri Lankan court acquits security officials over Easter attacks
They were accused of failing to act on warnings of an imminent attack given by foreign intelligence agencies
Cardinal Ranjith says human rights worsening in Sri Lanka
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith condemned Monday's attack on a high profile TV journalist and the "abduction" of a campaigner for justice
Sri Lankan cardinal boycotts Independence Day celebration to protest lack of...
"We want to have answers in this country, but for three years it has been increasingly difficult”
Sri Lankan Catholic priest stands by statement on Easter Sunday attacks
The priest has allegedly tagged intelligence units of providing financial and other vital assistance to those behind the attacks
Amnesty International calls for end to discrimination against Muslims in Sri...
The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims
Sri Lanka braces for oil spill from sunken cargo ship
Flaming containers filled with chemicals tumbled into the sea from the ship's deck
Chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka, fouling rich fishing waters
The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km stretch of the island's coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing boats
Sri Lankan Catholic Church leader calls on Muslims to reject extremism
Groups linked to the so-called Islamic State were responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks
Sri Lanka gov’t order makes it ‘easier to target religious, racial...
Regulation expands island nation’s ‘draconian and abusive’ Prevention of Terrorism Act, rights group says

















