In Sri Lanka, Buddhists and Hindus marked their New Year on Tuesday while a war thousands of miles away is making itself felt ...

Sri Lanka’s attempt to stay neutral in the U.S-Israel war on Iran has become an important foreign policy test for the National People’s Power government. Addressing parliament last week, President ...

Sri Lanka raised fuel prices by 25% on Sunday (March 22, 2026), the second increase in two weeks, as the country prepared for more impact from the war in West Asia. Regular petrol was increased to 398 ...

Drivers wait in a queue to refuel their auto rickshaws at a fuel station in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo on 15 March (AFP via Getty Images) Sri Lanka’s government said that it is limiting fuel ...

The government is also encouraging remote work wherever possible. Sri Lanka has moved to a four-day workweek as part of emergency measures to conserve fuel reserves amid a deepening global energy ...

Colombo (AFP) – Sri Lanka denounced the toll of Middle East fighting on Friday as it gave refuge to more than 250 Iranian sailors two days after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran's ships. The ...

Iranian Ship Sinks In Submarine Attack; Dozens Missing As Sri Lankan Navy Launches Rescue Op "We are not taking sides in this conflict, but while maintaining our neutrality we are taking action to ...

Sri Lanka rescued 32 “critically wounded” sailors aboard the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena, which sank Wednesday (March 4, 2026) just outside the island’s territorial waters, Foreign Minister Vijitha ...

A day after rescuing Iranian sailors from the wreckage of a warship sunk by a U.S. submarine, Sri Lanka’s neutrality is being tested. By Anupreeta Das and Pamodi Waravita Pamodi Waravita reported from ...

Over 140 people were reported missing and 78 were injured on Wednesday in an 180-crew Iranian naval ship which made a distress off Sri Lanka's coast following what was reported as an explosion. Sri ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka coast; 87 bodies recovered, 32 rescued from the IRIS Dena.

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2026 LIVE Score: Sahibzada Farhan struck a stunning century while his opening partner Fakhar Zaman made 84 to take Pakistan to a formidable 212/8 against Sri Lanka ...