Sri Lanka

An international conference on endangered species that was cancelled in Sri Lanka because of recent suicide attacks will instead be held in Geneva in August, the organisers said on Thursday. The meeting of 182 countries who have signed…

Government Officials on Monday said, some social media networks will be temporarily blocked in Sri Lanka, after messages shared online raised religious tensions that have been running high since the deadly Easter Sunday bombings. A…

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church, on Thursday, announced it would reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said the schools would open Tuesday after remaining…

Sri Lanka has banned all kinds of clothing that cover the face and prevent identification, such as niqabs and burqas, officials said on Sunday, a week after the Easter bombings that left over 250 people dead. The ban does not directly…

Police have arrested another 16 people in connection to a series of bombings in Sri Lanka over Easter weekend which claimed at least 359 lives, officials said on Thursday. Fresh security measures, including a ban on the use of drones,…

Sri Lanka buried more of its dead on Tuesday from suicide bomb attacks on churches holding Easter services and luxury hotels that killed 321 people in the country’s worst violence in a decade. More than 1,000 mourners gathered at the St.…

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the horrific attacks on several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on the holy day of Easter. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on…

Sri Lanka on Friday said that preparations were underway to issue visa free for tourists from U.S., Britain and other countries effective from May 1, to boost arrivals during lean months. Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian…

The World Bank on Monday approved 125 million dollars loan for Sri Lanka to help small farmers improve productivity and tackle climate change, local media reported. The World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Idah…

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took four wickets as South Africa raced through Sri Lanka’s batting line-up to bowl the tourists out for 154, on the second morning of the second and final test at St George’s Park on Friday. South Africa’s…