Sri Lanka's new president presents first budget with focus on crisis recovery
Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will outline the government's revenue and policy goals in his first ...
Two tourists died in Sri Lanka after hostel fumigated for bedbugs, police say
Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, ...
Australia secures first test series win in Sri Lanka in 14 years
Australia wrapped up a comprehensive 2-0 series victory over Sri Lanka, sealing the second test with a commanding nine-wicket ...
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Nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka blamed on a monkey
A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka. The island nation's 22 million residents were mostly left without power during the outage, which began around 11am local ...
Sri Lanka investigates deaths of 2 tourists taken ill at a hostel earlier this month
Sri Lankan police say autopsies are being conducted after the deaths of two foreign tourists earlier this month while they were vacationing in the country ...
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Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marks independence day as new president pledges to rebuild the country
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Debt-stricken Sri Lanka marked its 77th independence anniversary on Tuesday with a military parade, while the country’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara ...
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Monkey causes nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka
Power was fully restored across the country at about 6pm local time, according to a reporter from Sri Lankan news outlet Daily Mirror. The outage had also earlier caused water supply disruptions.