World May 11 Passenger bus in Sri Lanka skids off cliff, killing 21 people and injuring dozens more The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said.
World Nov 15 Sri Lanka’s new president with Marxist-leanings wins two-thirds majority in parliament The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a two-thirds majority in parliament.
World Oct 14 Sri Lanka schools close as floods hammer the capital Sri Lanka has closed schools in its capital, Colombo, and its suburbs as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation.
World Sep 23 Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka seeks to recover from severe economic crisis Marxist politician Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday after an election that saw voters reject an old guard accused of leading the country into economic crisis.
World Sep 22 Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected president of Sri Lanka as voters reject old guard Marxist lawmaker Anura Kumara Dissanayake, whose pro-working class and anti-political elite campaigning made him popular among youth, won Sri Lanka’s presidential election, the Election Commission announced Sunday.
World Sep 21 Officials begin counting votes after polls close in Sri Lanka’s presidential election Voting has ended Saturday in Sri Lanka’s presidential election as the country seeks to recover from the worst economic crisis in its history and the resulting political upheaval.
World Jun 03 Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing Heavy downpours have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country since Sunday, flooding homes, fields and roads, and forcing authorities to cut electricity as a precaution.
World Apr 21 Accident at Sri Lanka racetrack kills 7 people and injures 20, officials say A race car veered off the track during a competition in Sri Lanka on Sunday and rammed into a crowd of spectators and race officials, killing seven people and injuring 20 others, officials said.
World Sep 10 Sri Lanka’s president will appoint committee to probe claims of complicity in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings…
World Jul 18 Sri Lanka’s acting president declares emergency as protests grow Sri Lanka's acting president has declared a state of emergency giving him broad authority amid growing protests demanding his resignation two days before the country's lawmakers are set to elect a new president.