Sri Lanka

Even Trump re-imposing capital punishment: Sirisena on his death penalty order

8:59 pm August 3, 2019

Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has highlighted the importance of imposing capital punishment to prevent crime, saying that even US President Donald Trump has reintroduced the death penalty to execute those convicted of rape and child abuse, according to a media report. Sirisena in June signed the death warrants to hang four drug convicts, […]

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Easter Day attacks imperil Sri Lanka economic recovery

2:14 pm July 30, 2019

Colombo: Shocks from deadly suicide bombings on Easter Day in Sri Lanka are reverberating throughout its economy in the worst crisis since the South Asian island nation’s civil war ended in 2009. The blasts that killed more than 250 people were blamed on Islamic extremists. They have devastated Sri Lanka’s vital tourism industry, source of […]

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ICC World Test Championship will add context to five-day game: Kohli

3:11 pm July 29, 2019

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said the ICC World Test Championship (WTC), that gets underway on August 1, will add context to the longest format of the game. The inaugural edition will see top nine Test teams — Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and the West Indies […]

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Lankan PM performs rituals at temple in Kerala

7:57 pm July 27, 2019

Kasargod: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and wife Maitree Wickremesinghe on Saturday visited the Bela Kumaramangalam Subramanya Temple near here. Wickremesinghe performed rituals under the guidance of the priests, temple sources said. Earlier, the temple officials received the Lankan premier at the place of worship. In the backdrop of the blasts that rocked Sri […]

Sri Lanka says illegal UK waste offloaded to India, Dubai

10:24 pm July 26, 2019

Colombo: A Sri Lankan investigation into nearly 3,000 tonnes of illegally imported hazardous waste has shown that some of it was sent on to India and Dubai, a top minister said Friday. Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told parliament the importer of the waste had reshipped about 180 tonnes of raw garbage to India and Dubai […]