Proposed #SriLankan charter change raises rights concerns
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A proposed amendment to Sri Lanka’s Constitution that would consolidate power in the president’s handsContinue Reading
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#SriLanka closes key state offices as virus outbreak surges
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Authorities in Sri Lanka closed key government offices and further expanded a curfew Thursday toContinue Reading
Over 1,000 get coronavirus at #SriLanka factory that made masks for US
More than 1,000 workers have tested positive for coronavirus at a Sri Lanka factory that until August was producing surgicalContinue Reading
Sri Lanka scrambles to control factory COVID19 cluster #lka
Sri Lanka has confirmed a cluster of more than 550 garment factory workers infected with coronavirus, days after reporting itsContinue Reading
#SriLanka government decides to ban cattle slaughter
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s government announced Tuesday that it will ban cattle slaughter, saying it would helpContinue Reading
Sri Lanka returns containers of illegal waste to Britain
Sri Lanka has shipped back to Britain container-loads of waste that the government said was brought into the island inContinue Reading
#SriLanka seeks fresh currency swap facility, deferment of debt payments from India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa sought an additional currency swap facility and deferment of debt paymentsContinue Reading
#SriLanka unveils controversial bill handing more power to President
AFP•September 22, 2020 Sri Lanka’s ruling party Tuesday unveiled a constitutional amendment handing unprecedented power to the president, prompting protestsContinue Reading
Arrests of narcotics police highlight #SriLanka drug problem
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — For years, authorities in Sri Lanka have tried to rid the Indian Ocean island nationContinue Reading
Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of a fire-damaged oil tanker off the island’s eastContinue Reading
