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A helicopter crash in Sri Lanka has killed six military personnel, an Air Force official said on Friday. A Bell 212 helicopter had crashed into the Maduru Oya reservoir in central Sri Lanka with a ...
For decades, Sri Lanka has lived in the shadow of its big-brother neighbour, India. It has also had its fair share of strife, wars, coups, crises and change of heads. But all of that instability ...
None of their batters crossed the 40-run mark. Sri Lanka's Tharindu Ratnayake and Dushan Hemantha starred with the ball, picking up four wickets each to bowl them out at 219 in 44.5 overs.
For our first night in Sri Lanka we stayed in Negombo, my husband Joe’s home town and a bustling city close to the airport, known as “Water Colombo” in Tamil. With a lagoon, a beach front, and a mass ...
Amid persisting questions from the political Opposition and media about Sri Lanka’s recent defence sector Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India, the government has asked those seeking ...
The tooth relic holds special spiritual, historical and cultural significance for the 74% Sinhala Buddhist majority ... Buddhist holiness, becoming Sri Lanka's most treasured possession and ...
China and Sri Lanka discovered that their interests were closely aligned in the evolving post-war strategic landscape. China served as a vital diplomatic shield for Sri Lanka, particularly in ...
Since the end of the Cold War, the three geopolitical spheres of Sri Lanka have been significantly shifted ... Jagath ha Kalapeeya Sandharbhahehila Sri Lankawa (in Sinhala), Colombo: Bandaranaike ...
COLOMBO, April 23 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka is on track to post growth of 3.5% this year, the World Bank said in its latest report on Wednesday, unchanged from its October forecast, but faces ...
Though not as badly affected, India’s social sector has also unraveled. Sri Lanka and Maldives, reliant on USAID assistance, are bracing for similar impacts. It’s not just civil society and ...
The port in Sri Lanka’s Tamil-dominated northern province is close to the Indian coastline and is being “rehabilitated” with a $61.5 million grant assistance from India.