-
Sri Lankan leftist candidate Dissanayake claims presidential election
Second-round victory viewed as widespread rejection of the old political elite amid economic crisisThe Marxist…
-
Sri Lanka ruling party seeks assurances to let Gotabaya Rajapaksa back into country
New president has been approached to provide security for predecessor who fled country amid economic crisis Sr…
-
Sri Lanka holds its breath as parliament chooses new president amid crisis
A win for acting president Ranil Wickremesinghe could spark more protests by people furious with ruling elite …
-
Security tight as Sri Lankan MPs meet to elect new president amid first fuel arrival
Legislators set to choose within a week after former president flees to Singapore to escape anti-government pr…
-
Sri Lanka’s PM resigns after weeks of protests over economic crisis
Police are imposing nationwide curfew following violence at protest site in ColomboSri Lanka’s prime minister,…
- Asia Pacific, Environment, Oil spills, Pollution, Shipping industry, Singapore, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Sri Lankan officials brace for oil spill from sinking cargo ship
Navy tugboats and helicopters monitor wreckage as green film surrounds chemical-laden vesselSri Lankan officia…
-
Cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sinks off Sri Lanka
Government suspends fishing along 50-mile coastline after explosion and fireA cargo ship carrying tonnes of ch…