Sri Lanka
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Former Sri Lankan president admitted to hospital after arrest
Ranil Wickremesinghe, who faces charges of using public funds for private travel, treated for acute dehydratio…
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Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans
Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a se…
- Art, Art and design, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Trucks and Tuks: Decorated Vehicles of South Asia – in pictures
Photographer Christopher Herwig has travelled 10,000km in his quest to record this overlooked art form. He has…
- Health, Mental health, NHS, Psychiatry, Race, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, World news
Suman Fernando obituary
My friend and colleague Suman Fernando, who has died aged 92, had an international reputation in the field of …
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Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case
Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arre…
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Foreign office supporting British woman after reports of drug-smuggling arrest in Sri Lanka
Former cabin crew member Charlotte May Lee, 21, reportedly accused of trying to bring 46kg of cannabis strain …
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Vesak Day 2025: celebrations of Buddha – in pictures
Vesak is the most sacred day for Buddhists, commemorating the birth, enlightenment and death of Siddhartha Gau…
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From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women
In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opp…
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Paris-based thriller offers fresh inside take on French-Tamil community
Writer, actor and director Lawrence Valin says that in Little Jaffna he wanted to ‘show new role models’It has…
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Sri Lankan police investigate photo of Buddha’s tooth relic
Worshippers are frisked on entering temple in Kandy where relic is held and photography is strictly prohibited…
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‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka
Energy minister says monkey ‘came into contact with grid transformer’, causing hours-long outage in sweltering…
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Ceremonies held across Asia to mark 20 years since Boxing Day tsunami
Waves towering up to 30 metres killed more than 220,000 people in 15 countries in deadliest tsunami in history…
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Tuesday briefing: How the UK left 64 asylum seekers stranded on an island in the Indian Ocean
In today’s newsletter: As a judge finds the government unlawfully detained Tamils on Diego Garcia, we look at …
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Judge finds UK unlawfully detained Tamils stranded on Diego Garcia
Government could face a huge bill for damages after keeping more than 60 asylum seekers in ‘hellish’ condition…
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Tamils arriving in UK after three years stranded on Diego Garcia speak of relief
Lawyers and campaigners hail removal of 47 people from remote Indian Ocean island as ‘a big day for justice’Do…