The Latest Breaking News from Colombo

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka would seek a new temporary credit facility of $ billion from India to purchase essential items including food and medicine, the official media here reported on Monday.

Global lender says island nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades will get $330m in next two days.

Sri Lanka will get the first $330 million tranche of an International Monetary Fund bailout in the next two days, the global lender said on Tuesday, putting the onus on the cash-strapped country to rein in its debt to sustainable levels.

Government and global community must act to prevent children from ‘becoming a lost generation’, warns Save the Children.

The families of sick children have been pushed into poverty to access the country’s severely limited care services. Now a refuge is about to open its doors

Sri Lankans are questioning the feasibility of Port City Colombo as their country faces its worst economic crisis.

Armed troops parade in Colombo amid criticim over the event’s cost at a time of dire economic crisis.

COLOMBO: Legendary track athlete and Olympic silver medallist Susanthika Jayasinghe has been appointed by Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) to promote women's cricket in the country.

Sri Lanka’s Environment Minister Naseer Ahmed emphasized the presence of prospects for cooperation between Colombo and Riyadh in various fields, especially the mining sector. Looking forward to strengthening cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the mining sector, Ahmed said his country could benefit from the Kingdom’s experiences in developing the mineral…

India's foreign minister arrives in Colombo on Thursday following his country's backing of Sri Lanka for a $2.9 billion International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, leaving China as the island's last remaining major creditor which has yet to agree to the debt restructuring plan.

In the Booker Prize-winning “The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida,” the past haunts a country racked by unresolved death.