The Latest Breaking News from Colombo

Desperate Sri Lanka pleads with Moscow to pay for Russian fuel on credit

The country also wants the Kremlin to resume flights between Moscow and Colombo

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2022

Couple left fuming after airport baggage chaos leaves clothes shredded to pieces

Posting to Twitter, user karen_nowland said her husband's bag was in pieces after flying from Manchester to Colombo in Sri Lanka

Daily Record · Jul 6, 2022

I can turn around Sri Lanka’s economy: PM Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lanka’s newly appointed prime minister says it will take one and a half years to stabilise the crisis-hit economy.

Al Jazeera · Jul 5, 2022

Sri Lanka restricts fuel use, tells residents to stay home

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka abruptly restricted fuel supplies and told residents to stay home, raising the risk of more unrest as the government struggles to provide essential goods due to a crippling sovereign debt crisis that has rocked the country for months.

The Times of India · Jun 28, 2022

Sri Lanka stops fuel supply to non-essential services as crisis worsens

Sri Lanka will shut schools and only allow fuel supplies to services deemed essential like health, trains and buses for two weeks starting Tuesday, a minister said, in a desperate attempt to deal with a severe shortage.

Reuters · Jun 27, 2022

Inglis to make ODI debut for Australia

Josh Inglis will make his one-day international debut for Australia in the final game of the five-match series against Sri Lanka in Colombo.

AAP · Jun 24, 2022

India says will support crisis-hit Sri Lanka's economic recovery

India's top diplomat held talks with Sri Lanka's president and prime minister on Thursday as India signalled its willingness to go beyond the $4 billion in loans, swaps and aid that it has already provided its cash-strapped neighbour.

Reuters · Jun 23, 2022

‘We want justice, not fuel’: Sri Lanka’s Tamils on north-south divide

In the middle of a crippling economic crisis, demonstrating is a luxury the country’s Tamil minority cannot afford

The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022

As global food crisis looms, Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale

Sri Lanka’s government finally began bailout talks with IMF officials this week after a crippling delay exacerbated a longstanding economic crisis. But as food prices soar amid an impending global food shortage sparked by the Ukraine conflict, Sri Lankans are paying a heavy price for the government’s mismanagement, nepotism and…

France 24 · Jun 21, 2022

Australia spun out of Sri Lanka ODI series

David Warner can see the upside to Australia being spun out of their one-day series against Sri Lanka, saying it has made them better ready for the Tests.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022