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Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of former president

Sri Lanka’s former president and six-time prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, was arrested on August 22 for allegedly misusing state resources while in office. He is accused of using public funds to attend his wife’s graduation ceremony in London after an official visit to the US in 2023. Wickremesinghe has since…

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The country gambling on new casinos following economic collapse

Legislation to regulate gambling has also been passed in parliament, reflecting the industry's growing importance

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Photos of an international kite festival in Sri Lanka

Hundreds of kites including some in the shapes of elephants, leopards, pandas, birds and snakes adorned the skies during the Colombo International Kite Festival in Sri Lanka’s capital.

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Sri Lanka Ex-president Rushed To Intensive Care After Jailing

Sri Lanka's jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government funds for foreign travel.

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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 dehydration

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Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested over UK visit

This marks the first arrest of a former Sri Lankan president

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England given injury boost as former captain Heather Knight named in Women’s World Cup squad

Knight has not played since damaging her hamstring in May but takes her place in a 15-strong squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka.

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A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children's clothes and 141 skeletons

A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages

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India is historical, Bharat is mythical: Aatish Taseer

My parents met in Delhi in 1980. My father had just written a biography of his political idol, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto; my mother was sent to interview him. That night they went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant called the House of Ming. Then they disappeared together for a week.…

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Poem of the week: Autumn by Vidyan Ravinthiran

Keats’s famous ode speaks across time and space to a 21st-century Sri Lankan, whose turbulent history catches on its mellow mood

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Sri Lanka parliament votes to fire impeached police chief

The move comes after a commission found Deshabandu Tennakoon guilty of gross abuse of power.

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TNT Sports secures live rights to England’s Ashes series in Australia

TNT Sports will show all of England’s matches live this winter, after adding the Ashes battle to its coverage of white-ball series in New Zealand and Sri Lanka

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Sri Lanka visas to be made free for UK tourists

The island nation could extend free visa travel to 40 countries in a bid to boost tourism

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Sri Lankan court orders owners of container ship to pay $1 billion in marine pollution compensation

Sri Lanka’s top court has ordered the owners of a Singapore-flagged container ship that sank in 2021 to pay $1 billion in compensation for causing the most severe marine environment catastrophe in the country's history

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Jason Sangha pushes Test case with unbeaten double ton

Only 10 wickets fell across four days in Australia A's first-class match against Sri Lanka, but Jason Sangha and Jake Weatherald made sure they cashed in.

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As Sri Lanka’s economy pivots from tourism, it’s well placed to benefit from global trade and geopolitical jostling – new research

With its natural beauty, wildlife and culture, Sri Lanka is known as the “pearl of the Indian Ocean”, and attracts millions of tourists every year.

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Australia A poised for victory over Sri Lanka A

Australia A's lower middle order heaped more pain on Sri Lanka A on day three to set their side on course for victory in the four-day game in Darwin.

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Dinusha stands up as Australia A bowl out tourists

Sonal Dinusha frustrated Australia A with a gritty century after the hosts sent Sri Lanka A in to bat in their four-day match in Darwin.

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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You Won't Be Disappointed': Trump Warns Seven Nations Of Tariffs Up To 30% Unless Deal Is Made By August 1

Trump warns Sri Lanka, Iraq, and others of tariffs up to 30% unless deals are made. Will this spark a trade war?

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh LIVE: Cricket score and updates from Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2025

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