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Sri Lankans shrugged off fears of the novel coronavirus and streamed into polling centres on Wednesday to elect a new parliament that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa hopes will clear the way for him to boost his powers. The tourism-dependent island nation of 21 million people has been struggling since deadly Islamist …

Tuk-tuks are three-wheeled motor vehicles widely used in Sri Lanka and southern Asia. The vehicle has also gained popularity worldwide, including Africa and the Middle-East. But these three-wheelers can race — as Sri Lankan tuk-tuk drivers showed at the Red Bull Tuk It earlier this year. The fourth edition of …

Sri Lanka staged a mock election on Sunday to test measures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus during a parliamentary vote in August. According to AFP, the poll was due to be held on April 25 but was put off and then postponed indefinitely due to the epidemic, …

At least 18 people were injured at a religious procession in Kotte, Sri Lanka when two elephants ran amok, according to local reports. Footage captured by a local news outlet showed one of the elephants running down a street.  

Sri Lankan police have not found enough evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS) terrorists were directly involved with the Easter Sunday bombings, the chief investigator said on Wednesday, even though the group had claimed responsibility. The attacks on churches and hotels in Colombo and in the east killed more …

Sri Lanka’s president has reinstated the death penalty for drug-related crimes, and signed death sentences for four people, more than 43 years after the country’s last execution. Maithripala Sirisena announced the policy change on Wednesday, in what some critics say is a politically-motivated move ahead of elections later this year. …

Sri Lanka’s $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travelers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago. Suspected suicide bombers from little-known Islamic groups in Sri Lanka attacked churches and luxury hotels in the country …

Days after serial bomb blasts left 359 people dead and over 500 wounded in the island nation, Sri Lankan Police have issued photographs of six suspects, including three women, in the bombing. Police have sent out a clarion call seeking help from the public while asking them to call hotline …