Ranil Wickremesinghe made history in Sri Lanka by becoming the first ever ex-president to be arrested. He is facing charges for alleged misuse of public funds. The arrest of former Sri Lankan ...

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, recently jailed and charged with misusing government funds, was admitted to the ICU due to severe dehydration and pre-existing conditions like ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --Sri Lanka's former president was arrested Friday for the alleged misuse of public funds, police said. Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested in Colombo, the Sri Lankan capitol, while giving ...

The excavation of a mass grave in Chemmani is forcing Sri Lanka to face its history of bloodshed, with the country's Tamil community calling for the international ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. An international review has found that Sri Lanka has made ...

Sri Lanka’s government has scored a string of wins in its long-standing civil war with Tamil militants. But it faces the challenge of integrating its Tamil minority. Sri Lanka has been mired in ethnic ...

Sri Lanka’s Parliament has voted to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power in the island’s first impeachment of an inspector general. Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to ...

Diyluma Falls is a stunning waterfall in Sri Lanka, standing at 628 feet. This video captures my adventurous experience exploring the beautiful location, which was both thrilling and nearly perilous.

Sri Lanka has announced plans to waive visa fees for British travellers in a bid to boost tourism. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath reportedly confirmed that tourists from 33 new countries, including ...

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ordered $1 billion in compensation from the owners and local agents of the MV X-Press Pearl, which sank off Colombo in 2021, causing the worst maritime disaster in the ...

Sri Lanka’s estimated poverty (share of the population living on less than $3.65 a day) remains stubbornly high, affecting as much as a quarter of the population in 2024, and twice as high as in 2021.