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Gas lines and scuffles: Sri Lanka faces humanitarian crisis

Editorial Bureau June 29, 2022

Colombo(Sri Lanka)- Ordinary Sri Lankans — especially the poor — are paying the price. They wait for days for cooking gas and petrol — in lines that can extend more than 2 kilometres (1.2 miles). Sometimes, like Chamila Nilanthi, they go home with nothing. Chamila Nilanthi is

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Senior US officials visit Sri Lanka to help resolve crisis

Editorial Bureau June 27, 2022

Colombo(Sri Lanka)- Senior U.S. officials were in Sri Lanka seeking ways to resolve crisis in the island nation to cope with an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of essential supplies, as the energy minister warned that new fuel shipments would be delayed. The U.S. over the past two weeks has announced millions of dollars in assistance […]

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Sri Lanka PM says economy ‘has collapsed,’ unable to buy oil

Editorial Bureau June 22, 2022

Colombo(Sri Lanka)- Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, its prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday, in comments underscoring the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament the South Asian country is “facing a far more serious

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Wickremesinghe returned as PM of Sri Lanka to Stifle the crisis

Editorial Bureau May 13, 2022

 Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe reappointed on Thursday  Colombo (Sri Lanka) -Five-time former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe returned to position on Thursday. An effort to bring stability to the island nation, engulfed in a political and economic crisis. Wickremesinghe, a contentious choice by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa,

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Police fire tear gas as Sri Lanka protesters defy curfew

Editorial Bureau April 3, 2022

Colombo (Srilanka) – Sri Lankan police have used tear gas and water cannon to disperse student-led rallies near Kandy, the country’s second largest city, amid mounting calls for President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to quit over an economic crisis that has resulted in fuel, food, and other essentials shortages. Hundreds of students defied a curfew to attend […]

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Pakistan PM reassures president over Sri Lankan’s lynching

Editorial Bureau December 5, 2021

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister told Sri Lanka’s president that more than 100 people have been detained in the lynching of a Sri Lankan factory manager and suspects will be “prosecuted with the full severity of the law.” Imran Khan said in an overnight tweet that he spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa by […]

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Pakistan police: mob kills Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy

Editorial Bureau December 4, 2021

LAHORE, Pakistan — A Muslim mob descended on a sports equipment factory in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province on Friday, killing a Sri Lankan man and burning his body publicly over allegations of blasphemy, police said. Armagan Gondal, a police chief in the district of Sialkot, where the killing occurred, said factory workers had accused the […]

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Twin elephants born in Sri Lanka in rare incident

Editorial Bureau September 1, 2021

COLOMBO (SRI LANKA) – An elephant in Sri Lanka gave birth to twins on Tuesday for the first time in nearly 80 years, wildlife authorities said. The twins, both males, were born to 25-year-old Surangi at Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in the central hills of the country, an orphanage spokesperson said. Their father, 17-year-old Pandu, is […]

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Sri Lanka’s ruling siblings – New president swears in his brother as PM

Editorial Bureau November 23, 2019

COLOMBO- Sri Lanka’s newly elected president Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday swore in his elder brother, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, as prime minister, cementing the powerful family’s political comeback. The appointment of Mahinda Rajapaksa, 74, came hours after the former premier Ranil Wickremesinghe tendered his resignation following the defeat of his

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Blessed by Buddhist monks, Sri Lanka’s new president prioritises security

Editorial Bureau November 18, 2019

ANURADHAPURA- The winner of Sri Lanka’s presidential election, Gotabaya Rajapaksa made national security his top priority after being sworn in on Monday at an ancient temple in the north-central city of Anuradhapura where he received blessings from Buddhist monks. Nicknamed “The Terminator” within his own powerful political family, the 70-year-old former