Seeking asylum, PG said in 2012 'that he was a gay man and that his life would be at risk if he were to be deported to Sri Lanka'. In Sri Lanka, homosexuality is illegal. A 2020 human rights ...

Sri Lanka extended power cuts for a third day on Thursday as it scrambled to restore its national grid to full capacity after a monkey triggered a widespread blackout over the weekend that disrupt ...

COLOMBO, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present his first budget on Monday to outline how the island nation plans to strengthen its recovery from a ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the third review of Sri Lanka's $2.9 billion bailout on Friday, strengthening the South Asian economy's rebound from a financial crisis.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger train hit an elephant herd near a wildlife sanctuary in Sri Lanka, killing six of the animals, an official said on Thursday. Four babies and two adults died ...

A monkey has been blamed for causing a nationwide blackout in Sri Lanka. The island nation's 22 million residents were mostly left without power during the outage, which began around 11am local ...