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Sri Lanka raise fuel prices after IMF loan instalment

Petrol and diesel hikes mark latest step in Sri Lanka’s post-crisis reforms

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Fuel prices rise as Colombo moves to end subsidies under IMF bailout terms

Sri Lanka raises tax on imported cars

50% levy on car duties aims to protect foreign reserves amid oil price shock

Colombo moves to curb vehicle imports as rupee weakens on Middle East turmoil

Sri Lankan ex-CEO linked to Airbus bribes found dead

Chandrasena was remanded in March on charges of conspiring to accept a $16m bribe

Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines, was found dead at the Colombo home of a relative, said police.

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as oil prices soar

Petrol jumps to ₹398/litre, diesel rises to ₹382 amid price hike

The Strait of Hormuz has been effectively closed by Iran in retaliation over the US and Israeli war against it, now entering its fourth week.

Sri Lanka refused ground access to US warplanes

Request to station two warplanes at civilian airport turned down to maintain neutrality

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Jayasuriya has fasted during Ramadan since younger days

Former Sri Lankan opener recently stepped down from his position as Sri Lanka head coach

Sri Lanka's head coach Sanath Jayasuriya addresses a press conference at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on July 4, 2025, on the eve of the second one-day international (ODI) cricket match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka call off Afghanistan series in UAE

The teams were scheduled to play three T20Is in Sharjah and three ODIs in Dubai

Sri Lanka's head coach Sanath Jayasuriya (5R) speaks to players during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 28, 2026.

Sri Lanka takes control of Iranian vessel off coast

Move comes after the ship sought assistance while anchored outside the country’s waters

A police vehicle carrying Sri Lanka's Scene of Crime Officers (SOCO) enters the Karapitiya hospital, where the rescued Iranian sailors are being treated, in Galle on March 5, 2026.

Sunk Iranian frigate was returning from India war games

Warship was sailing through international waters near Sri Lanka on its way home

Injured Iranian sailors rescued from their frigate IRIS Dena after a US submarine torpedoed it off Sri Lanka's coast amid the Middle East war, receive treatment at the Karapitiya hospital in Galle on March 5, 2026.

150 missing after Iranian warship sinks off Sri Lanka

Navy rescues 32 sailors from frigate IRIS Dena but hopes were fading for 148 other sailors

An ambulance enters Sri Lanka's southern naval head quarters in Galle on March 4, 2026, to pick up Iranian sailors rescued from Iranian frigate Iris Dena that was sunk off their island earlier in the day.

Sri Lanka detains ex-spy chief over Easter bombings

Suresh Sallay becomes highest-profile figure held in long-running investigation

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past dead bodies covered with blankets amid blast debris at St. Anthony's Shrine following an explosion in the church in Kochchikade in Colombo on April 21, 2019.

Calls for heads to roll after Sri Lanka T20 WC exit

Second Super 8s loss provoked unprecedented booing from the 35,000-strong crowd

Fans watch the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup Super Eights match between Sri Lanka and England at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 22, 2026.

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