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Sri Lanka sends troops to control deadly prison riot

Inmate killed, six wounded as Sri Lanka struggles with chronic prison overcrowding

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Sri Lanka's Navy personnel arrive after a riot at the Mahara Prison complex on the outskirts of Colombo on August 2, 2026.

18-year-old US gymnast is ready to make Sri Lanka proud

During her early years, she has trained alongside seven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles

This 18-year-old US gymnast is ready to make Sri Lanka proud

Match-fixing allegations rock LPL, Indian co-owner held

Alleged attempt to bribe five LPL players deepens corruption concerns in the league

Manjot Kalra

How Sri Lanka Easter bombings became political thriller

Ex-spy chief now faces allegations of orchestrating the 2019 attacks he once investigated

Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the St Sebastian's Church at Katuwapitiya in Negombo on April 21, 2019, following a bomb blast during an Easter service.

Sri Lanka prison riot kills 25, hospital says

Negombo prison battle claims lives of guards and inmates, hospital reports

Police probe motive after five people shot dead in small town west of Hamburg

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Dr Shamsheer’s team hands over Dh1m aid; nursing dream of worker’s daughter gets wings

Dr Shamsheer Vayalil’s representatives meet the family of Abdul Rafiq in Telangana.

Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief on corruption charges

Sri Lanka graft case deepens as ex-navy chief faces fresh legal challenges

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (L) and Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka (2L), Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda (2R) and Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Gunathilake (R) participate a ceremony to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the National War Heroes Day, marking the end of the island's civil war, in front of the War Heroes Monument in Colombo on May 19, 2025.

New Zealand face Sri Lanka in T20 Women's World Cup

This one feels like a must win game for both teams so early on in the competition

New Zealand and Sri Lanka battle it out at Women's World Cup

Dubai crash: Final adieu as victims’ bodies flown home

Embalming done together on Friday; repatriation carried out in phases across the weekend

Clockwise from top left: Samuvel Rangasami, Markandey Chauhan, Abdul Rasheed, Saleem Sayyed, Thirupathi Gollapally, Mohammad Saqib and Abdul Rafiq

UAE Sri Lanka CEPA talks could conclude within a year

Sri Lanka sees CEPA as the next step to deepen UAE trade, investment and jobs links

UAE-Sri Lanka trade deal could be finalised within a year

Dubai road crash: All victims identified; youngest 23

'They chose to work on a Sunday': Firm mourns workers, most joined just months ago

Clockwise from top left: Samuvel Rangasami, Markandey Chauhan, Abdul Rasheed, Saleem Sayyed, Thirupathi Gollapally, Mohammad Saqib and Abdul Rafiq

Sri Lanka raise fuel prices after IMF loan instalment

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

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

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