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Sri Lanka warns further Islamist militant attacks cannot be ruled out

COLOMBO – Investigators have dismantled a major part of the network linked to Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday, but warned the chance of further Islamist militant attacks could not be ruled out. Wickremesinghe said the government, which has made major strides […]

How ‘laid back’ Sri Lanka became a soft target for Islamist strike

COLOMBO – A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying backpackers between Colombo’s tea shops and beach bars in his canary-yellow rickshaw. Then the blasts began. The coordinated suicide bombings by Islamist militants at hotels and churches killed more […]

Governor strongly condemns blasts in Sri Lanka

open view news desk JAMMU : Governor Satya Pal Malik strongly condemned the blasts in Sri Lanka. In a message, Governor has expressed shock and anguish over the serial blasts at Churches and Hotels in Sri Lanka in which innocent lives were lost, and many were injured. We […]

PM condemns the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka

open view news reporter The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has strongly condemned the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. “Strongly condemn the horrific blasts in Sri Lanka. There is no place for such barbarism in our region. India stands in solidarity with the people of Sri Lanka. My […]

129 killed, over 400 injured as six blasts hit three churches, three five-star hotels in Sri Lanka

Colombo, Apr 21: Six near simultaneous explosions rocked three churches and three hotels frequented by tourists in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday morning, killing at least 129 people and injuring over 400 others, in one of the deadliest blasts in the island nation’s history, officials said The blasts targeted […]

Sri Lanka arrests Maldivians flying drone near airport

Colombo : Sri Lankan authorities arrested four Maldivian nationals, including a woman, for illegally operating a drone near the country’s main international airport, police said Sunday. The suspects were taken into custody on Saturday night after they were seen using a drone within the high security zone of the […]

Sri Lanka considers big China loan to repay foreign debts

Colombo :  Sri Lanka is considering a USD 300 million loan offer from the Bank of China as it prepares to repay foreign debts this year, a Finance Ministry official said. The government has appointed a three-member committee to negotiate the deal, according to Finance Ministry spokesman M R […]

Sri Lankan president: PM-related investigations to continue

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president on Sunday assured non-interference in ongoing investigations into abductions, killings of journalists and other crimes allegedly committed by those connected to the new prime minister and his Cabinet. President Maithripala Sirisena said that the courts and police would continue to function […]

Sri Lanka president vows never to reappoint ousted premier

President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the power struggle that has crippled Sri Lanka’s government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister. Wickremesinghe’s party has a majority in parliament and Sirisena’s bid to bring back the country’s former strongman Mahinda […]

2 premiers and no government: Crisis confuses Sri Lankans

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two men each claim to be the prime minister. Lawmakers are exchanging blows in Parliament. A former finance minister says the country is on the brink of an “economic anarchy.” Welcome to Sri Lanka, where the political crisis is getting worse by the week. […]

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