Sri Lanka
Floods across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia kill more than 1,400
More than 1,400 people have been killed across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia after days of heavy rain triggered severe flooding and landslides. Three cyclones formed in the same week…
Video of bound migrant worker being lifted by forklift roils South Korea
A video published on July 25 showing a Sri Lankan migrant worker at a brick factory in Naju, South Korea, being bound in plastic wrap, tied to bricks and lifted by a forklift has sparked national…
Ailing elephant in Sri Lanka returned to Thailand aboard $530,000 flight
An elephant gifted to Sri Lanka by Thailand more than 20 years ago was safely returned to Thailand for medical treatment and rehabilitation following accusations of mistreatment. Safe return: The…
Sri Lankan man breaks Guinness World Records for largest, heaviest kidney stone
A retired soldier from Sri Lanka had a record-breaking kidney stone surgically removed. Coonghe’s massive stone: On June 1, Dr. Kugadas Sutharshan successfully extracted a 1.76-pound kidney stone…
Sri Lanka’s president says government will not oppose bill to decriminalize homosexuality
Newly elected Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced Sunday his government would not oppose the motion submitted by Member of Parliament and attorney-at-law Premnath C. Dolawatte to…
Deposed Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa denied US visa, flees to the Maldives via jet
Deposed Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reportedly fled to the Maldives with his family on a military jet, days after being denied a visitor's visa by the U.S. embassy in Colombo, Sri…
Sri Lanka president captured on video fleeing as protestors storm Colombo residence
President Rajapaksa is seen running and rolling his luggage onto a large navy ship in a recent video. The now-resigned president's escape comes after the storming of his official Colombo residence…
Sri Lanka bans social media as citizens protest against worst economic crisis in country’s history
An economic crisis years in the making has caused prices of daily necessities in Sri Lanka to skyrocket. At least two people have died while lining up for hours just to buy fuel. The turmoil has led…
