Ranil Wickremesinghe: Sri Lanka’s new prime minister faces uphill battle
By George Wright BBC News News that Ranil Wickremesinghe is the new prime minister has been largely met with dismay…
Sri Lanka crisis: Ex-PM flees to naval base as arson attacks spread
By Aparna Alluri & Simon Fraser BBC News Security forces are deployed across Sri Lanka with orders to shoot looters…
Mahinda Rajapaksa: Sri Lankan PM resigns amid economic crisis
By Simon Fraser BBC News MAGE SSri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government’s…
Sri Lanka: The divisions behind the country’s united protests
By Nick Marsh BBC News, Colombo “Look: the Muslims are here, the Hindus are here, the Catholics are here. All…
Sri Lanka hikes price of medicines 40% amid economic crisis
By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News, Colombo Sri Lanka has sharply increased prices of commonly used medication, the second such rise…
No choice but to raise sales tax: Sri Lanka finance chief Ali Sabry
By Archana Shukla BBC Business Sri Lanka’s finance minister has told the BBC he has no choice but…
Sri Lanka debt default has begun, says rating agency
Sri Lanka is about to default on its debts, two of the world’s largest credit rating agencies have…
Why are Sri Lankans protesting in the streets?
In recent days, thousands of Sri Lankans have taken to the streets to demand the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The…
Sri Lanka tests UN’s patience on human rights
By Anbarasan Ethirajan BBC News Memories of the dark cell and constant fear for his life still haunt Murugiah Komahan,…
New Zealand PM Ardern says supermarket stabbing was ‘terrorist attack’
Police in New Zealand shot and killed a “violent extremist” after he stabbed and wounded at least six people in…