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Sri Lanka
Booker Prize Winner Shehan Karunatilaka on Literature and Sri Lanka's Ongoing Crises
By Armani Syed
Sri Lanka Has a New President. That Won't Stop the Protests
By Sanya Mansoor
How Organic Farming Worsened Sri Lanka’s Crisis
By Chad de Guzman
Sri Lanka Default Hints at Trouble Ahead for Developing Nations
By Sydney Maki and Amelia Pollard / Bloomberg
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Protesters Fire to Sri Lankan President Rajapaksa's Home
The ancestral home of the Rajapaksa family was set on fire, with police using tear gas to disperse protesters
By Asantha Sirimanne / Bloomberg
May 10, 2022
Sri Lanka Leader’s Brother Quits as Prime Minister in Escalating Crisis
Weekslong protests over Asia’s fastest inflation have recently turned violent
By Asantha Sirimanne / Bloomberg
May 9, 2022
Sri Lanka Imposes Curfew as Government Backers, Protesters Clash
Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide curfew as clashes erupted between government supporters and citizen protesters demanding the premier and his brother, the president, resign in recognition of the nation’s worst economic crisis since independence....
By Asantha Sirimanne / Bloomberg
May 9, 2022
Sri Lanka Leaders Defiant at Home While Scrambling for Funds
The country's government is banking on new funds and credit lines from China and India to avoid international default
By Anusha Ondaatjie and Karthikeyan Sundaram / Bloomberg
April 12, 2022
The Tropical Island Being Hammered by War in Ukraine
Russia’s war is now threatening to crush an economy more than 4,000 miles away in the Indian Ocean
By Anusha Ondaatjie / Bloomberg
March 17, 2022
Sri Lankans Ask the U.K. to Take Back Rotten Waste
The South Asian nation joins a growing list of countries pushing back on Western trash
By Hillary Leung
July 25, 2019
A State of Disorientation: Dispatch from Sri Lanka after the Easter Bombings
In Colombo, as though there is war once more, the ominous presence of heavily armed soldiers is everywhere. Ever since the Easter Sunday bombings, checkpoints have been posted on all the main roads, as well...
By Anuk Arudpragasam
May 22, 2019
Sri Lanka Bans Face Coverings as it Scrambles to Respond to Easter Attacks
Eight days after the April 21 bombings in Sri Lanka left at least 253 dead, the government announced that all face coverings would be banned in public, saying the move would help the search for...
By Billy Perrigo
May 2, 2019
The Birthplace of Suicide Bombing: Sri Lanka's Grim History
The deadly terrorist tactic was perfected during the country's long civil war
By Amy Gunia
April 25, 2019
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Sri Lanka Terrorist Attack
The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 321 people on Easter Sunday, but provided no evidence. In a bulletin posted...
By Billy Perrigo
April 23, 2019
Sri Lanka Struggles to Come to Terms With Easter Bombings
With the 2009 ending of the civil war, Sri Lankans thought they had put strife behind them
By Himal Kotelawala / Colombo
April 23, 2019
These Are Some the Victims of the Sri Lanka Easter Bombings
At least four Americans were among the nearly 300 killed, officials said
By TIME Staff
April 22, 2019
What To Know About the Group Suspected in Sri Lanka Attacks
Sri Lankan officials have said the Islamist militant group National Thowheeth Jama'ath is responsible for Easter Sunday bombing attacks in the island nation that killed at least 290 people and injured 500 more. Rajitha Senaratne,...
By Mahita Gajanan
April 22, 2019
U.S. Warns 'Terrorists' May Plot More Attacks in Sri Lanka
The State Department advises "increased caution due to terrorism" after a series of bombings Sunday killed at least 290 people
By Hillary Leung
April 22, 2019
World Leaders Respond to the Easter Sunday Bombings in Sri Lanka That Killed at Least 200 People
At least 207 people have been killed and 450 more wounded
By Alejandro de la Garza
April 21, 2019
Sri Lanka Bombings: What to Know
Nobody has claimed responsibility so far.
By TIME Staff
April 21, 2019
Sri Lanka to Hire Executioners as It Cracks Down on Drugs
The country's president has praised the Philippines for its "war on drugs"
By Casey Quackenbush
February 14, 2019
Here's What to Know About Sri Lanka 'Constitutional Crisis'
Sri Lanka was plunged into a political crisis over the weekend with two different leaders claiming to legitimately head the country
By Eli Meixler
October 29, 2018
Sri Lanka to Hang Drug Dealers to 'Replicate' Philippines
Amnesty International has condemned the move, warning of “immense damage" to Sri Lanka's reputation
By Casey Quackenbush
July 12, 2018
Two British Rugby Players Have Died on Tour in Sri Lanka
Thomas Howard, 25, and Thomas Baty, 26, reported "breathing problems" after visiting a nightclub Sunday
By Eli Meixler
May 16, 2018
Sri Lanka Facing Deadly Dengue Outbreak
Aid groups say a strain of the dengue virus not commonly seen in the country is partly to blame
By Kevin Lui
July 25, 2017
Fury in Sri Lanka After Garbage Dump Collapse Kills 26
Residents living nearby had long demanded the dump's closure
By Joseph Hincks
April 16, 2017
Death Toll from Sri Lanka Floods Rises Over 100
The floods and landslides were prompted by the country's worst rains since 2010
By Rishi Iyengar
May 25, 2016
Hundreds Missing After Landslide and Rains in Sri Lanka
The disaster was brought on by rain described as the most severe since 2010
By TIME Staff
May 18, 2016
China to Build Huge Port City in Sri Lankan Capital
Some see the huge development as part of a plan by Beijing to boost China's influence in the Indian Ocean
By Nash Jenkins
March 10, 2016
Sri Lankan President: 'Whip Organizers of Iglesias Concert'
And with not just any old whip, either
By Mark Rivett-Carnac
December 28, 2015
Sri Lanka Attempts to Bury the Hatchet With China
Rising foreign debt due to Chinese investment has nearly crippled the island nation's economy
By Rishi Iyengar
October 19, 2015
Tamil Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka
Many of them have been in jail without trial since 1997
By Rishi Iyengar
October 13, 2015
The Gulf States Should Welcome Refugees
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By The Aspen Institute
September 4, 2015
Former President Rajapaksa Defeated in Sri Lanka Election
This is the second defeat in an election this year for the authoritarian former president
By Rishi Iyengar
August 18, 2015
Five Things to Know About Sri Lanka's General Elections
Hawkish former President Mahinda Rajapaksa eyes a return to frontline politics
By Nikhil Kumar and Amantha Perera / Colombo
August 14, 2015
Sri Lankan Murder Probe Involves Ex-President's Son
Though the death of Wasim Thajudeen was initially ruled an accident, suspicions of foul play have resurfaced
By Rishi Iyengar
August 11, 2015
Sri Lanka's Ousted President Seeks a Comeback
Mahinda Rajapaksa says he will contest August elections that could determine the fate of his successor's reform drive
By Amantha Perera / Colombo and Nikhil Kumar
July 1, 2015
The Best Small Hotels Around the World
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By Jenny Adams / Travel + Leisure
June 24, 2015
Little Big Island
Sri Lanka’s new leader has a tough job: restore democracy and pacify the major powers
By Nikhil Kumar / Colombo
April 9, 2015
Sri Lanka's Maithripala Sirisena speaks to TIME
Maithripala Sirisena talks to TIME in a rare interview
By Nikhil Kumar/Colombo
April 9, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: April 6
1. A new program will recruit and train inspiring leaders to be principals at high-poverty schools. No education background required. By Catherine Candisky in the Columbus Dispatch 2. Even with rising prosperity, seventy percent of...
By The Aspen Institute
April 6, 2015
Man Survives Fall off 4,000 ft Cliff
Lucky isn't the word
By Kevin McSpadden
February 23, 2015
Australia Court Rules the Month-Long Detention of Migrants at Sea Was Legal
The case brought attention to Australia's controversial immigration policy
By Kevin McSpadden
January 28, 2015
Pope Seeks 'Reconciliation' in Sri Lanka
The first papal visit to the country since the end of a bloody civil war
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
January 14, 2015
Pope Urges 'Truth' in Sri Lanka
The Pontiff will travel to the Philippines later this week
January 13, 2015
Sri Lanka Charts New Course
President-elect Maithripala Sirisena has promised to dismantle the outgoing leader's executive presidency
By Nikhil Kumar / New Delhi
January 9, 2015
Sri Lanka's Strongman President Concedes Defeat
Mahinda Rajapaksa, dogged by allegations of corruption and authoritarianism, ends a decade in power
By Rishi Iyengar
January 9, 2015
Sri Lanka's Strongman President Faces Poll Upset
Two months ago it looked like it would be landslide victory for Mahinda Rajapaksa, but now things are far from certain
By Rishi Iyengar
January 8, 2015
Extremist Buddhists Sow Hatred
Saffron-clad monks have been instrumental in anti-Muslim riots in Burma and Sri Lanka, and have their eyes on sowing discord farther afield
By Charlie Campbell / Dharga Town
August 8, 2014
Hundreds of Tamils Have Simply Vanished on the Perilous Sea Voyage to Australia
According to one eerie estimate, 800 asylum seekers — men, women and children — have set off for Australia in the past three years and have simply never been heard from again
By Aarti Betigeri
July 11, 2014
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