Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka to Hire Executioners as It Cracks Down on Drugs

By Casey Quackenbush

Here's What to Know About Sri Lanka 'Constitutional Crisis'

By Eli Meixler

Sri Lanka to Hang Drug Dealers to 'Replicate' Philippines

By Casey Quackenbush

Two British Rugby Players Have Died on Tour in Sri Lanka

By Eli Meixler
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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

Fury in Sri Lanka After Garbage Dump Collapse Kills 26

Residents living nearby had long demanded the dump's closure

By Joseph Hincks

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

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

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

Sri Lankan President: 'Whip Organizers of Iglesias Concert'

And with not just any old whip, either

By Mark Rivett-Carnac

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

Tamil Prisoners on Hunger Strike in Sri Lanka

Many of them have been in jail without trial since 1997

By Rishi Iyengar

The Gulf States Should Welcome Refugees

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

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

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

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

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

The Best Small Hotels Around the World

From Colombia to Chicago

By Jenny Adams / Travel + Leisure

Little Big Island

Sri Lanka’s new leader has a tough job: restore democracy and pacify the major powers

By Nikhil Kumar / Colombo

Sri Lanka's Maithripala Sirisena speaks to TIME

Maithripala Sirisena talks to TIME in a rare interview

By Nikhil Kumar/Colombo
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