Sri Lanka's public transportation system faces potential disruptions as private bus operators threaten a strike due to soaring fuel prices, raising concerns about inflation and the cost of commuting ...

Kandy, Sri Lanka – On a sunny March day in the hill city of Kandy in central Sri Lanka, Keerthi Rathna waited in a serpentine queue to buy his share of petrol for his three-wheeler tuk-tuk. The ...

Sri Lanka’s attempt to stay neutral in the U.S-Israel war on Iran has become an important foreign policy test for the National People’s Power government. Addressing parliament last week, President ...

Sri Lanka's state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation announced a revision of fuel prices. All fuel products, including auto diesel, petrol and kerosene, saw price hikes ranging from 60 rupees (0.19 US ...

COLOMBO, March 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka declined permission for two U.S. combat aircraft to land at a civilian airport earlier this month, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told parliament on Friday.

Colombo said no, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake recently revealed – a decision analysts said reflected the Indian Ocean island nation’s desire to avoid being drawn into a foreign ...

Over 200 Iranian crew members from two warships who were rescued by Sri Lanka have been sent back to their homeland, ‌a top official said on Wednesday. Asia Pacificcategory· April 9, 2026 Sri Lanka ...

Drivers wait in a queue to refuel their auto rickshaws at a fuel station in Biyagama on the outskirts of Colombo on 15 March (AFP via Getty Images) Sri Lanka’s government said that it is limiting fuel ...

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government made some efforts to stabilize the economy and address inequality in access to public services, but made little progress in implementing human rights ...

Sri Lanka on Sunday raised fuel prices by around 25 per cent, marking the second increase within a week as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to disrupt global energy markets, news agency PTI ...