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Sri Lanka halts free visas for long-staying Russian, Ukrainian nationals

Sri Lanka halts free visas for long-staying Russian, Ukrainian nationals

Sri Lanka has decided to stop issuing free long-term visas to Russian and Ukrainian nationals who have lived in the Indian Ocean island nation for the past two years, a government official said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for 7 countries to boost tourism

Sri Lanka approves free tourist visa for 7 countries to boost tourism

Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand

Neglected elephant boards jumbo flight home to Thailand

Life of Vietnamese people in a bankrupt Sri Lanka

Life of Vietnamese people in a bankrupt Sri Lanka

Vietnamese living in Sri Lanka are struggling to make ends meet and get food and fuel amid the raging economic crisis.
July 28, 2022 | 02:00 am PT
Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests

Sri Lanka president to step down, parliamentary speaker says, amid storm of protests

Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa plans to step down, the country's parliamentary speaker said on Saturday, bowing to intense pressure after a violent day of protests in which demonstrators stormed the president's official residence and set fire to the prime minister's home in Colombo.
July 9, 2022 | 05:33 pm PT
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka needs $5 bln, help from China for essentials

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka needs $5 bln, help from China for essentials

Sri Lanka will need $5 billion over the next six months to ensure basic living standards, and is renegotiating the terms of a yuan-denominated swap worth $1.5 billion with China so as to fund essential imports, the prime minister said on Tuesday.
June 7, 2022 | 01:22 am PT
'We are going to die': Food shortages add to Sri Lanka's woes

'We are going to die': Food shortages add to Sri Lanka's woes

Sri Lanka's PM has warned of a food shortage as it battles a devastating economic crisis and vowed the government will buy enough fertilizer for next season to boost harvests.
May 20, 2022 | 01:38 am PT
Vietnamese diaspora hopes Sri Lanka crisis blows over soon

Vietnamese diaspora hopes Sri Lanka crisis blows over soon

The Vietnamese diaspora in Sri Lanka is waiting for the massive unrest to die down and the country to make a new beginning after defaulting on its debt.
April 21, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Sri Lanka's reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss

Sri Lanka's reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss

Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis has triggered an unprecedented wave of spontaneous protests as the nation of 22 million people struggles with prolonged power cuts and a shortage of essentials.
April 17, 2022 | 06:29 pm PT
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka defaults on all foreign debt

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka defaults on all foreign debt

Sri Lanka defaulted on its $51 billion foreign debt Tuesday as the island nation grapples with its worst economic crisis in memory and widespread protests demanding the government's resignation.
April 12, 2022 | 01:09 am PT
Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent

Sri Lanka imposes curfew after protests over economic crisis turn violent

Police imposed an overnight curfew in several parts of Sri Lanka's main city of Colombo early on Friday
March 31, 2022 | 06:53 pm PT
Vietnam arrivals removed from Sri Lanka ban list

Vietnam arrivals removed from Sri Lanka ban list

Sri Lanka has removed the ban on travelers from Vietnam and is again allowing entry for them since July 17.
July 18, 2021 | 08:32 pm PT
Sri Lanka, Oman extend travel ban on Vietnam visitors over Delta variant

Sri Lanka, Oman extend travel ban on Vietnam visitors over Delta variant

Authorities in Sri Lanka and Oman have decided to extend an entry ban for arrivals from Vietnam until further notice amid rising fears over the Delta variant of Covid-19.
July 8, 2021 | 10:53 pm PT
Sri Lanka in talks with India, Japan to build container terminal in Colombo

Sri Lanka in talks with India, Japan to build container terminal in Colombo

Sri Lanka is in advanced talks with India and Japan to construct a container terminal at the port in Colombo, next to a Chinese terminal built as part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative.
May 24, 2019 | 06:47 pm PT
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots

Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots

Sri Lanka blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.
May 12, 2019 | 11:18 pm PT
Wife, daughter of Sri Lanka bombings mastermind will survive blast: hospital

Wife, daughter of Sri Lanka bombings mastermind will survive blast: hospital

The wife and daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide bombings that killed 253 in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday escaped with minor injuries.
April 29, 2019 | 07:48 pm PT
Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Sri Lanka’s president on Saturday outlawed two Islamist groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in safe house, his family and police said.
April 27, 2019 | 07:59 pm PT
Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out

Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people on the island.
April 27, 2019 | 01:56 am PT
Stay away from Sri Lanka, Algeria, Vietnam advises tourists

Stay away from Sri Lanka, Algeria, Vietnam advises tourists

Avoid travel to Sri Lanka and Algeria, Vietnam’s tourism administration advises, in the wake of bomb blasts and terrorist attacks.
April 26, 2019 | 03:56 am PT
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