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Nearly 300 Sri Lankan monks have been accused of abusing children in the last three years, leading to charges against nearly 30 of them, the country’s child protection agency has disclosed.

Kumara Jayakody stepped down after the president launched an inquiry into a multimillion-dollar contract that worsened the country’s energy crisis and dented the new government’s anti-corruption image.

Approximately 3.2 million people on Sumatra island have been affected, 2,600 have been injured, and 504 are missing.

A suspected Islamist terrorist questioned over the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, which killed 269 people, is reportedly seeking asylum in the UK.

The Home Office has initiated a comprehensive investigation into almost 4,900 Sri Lankan nationals suspected of acquiring UK Health and Care Worker visas through the use of fake qualifications, falsified employment histories, and fraudulently issued vocational certificates.

Sri Lanka’s former tourism minister was arrested Wednesday over alleged insurance fraud at the start of the country’s unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lanka’s GDP per capita stood at $4,515 in 2024.

A former president of Sri Lanka has been arrested on charges of allegedly misusing public funds to travel to London in 2023 amid an anti-corruption crackdown in the country.

Sri Lanka’s former president was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with using public funds for private international travel, as the government intensified its crackdown on corruption.

The arrest of a British tourist for allegedly smuggling £1.2 million worth of a deadly drug has sparked new warnings about the psychoactive substance.

Charlotte May Lee, 21, was detained at the airport after being accused of smuggling £1.15 million pounds worth of cannabis into Sri Lanka in her luggage.

A gunman disguised as a lawyer entered a courtroom and shot dead a notorious gang leader.

Russian tourist Olga Perminova, 53, was on the Podi Menike train—which travels through stunning scenery in Sri Lanka—when she tragically hit her head on a rock while taking a selfie.

The entire nation of Sri Lanka is facing blackouts – and it’s all down to the actions of one cheeky monkey.

Power is being gradually restored across Sri Lanka after a nationwide outage left buildings including hospitals having to rely on generators.

A 24-year-old British woman has mysteriously died at the Miracle Colombo City Hostel in Sri Lanka. A court has ordered the hostel to shut pending a full investigation.

Since the start of 2024, a total of 3,344 foreign nationals who went to fight in Ukraine have received Russian citizenship, according to the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The party, which was due to be heard at Sarayka Lounge in the southern coastal town of Unawatuna, has now been cancelled after it was branded racist and disgusting

A helicopter carrying the Princess Royal was forced to follow local custom when it was ferrying her to an engagement at a Buddhist temple and avoided landing on the sports ground