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Sri Lanka announces nine-day curfew to control spread of Covid-19
Sri Lanka has imposed a nine-day curfew effective from Friday night as a fresh measure to control the spread of Covid-19 amid mounting cases...
Sri Lanka’s teachers protest in capital, ignoring health warnings
Thousands of teachers ignoring government health warnings on the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Wednesday to protest their salary levels,...
Sri Lankan death row inmates on hunger strike for commuted sentences
Death row prisoners in Sri Lanka have launched a hunger strike campaign demanding their sentences be commuted, officials said on Monday, after a politician...
Former Maldivian president injured in explosion in Male
Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed has sustained injuries in an explosion outside his residence in the capital Male, but was in a stable condition,...
Sri Lanka marks second anniversary of Easter Sunday bombings
Sri Lanka marked the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings on Wednesday with religious ceremonies, as Catholics called for investigations into the attacks...
