Authorities in Sri Lanka have accused a local Islamist movement in the investigation into the series of attacks that hit churches and hotels on Sunday, leaving 290 dead and around 500 injured, according to a new death toll. In Colombo, it is astonishment and a time of mourning, as the investigation led to the arrest…
Since Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka has mourned its dead. Families have been decimated, hundreds of people have been killed or injured by the appalling attacks in three churches and hotels. This fragile state was overcoming a long civil war. He was taking “a path of pacification, of appeasement throughout the country, between all the communities,”…
Sri Lanka was hit by a series of eight explosions on Sunday April 21, in the midst of the celebration of Easter. Several churches and luxury hotels have been hit killing at least 290 people. No claim has yet been made, twenty-four people suspected of being in connection with the attack have been arrested. Return…
Sri Lanka’s finance minister announced on Friday April 26 that the Easter Sunday attacks could cause up to $ 1.5 billion in lost revenue to the island’s tourism sector. The Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka could cause up to $ 1.5 billion in lost revenue to its tourism sector this year, the island’s finance…
The Inspector General in charge of the Sri Lankan police refuses to resign, despite the appointment of his deputy to his post by the country’s president. This Monday, he still occupied his official residence. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appointed a new police chief even though his predecessor, dismissed following the jihadist attacks…
In the shadow of the new nationalist president of Sri Lanka, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, alias Terminator, lurks all the siblings… As before. The speech is soporific, the voice barely audible… But the place speaks for him. It was from the largest temple in Sri Lanka that Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 70, was sworn in on Monday, November 18….
Bruised by a series of terrorist attacks at Easter, the Sri Lankan Catholic Church has given up its plan to allow the resumption of masses, this Sunday, May 5. The faithful will have to be patient. Churches remain closed and masses will not be able to resume, as planned, this Sunday, May 5, in Sri…
The collapse of a 91-meter-high landfill killed at least 21 people, including three teenagers, and injured a dozen others on Friday night in the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo. Hopes of finding survivors faded on Sunday Hundreds of soldiers, however, continued on Sunday to dig in the middle of the refuse and 145 houses destroyed by…
In defiance of all the health rules imposed by the coronavirus crisis and labor law, Sri Lankan immigrants have been asked to leave their factory located in Romania. It’s a story that says a lot about the failings of globalization and the Covid-19 pandemic which exacerbates them even more … A major exporter of cheap…
A newly hired executioner threw his neck out at the sight of the gallows for which he was responsible, the Sri Lankan head of prisons announced on Tuesday. A newly hired executioner threw his neck out at the sight of the gallows for which he was responsible, the Sri Lankan head of prisons announced on…
Hemasiri Fernando, the most senior official in Sri Lanka’s defense ministry, resigned Thursday April 26 following the jihadist attacks that killed 359 people on Sunday. Sri Lanka’s senior defense ministry official resigned Thursday following jihadist attacks that killed 359 people on Sunday, a ministerial source told AFP. Hemasiri Fernando gave his letter of resignation to…
Tens of thousands of demonstrators blocked the center of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Tuesday, a show of force by ousted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in his confrontation with President Sirisena and his sulphurous predecessor Rajapakse. Fired Friday to everyone’s surprise by the president , Maithripala Sirisena, the former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe denounces…
The Sri Lankan navy “miraculously” rescued an elephant in distress in the open sea where the current had deported it, its spokesperson announced on Wednesday. It took no less than twelve hours for the navy, once the animal was reported, to rescue the pachyderm which was struggling to stay on the surface eight kilometers from…
Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary, announced Thursday April 25 that he would advise against travel to Sri Lanka, where the attacks on Sunday April 21 left more than 300 dead. The United Kingdom announced Thursday April 25 that it would advise against travel to Sri Lanka, where the manhunt continues to try to…
Reunion police officers on Monday escorted the 60 migrants who had received an eviction notice at the island’s airport. These Sri Lankans arrived on April 13 thinking of landing in New Zealand Half of the 120 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived in Reunion on April 13 were expelled to their country on Monday morning, we…
For the past year, the department has been dealing with illegal immigration from Sri Lankans seeking asylum. The population is divided on their welcome. Close game, concentrated faces and knowing smiles, four men are playing carrom. Between two scooter rides, teenagers in turn place pawns on the wooden board. This table game, very popular in…
The state of emergency had been in effect across Sri Lanka since March 6, after clashes between Buddhists and Muslims. The president announced this Sunday the lifting of the measure. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has lifted the state of emergency, imposed across the country on March 6, following violent clashes between Buddhists and Muslims….
After the wave of attacks that hit the country on Easter Sunday and claimed 253 lives, Sri Lanka is seeing bookings and tourists fleeing the country. Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said he expects a 30% drop in arrivals this year, a shortfall of around $ 1.5 billion. The dust had not settled on hotels and…