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Amal Jayasinghe
Bureau Chief, Sri Lanka / Maldives, Agence France - Presse (AFP)
Maldives to battle rising seas by building fortress islands
The chain of 1,192 tiny islands is on the frontlines of the climate crisis and battling for survival.
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northwestern town of Chilaw on Sunday in anger at a Facebook post by a shopkeeper, police said
Sri Lanka attack mastermind used chatrooms to sway suicide bombers
Investigators believe the group also used social media private messenges to keep in touch without being noticed by the authorities
Sri Lanka mass cancelled over ‘specific attack threat’
The Church had planned to resume Sunday public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people
Sri Lanka Catholics to resume mass two weeks after attacks
All public services by Sri Lanka’s Christian minority were cancelled after the April 21 suicide attacks
Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’ — government
The revelation came as the death toll in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and high-end hotels rose to 321
Sri Lanka reinstates ousted prime minister: official
The 69-year-old leader was sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena, who sacked him on October 26
Maldives president welcomes coup probe
New Maldives president Mohamed Waheed has welcomed a Commonwealth mission to investigate the ousting of his predecessor after overnight clashes.
Floods leave a million Sri Lankans homeless
Flooding in Sri Lanka has forced more than a million people out of their homes, the government said on Thursday.
Sri Lanka in military purge after coup fears
Sri Lanka’s president on Monday sacked a dozen senior military officers whom the Defence Ministry said were a "direct threat to national security".
Sri Lanka president wins re-election
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse won a bruising re-election battle on Wednesday that left his main rival in apparent fear of assassination.
Tamil Tigers leader shot dead, says military
The leader of Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran, was shot dead on Monday while trying to flee advancing troops, defence officials said.
Fighting resumes in Sri Lanka after brief ceasefire
Sri Lankan security forces resumed their offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north of the island on Wednesday following a brief ceasefire.
Sri Lanka’s Tigers ready for truce
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers said on Tuesday they were ready to negotiate a ceasefire and restart peace talks to halt decades of ethnic bloodshed.
Sri Lanka braces for final battle against Tigers
Sri Lanka’s military readied on Monday for a final assault on Tamil Tigers boxed into a strip of jungle with thousands of trapped civilians.