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Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show

Nov. 15, 2024 00:28 AM EST
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan president's party has secured a parliamentary majority, official election results show.

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Nov. 12, 2024 23:46 PM EST

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party's power in Thursday's parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country's economic woes and foster good governance. The Marxist-leaning...

A bus carrying students skids off a road in Sri Lanka, killing 2 and injuring 39 others

Nov. 01, 2024 06:26 AM EDT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A bus carrying university students on a field trip skidded off a road and tipped over in central Sri Lanka on Friday, killing two students and injuring 39 others, officials said. Police said the accident occurred when the driver lost control of the vehicle...

Sri Lanka closes schools as floods hammer the capital

Oct. 14, 2024 09:16 AM EDT

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka closed schools in the capital, Colombo, and its suburbs on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods in many parts of the island nation. Heavy downpours over the weekend have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country, flooding homes, fields and...