2026-06-5 9e09078d624f11f9582fd61816ce2b97e897392d 26 Sri Lanka 13 /wiki/sri%20lanka nursing home 1 /wiki/nursing%20home Sri Lanka nursing home Nursing home 2026-05-16 d5fd687dcfc4cb645e0735b70ee80160e1324561 20 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/05/16/sri-lanka-imposes-a-50-surtax-on-vehicle-imports-to-reduce-pressure-on-foreign-exchange-reserves-amid-currency-deprecia Sri Lanka imposes a 50% surtax on vehicle imports to reduce pressure on foreign exchange reserves amid currency depreciation linked to the Iran war. 2026-05-7 6d8ff305b262cd9d3b2b830247a5d7d337ca8037 30 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/05/7/sri-lankan-authorities-arrest-30-chinese-and-vietnamese-nationals-in-colombo-in-a-crackdown-on-cyberscams-in-the-country Sri Lankan authorities arrest 30 Chinese and Vietnamese nationals in Colombo in a crackdown on cyberscams in the country, raising the total number of those detained to 261. 2026-04-16 b94b0e1d08815a42a3522d1ac5fd983018875c32 28 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/04/16/sri-lankan-customs-officials-arrest-nine-chinese-nationals-at-bandaranaike-international-airport-in-colombo-for-attempti Sri Lankan customs officials arrest nine Chinese nationals at Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo for attempting to smuggle communication equipment concealed on their bodies, which officials say is intended for use in internet fraud operations. 2026-03-16 212936b0b8338916b811d2b0e5061cb9aa73309e 31 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2026/03/16/sri-lanka-introduces-a-four-day-workweek-for-the-public-and-education-sectors-to-preserve-fuel-as-the-2026-strait-of-hor Sri Lanka introduces a four-day workweek for the public and education sectors to preserve fuel as the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to restrict fuel shipments to the region. 2025-12-7 7cbb3dbbe2beb12d3e2bb4e2efd8fc05b69502a0 /feed/2025/12/7/the-toll-from-the-floods-and-landslides-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka-increases-to-618-people-killed The toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 618 people killed. 1765125307 2025-12-7 f3981339d9debeed6912357ca32daa0f6ec94a98 6 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/12/7/the-death-toll-from-the-floods-and-landslides-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka-increases-to-618 The death toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 618. 2025-12-1 1121c3d73e794620c494ca5b18ee7ae9a5d652b3 /feed/2025/12/1/the-toll-from-the-floods-in-indonesia-increases-to-604-people-killed-and-464-more-missing The toll from the floods in Indonesia increases to 604 people killed and 464 more missing. 1765233321 2025-12-1 b5e0e3222127175e3c76fc73b021f37db4ea9ded 13 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/12/1/the-toll-from-the-floods-and-landslides-caused-by-heavy-rains-in-sri-lanka-increases-to-366-people-killed-and-about-400 The toll from the floods and landslides caused by heavy rains in Sri Lanka increases to 366 people killed and about 400 more missing. 2025-09-10 5c2f27d4eb777280c098dad5f25e356755b62271 44 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/09/10/the-sri-lankan-parliament-votes-151-1-to-abolish-state-funded-benefits-including-housing-pensions-transport-and-offi The Sri Lankan parliament votes 151–1 to abolish state-funded benefits, including housing, pensions, transport, and office staff, for former presidents and their spouses. 2025-07-9 c6248e563c0e7c52ba013a9e7ea6c667619dc456 12 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/07/9/president-trump-also-announces-a-new-set-of-tariff-rates-on-imports-from-algeria-brunei-iraq-libya-moldova-the-phil President Trump also announces a new set of tariff rates on imports from Algeria, Brunei, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka, assigning country-specific duties ranging from 20 to 30% following the expiration of a 90-day negotiation period. 2025-05-9 83258551782436fa31276d7f17c1d2c12bbd5c00 6 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/05/9/six-people-are-killed-and-six-others-are-injured-when-a-sri-lanka-air-force-bell-212-helicopter-crashes-into-the-maduru Six people are killed and six others are injured when a Sri Lanka Air Force Bell 212 helicopter crashes into the Maduru Oya river in Sri Lanka. 2025-02-9 9d993f153779958b40f4edc0ed4d78710b57c0ac 11 Sri Lanka 1 /feed/2025/02/9/a-nationwide-blackout-occurs-in-sri-lanka-energy-minister-kumara-jayakody-says-a-monkey-triggered-the-mass-power-outage A nationwide blackout occurs in Sri Lanka. Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody says a monkey triggered the mass power outage after "coming into contact" with a grid transformer at a substation near Colombo. /feed/2026/06/5/the-death-toll-from-a-fire-at-a-nursing-home-two-days-ago-in-galpatha-sri-lanka-rises-to-13 CTV News 5 36b8c06a090b6e815536a34ddbb90ab94529749d 6 https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/unregistered-sri-lankan-nursing-home-lies-in-ruins-as-toll-from-deadly-fire-rises-to-13/ 2026 The death toll from a fire at a nursing home two days ago in Galpatha, Sri Lanka, rises to 13.