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abcnews.go.comworld2 days agoUpdated
Sri Lanka Prison Clash Kills 26 Inmates and Officials
Clashes at Negombo prison left 26 dead and more than 100 wounded after rival gangs fought and inmates attacked guards. Order was restored Monday evening with leaders transferred and security reinforced. Three investigations are examining the causes.
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gamereactor.euworld20 days ago
Sri Lanka Reports 44,000 Dengue Cases and 28 Deaths Since January, Below 2019 Peak
Cases nearly doubled from April to mid-June after Cyclone Ditwah. Health officials launched a nationwide cleanup through June 22.
South China Morning Postworld39 days ago
Sri Lankan Buddhist Hierarchy Suspends Senior Monk Over Child Sex Abuse Allegation
Sri Lanka’s Buddhist leadership suspended 71-year-old Pallegama Hemarathana on Saturday after police charged him with sexually abusing an 11-year-old girl in 2022. The monk lost his role as custodian of a sacred ficus at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple while legal proceedings cont…
South China Morning Postpolitics53 days ago
Sri Lanka Arrests Rise as Suspected Scammers Relocate from Cambodia and Myanmar
Sri Lankan police have arrested more than 1,000 foreign nationals since January for alleged cybercrime involvement. Officials link the increase to networks displaced by enforcement actions in Cambodia and Myanmar.
thehindu.comscience54 days ago
Human-Elephant Conflict Intensifies in Sri Lanka
Farmers in Sri Lanka are reporting increased crop losses from elephants, leading to more fatal encounters between humans and the animals. Both sides are experiencing rising deaths as elephants raid fields and farmers respond. The conflict has worsened in recent years according to…
BBC Newsworld60 days ago
Sri Lankan Court Bans Monk Pallegama Hemarathana From Foreign Travel Over 2022 Child Sex Abuse Allegations
Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, chief priest of a major temple in Anuradhapura and custodian of eight sacred Buddhist sites, was arrested Saturday at a private hospital in Colombo. A local court had imposed a foreign travel ban the previous day, and the country's child protection auth…
BBC Newsworld60 days ago
Senior Sri Lankan Buddhist Monk Remanded in Custody Over Alleged Sexual Offence Involving 15-Year-Old
The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, chief prelate of eight sacred sites, was taken into custody Saturday while receiving treatment in Colombo. Sri Lanka's child protection authority had criticised police for failing to arrest him earlier despite his status as a suspect. He…
dohanews.coscience60 days ago
Sri Lanka’s Human-Elephant Conflict Intensifies Amid Rising Food and Fuel Costs
A longstanding conflict between farmers and elephants in Sri Lanka has intensified as food and fuel grow scarcer due to the war in the Middle East. NPR reported the development on May 9, 2026. The segment aired on All Things Considered and runs 5:21 in length.