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COLOMBO — A senior Sri Lankan opposition parliamentarian has claimed that the recent removal of the country's cricket board leadership was orchestrated through a behind-the-scenes agreement among President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and International Cricket Council Chairman Jay Shah. Dayasiri Jayasekara, a Samagi Jana Balawegaya lawmaker and former Sports Minister, made the allegation during an appearance on the political talk show Derana 360 last week, sayi

Police Investigate Whether Blaze Was Accidental or Deliberate; Cancer Drugs Among the Losses JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — A major fire tore through the pharmaceutical warehouse of Jaffna Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Saturday, destroying medicines and medical equipment worth several billion rupees, including cancer treatment drugs and other critical-care pharmaceuticals, in what officials are calling one of the worst disasters in the hospital's history. The blaze began at approximately 1:30 a

ANURADHAPURA, Sri Lanka — A chief magistrate in Sri Lanka on Friday ordered the immediate arrest of one of the country’s most senior Buddhist monks over allegations of grave sexual abuse involving a 15-year-old girl, in a case that has shaken both religious and legal institutions. Chief Magistrate Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne of Anuradhapura directed police to arrest Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, the Chief Incumbent of the Atamasthana, which comprises the eight most sacred Buddhist sites

MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka — A Tamil mother who spent nearly 17 years searching for her two sons and son-in-law, who disappeared after surrendering to Sri Lankan military forces during the final days of the country’s civil war, has died without learning their fate. Murugesupillai Sellamma, 74, from the Muthaiyankattu area of Mullaitivu District, died on April 27, according to relatives and local advocacy groups. Her death comes after years of public protests, appeals, and activism demanding truth an

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Kapila Chandrasena, the former chief executive of SriLankan Airlines who was facing charges in one of Sri Lanka’s most consequential corruption investigations, was found dead on Thursday at a residence in Colombo’s Kollupitiya neighborhood, police said. He was 58. The death came one day after a Colombo court ordered his rearrest over what prosecutors described as violations of his bail conditions. Police said they suspected suicide. Investigations are continuing. Mr. Chand

JAFFNA, Sri Lanka — The family of Arul Payas, the youth killed in a police shooting in Jaffna’s Allaipiddy area earlier this year, publicly accused Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday of denying them justice, alleging intimidation, institutional indifference, and political abandonment in the months following his death. Speaking through tears at a press conference held at the Jaffna Media Centre, relatives said their efforts to seek accountability, including a visit to Colombo in hopes of meetin