Vowing to stay in office and complete his term, Rajapaksa hopes Gulf nations can support Sri Lanka with long-term oil supply
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Colombo
India’s Modi makes unscheduled stop at bombed Sri Lanka church
Narendra Modi’s entourage made a detour to St Anthony’s shrine on their way to President Maithripala Sirisena’s office, where a red carpet military parade awaited
Colombo
Toll in Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday rises to 359
Sri Lankan police carried out fresh raids overnight and detained 18 more people in their hunt for those involved in the attacks
Colombo
In pictures: Sri Lanka blasts kills 290 at churches and hotels
A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Colombo
Sri Lanka seeks answers as death toll hits 290 from blasts
Several blasts occurred hours after the first explosions on Sunday, and experts detonated a pipe bomb found on a road near Colombo’s airport
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Sri Lanka starts work on Oman-backed $3.85bn refinery near strategic port
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Hambantota, a district in Sri Lanka’s south which lies on one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, would become a global investment hub with the addition of the oil refinery and storage complex
