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Sri Lanka salt crisis leaves consumers hunting ‘for days’

Shortage of kitchen staple caused by loss of production due to heavy rains

The Independent UK · May 21, 2025

London 'drugs mule', 21, breaks silence from hellhole Sri Lankan jail: 'I've not eaten for two days - the food's too spicy'

Charlotte May Lee pleads innocence in first interview from behind bars in Sri Lanka’s Negombo Prison

Evening Standard · May 21, 2025

Young British woman held on drug charges in Sri Lanka could be linked to Culley case

Charlotte May Lee, 21, from south London, flew from the same Bangkok airport as Bella May Culley, who was arrested a day earlier

The Guardian - UK · May 19, 2025

Six dead after Sri Lankan military helicopter crashes during passing out ceremony

Local media reports suggest twelve people, including two pilots, were on board at the time of the crash.

The Independent UK · May 9, 2025

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

From Sri Lanka to Tanzania: the pioneering hotels run entirely by women

In countries where tourism is still a male domain, all-female establishments are providing much-needed job opportunities

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2025

Stampede feared as millions flock to see rarely displayed Buddha relic in Sri Lanka

Sacred relic is on public display for first time in 16 years

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025

More than 100 Easter bombing victims in Sri Lanka named 'witnesses of faith' by Vatican

The Vatican has recognised 167 Sri Lankan Catholics killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings as 'witnesses of faith', six years after the attacks that killed over 260 people.

Euronews · Apr 21, 2025

Vatican honours Isis attack victims in one of last acts of Pope Francis papacy

Vatican names 167 of its faithful killed in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as ‘witnesses of faith’

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2025

American arrested for smuggling 23kg cannabis into Sri Lanka

Customs officials estimate street value of seized narcotics at about £582,000

The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2025