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Three injured as Sri Lankan minister's guard opens fire, arrested

Amid the political crisis in Sri Lanka, three people were injured in Colombo after a security guard of parliamentarian Arjuna Ranatunga opened fire at a crowd.

Oct 28, 2018, 18:08 PM IST

Sri Lanka slashes list of 'terrorists' in reconciliation bid

The government did not immediately comment on the move, but it had promised eight months ago to carry out a review as part of reconciliation efforts.

Nov 22, 2015, 04:22 AM IST

Sri Lankan leader to renegotiate China deals on visit

Sri Lanka`s new president will use a visit to Beijing to renegotiate more than $5.3 billion-worth of Chinese deals signed by his predecessor, a minister said Tuesday, calling it a strategy of "economic self-defence".

Mar 24, 2015, 17:08 PM IST