India's Adani Green Energy has told Sri Lanka it will withdraw from two proposed wind power projects, the company said on Thursday, two weeks after Colombo said it was seeking to lower the cost of the power generated.

At least six elephants were killed in Sri Lanka after an express train got derailed after ramming into a herd near a wildlife reserve in the early hours of Thursday. The Batticaloa- Colombo express train was running near a wildlife reserve at Habana,

A man walks in a market place as daily waged laborers wait for work in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Sri Lanka have completed their first whitewash of Australia in a one-day series with a record-breaking 174-run victory at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Colombo, Sri Lanka-based Fits Cargo, a hybrid physical and virtual cargo carrier, has gone live on Singapore-headquartered CargoAi's booking platform.

Sri Lanka's Captain Charith Asalanka plays a shot during the second ODI cricket match between Sri Lanka and Australia in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Australia's difficult build-up to the Champions Trophy is hit further by a 49-run defeat by Sri Lanka in Colombo.

India’s Adani Group has decided to pull out of its $440mn wind power projects in Sri Lanka after the new government in Colombo launched a review of the tariffs agreed for the deal. The Indian conglomerate headed by billionaire Gautam Adani wrote to Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s government,

Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka led by example and smashed a belligerent hundred to set up a 49-run victory over a depleted Australia in their low-scoring opening one-day international in Colombo on Wednesday.

Australia, holders of the Cricket World Cup after their 2023 victory in India, lost their last seven wickets for 28 runs on Friday to be bowled out for 107 runs in the 25th over in Colombo. It was the Australians’ last match before their Champions Trophy opener against England in Pakistan on February 22.

Josh Inglis smashed his maiden ODI ton off 77 balls to revive Australia's run chase and take them home. He also leveled with Virender Sehwag for the fastest Champions Trophy hundred. Sehwag's 77-ball ton (126 off 104 balls) also came against England - in Colombo in 2002.

Amid rising shootings and crimes involving underworld criminals, authorities have intensified efforts to bring down wanted criminals operating overseas, especially from the UAE. These criminals have been issued Interpol red notices,