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Sri Lanka

A darkened street during a nationwide power outage in Sri Lanka caused by a national grid failure. Officials suspect the grid breakdown occurred after solar power generation exceeded daytime consumption, prompting authorities to request rooftop solar owners to temporarily disconnect their systems to assist restoration efforts. Photo: Collected

Sri Lanka suffers nationwide electricity blackout

Energy Minister Anura Karunathilaka said authorities hoped to restore supplies "stage by stage".

A Bangladesh Air Force C-130J flies over Rajasthan during the multinational air exercise Tarang Shakti 2026. Photo: Collected

Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka air forces fly together in Rajasthan exercise

Sri Lanka's former first lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa. Photo: BSS

Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa dynasty under siege after ex-first lady arrested

Asian Games - Aichi-Nagoya 2026 - Baseball - Gold Medal Match - South Korea v Japan - Toyohashi Municipal Baseball Stadium, Toyohashi, Japan - 27 September 2026, Fans wear rain ponchos in the stands. Photo: REUTERS

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advance as rain washes out cricket again

The cracked, dried-out bed of a water pond in Galwela Yaya village in Ampara district, Sri Lanka, August 28, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh/ File Photo

Sri Lanka bars tourists from heart of drought-hit park as El Nino looms

Namal Rajapaksa address his supporters during the election meeting in Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8 November 2024. Photo: REUTERS

Sri Lanka ex-president's son arrested on graft charges

Photo: Courtesy

Sri Lanka's tobacco tax model could guide Bangladesh: Experts

Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna/TBS Creative

Sri Lanka stays Bangladesh’s top pharma export market in FY26

Flags of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Photo: Collected

66% in Pakistan, 56% in Sri Lanka and 25% in India view Bangladesh positively: Pew survey

Despite the challenges, the Sri Lankan people continue to persevere. Photo: Bloomberg

How Sri Lanka regains upper-middle-income status after enduring a three-year crisis

Illustration/Shakib Ahmed

How Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Philippines gained World Bank upper-middle-income status

People gather around readymade clothing stalls to buy clothes ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 11, 2023. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

Sri Lanka gets back upper-middle income economy status

Photo: BSS/AFP

Sri Lanka raises fuel prices as inflation spikes