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Sri Lankan prosecutors said on Thursday tests would be needed to establish whether a Muslim doctor had sterilised Buddhist patients, while there was no evidence to support other charges against him of links to terrorist groups or money laundering.

Prosecutors say tests needed before Sri Lanka sterilisation case can proceed

The Sri Lankan government plans to revive the visa on arrival and free visa programme, which was suspended after the Easter terror attacks that killed more than 250 people on April 21, for citizens of 39 countries from August 1.

Sri Lanka to revive suspended visa on arrival programme for 39 countries; excludes India, China

Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Police chief arrested for failure to prevent attack

Sri Lanka's tourism industry is recovering faster than expected after the Easter Sunday suicide bombings shook the island nation, giving a much-needed boost to the economy, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera told AFP.

Sri Lanka tourism fighting back from Easter bombings: Finance minister Mangala Samaraweera

Prison officials in Sri Lanka Thursday said they were yet to receive the documents related to President Maithripala Sirisena's signed death warrants to hang four drug convicts.

Sri Lankan prison officials await President Maithripala Sirisena's hanging order

A total of 176 children have lost either one or both of their parents during the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people, a media report quoted the head of Sri Lanka's Catholic Church as saying.

176 children lost their parents in Easter Sunday attacks: Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

Sri Lanka's battered tourism industry is trying to woo visitors back to beaches deserted after deadly Easter bombings, slashing hotel rates and pushing promotions in key markets like Russia.

Rooms 50% off, ads in Russia: Sri Lanka woos tourists after Easter attacks

A three-member committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed 258 people, including 11 Indians, Monday submitted its final report to President Maithripala Sirisena.

Committee probing Easter attacks submits its final report to Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka after the Easter terror attacks, planted a sapling at the President`s Secretariat here on Sunday.

Modi plants sapling at President's Secretariat in Colombo

After a day-long visit to the Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday arrived in Sri Lanka on a state visit. The prime minister was personally received by his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe in Colombo.

Welcomed by Wickremesinghe, PM Modi arrives in Sri Lanka

In a strong message of solidarity to Sri Lanka, PM Narendra Modi's first stop during his ongoing visit to the country was the St Anthony's church in Kochchikade, Sri Lanka.

In message of solidarity to Sri Lanka, PM Modi visits terror-hit St Anthony's church in Colombo 

Muslims in Sri Lanka gathered at mosques for morning prayers on Wednesday (June 5) to celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan amid security concerns due to growing persecutions against them in the majority Sinhala Buddhist island.

Muslims in Sri Lanka celebrate Eid amid security concerns

Sri Lankan authorities failed to arrest the terrorist who led the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people despite mounting evidence against him, the country's top intelligence official said Wednesday.

Sri Lanka failed to arrest Easter bomber despite warnings

A team of National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reached Colombo in connection with two ISIS related cases being investigated by the agency. The two-member team is in the Sri-Lankan capital to find out any possible links between the terrorist modules and the terrorists involved in the deadly Easter Sunday bombings in Sri-Lanka.

NIA team in Colombo to probe Islamic State related cases

India & Japan Will Build A Container Terminal At The Port Of Colombo In Sri Lanka.

Gravitas: China Faces A Challenge In Sri Lanka: Japan, India Eye Lankan Port

The first Catholic mass has been celebrated at St. Sebastian’s Church in the Sri Lankan city of Negombo following the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 100 people at the church and 250 people overall across the country.

Colombo: Mass held at church where 100s died in bombing

The husband of a British bride who died on her honeymoon in Sri Lanka will be kept in the country at least until a formal hearing on the death is held on Wednesday, police said.

Sri Lanka probes British bride's honeymoon death

The Sri Lankan government on Friday ordered mosques to clamp down on extremists and to submit copies of sermons in new fallout from the Easter suicide bombings that left 258 dead.

Sri Lanka slaps controls on mosques after jihad attacks

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church on Thursday announced it will reopen its schools next week for the first time since Easter Sunday bombings killed 258 people. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said the schools would open Tuesday after remaining shut following fears of a repeat of the April 21 attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels.

Sri Lanka Catholic schools to reopen after Easter Day attacks

Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

The Sri Lankan government on Saturday banned National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) - the groups responsible for last week's Easter Day attacks in the country that killed over 250 people.

Sri Lanka blasts: President Sirisena bans groups responsible for ghastly suicide bombings; India says need to work closely

The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday issued a travel advisory for Indian nationals to Sri Lanka and directed people "not to undertake non-essential travel".

Indian nationals are advised not to undertake non-essential travel to Sri Lanka: Ministry of External Affairs

A blast was heard on Thursday from vacant land behind the magistrates' court in the town of Pugoda, 40 km (25 miles) east of the capital Colombo, police and local residents said.

Sri Lanka attacks: Fresh blast in Pugoda town, near Colombo

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