Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local terrorists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the Islamic State(IS) group, a top investigator said Wednesday.

Easter attack bombers not linked Islamic State, NTJ persuaded terror group to claim blasts: Sri Lanka investigators

Sri Lanka's Muslim ministers resigned en masse on Monday over widespread hate attacks against their community in the wake of the Easter Sunday bombings that hit the majority Buddhist nation.

Sri Lanka's Muslim ministers resign en masse over hate attacks after Easter bombings

The International Monetary Fund Tuesday released a long-delayed loan instalment to Sri Lanka, providing financial relief to a government still reeling from the Easter Sunday bombings that claimed 258 lives.

IMF provides financial relief to Sri Lanka, releases long-delayed cash

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday announced a ban on face covering, a week after Islamist militants carried out coordinated suicide bombings that killed 253 people.

Post Easter attacks, Sri Lanka President Sirisena bans face covering

A gun battle erupted during a search and cordon operation in Sri Lanka's eastern province. Lankan soldiers opened fire on suspected terrorists, reports said. Sri Lanka's military spokesman said gun battle with suspects was still underway.

Gun battle erupts between soldiers, suspected terrorists in eastern Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena will be announcing a nationwide emergency from midnight on Monday following Easter Day blasts. The development comes soon after the Sri Lankan authorities lifted a curfew in the country on Monday and another night-time curfew was imposed.

Sri Lanka serial blasts: President Sirisena to announce nationwide emergency from midnight

Sri Lanka government leaders had agreed to stick to a reform programme following a meeting with IMF managing director Christine Lagarde in Washington.

IMF to resume Sri Lanka's loan discussion next month: Christine Lagarde

Sri Lanka's largest party announced Saturday a legal challenge to President Maithripala Sirisena's sacking of parliament, a move that has plunged the Indian Ocean island nation into fresh turmoil and alarmed the international community.

Legal challenge looms as Sri Lankan main party readies to challenge parliament sacking

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena Sunday announced that he would lift the suspension of parliament in 10 days as international pressure mounted on him to open the legislature and resolve a leadership struggle.

Sri Lanka to lift parliament suspension in 10 days: President Maithripala Sirisena

A Sri Lankan legislator on Friday said he had been offered $2.8 million and a ministerial post by a telephone caller from the opposite camp to switch his support to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in a week-old political crisis.

Sri Lankan MP says telephone caller offered $2.8 million to back new PM

Sri Lanka's economic and political stability has been affected due to infighting between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, former president Mahinda Rajapaksa claimed on Saturday.

Sri Lanka economic instability caused by govt infighting: Mahinda Rajapaksa

Chenkaladi Sri Lankan President said he will use the experiences he gained through the past three years in this regard and will join with honest politicians, who love the country and the people to achieve success in those programs

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is not likely to retire from politics in 2020

Sri Lanka's anti-graft agency arrested President Maithripala Sirisena's chief of staff and another state official on Thursday on suspicion of accepting a bribe, officials of the agency said

Top Sri Lanka officials arrested while taking bribe: Anti-graft body

Sri Lanka's visiting President Maithripala Sirisena Friday met Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and expressed support for organising SAARC summit in Pakistan, according to an official statement

Sri Lankan President meets Pak PM, supports SAARC summit in Pak

Sri Lanka has already appointed a high-powered panel to study the effects of Brexit on its $82 billion economy

Despite Brexit volatility, Sri Lanka raises $1.5 billion

'The solution to the ethnic problem is to merge the northern and eastern province' said northern province chief minister CV Wignewswaran

Minority Tamils in Sri Lanka need a federal system of governance