Tourist arrivals in Colombo will fall by 50 per cent over the next two months following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lanka's Tourism Bureau Chairman Kishu Gomes said on Monday.

Tourist arrivals in Colombo to drop by 50% after bombings: Sri Lanka tourism chief

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms.

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants dressed in uniforms

The cancellations started before the dust had settled on the hotels and churches hit by suicide bombers in Sri Lanka as tourists and operators pressed the panic button.

Sri Lanka resorts face uncertain future after suicide blasts

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Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as "an insult to humanity" as the tense and grief-stricken country marked a week since suicide bombers hit three churches and three luxury hotels.

Security high as Sri Lanka marks one week from suicide attacks

Over 100 Buddhist monks commemorate the 253 victims killed in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings with praying session in one of the bombed church on Sunday (April 28). Security was tight as 125 monks, including former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, attended the ceremony at the Kingsbury Hotel in Colombo where one of the bombs went off last Sunday (April 21).

Buddhists pray for victims of Sri Lanka attacks in bombed hotel

The head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholics Sunday expressed fears that an official investigation into Easter bombings that killed 253 people will end up a "flop", casting doubt on the government's ability to bring the attackers to justice.

Sri Lanka Catholic cardinal fears attacks probe may 'flop'

Sri Lanka's churches remained shut Sunday forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country's Roman Catholic leader called "an insult to humanity".

Tears and troops on the streets as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead

Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader Sunday said God is the reflection of love and kindness and wondered how someone can kill in the name of God as he referred to the Islamist militants who claimed the massive Easter Sunday bombings were on behalf of the Almighty.

How can someone kill in the name of God, wonders Sri Lankan Cardinal

A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation in connection with an unsolved mosque arson.

19-year-old synagogue shooting suspect in California was inspired from Christchurch shooter

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday.

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

Muslims fear adverse reaction after Sri Lanka terror attack.

Easter Massacre: Muslims fear backlash

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Almost a week after Sri Lanka Easter massacre, the threat continues to loom over Sri Lanka. Watch this video to know more.

Sri Lanka blasts: Terror groups banned, Property seized

Almost a week after Sri Lanka Easter massacre, the threat still continues to loom over Sri Lanka, U.S has issued its second travel advisory for those who are considering travelling to Sri Lanka. Watch this video to know more.

Sri Lanka blasts: Tourists in Lanka asked to stay alert

Dozens of troops used soap and water jets at the devastated Catholic church but could not clear the stench of death that makes many Sri Lankan faithful fearful of returning to services after the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings.

Sri Lanka: Cleansing of Colombo church fails to ease Catholic worries

Ramesh Raju has become a hero to the shell-shocked congregation of the Zion evangelical church in Batticaloa after he died stopping a suicide bomber who was bent on killing hundreds of people.

Sri Lankan man who confronted bomber at church door remembered

Fifteen people including six children died in a battle between Sri Lankan security forces and suicide bombers who blew themselves up in the latest fallout from the Easter attacks, police said Saturday.

15 dead as tips lead Sri Lanka forces to Islamist hideout

The wife and a daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide attacks on churches and four hotels in Sri Lanka were wounded in a gunbattle that erupted following a raid in the east of the country, police and his sister said on Saturday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Wife, daughter of suspected mastermind wounded in gunbattle

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

Sri Lanka's police chief has refused a request by President Maithripala Sirisena to step down following suicide bombings on churches and hotels, two sources at the president's office said on Saturday, deepening the rift at top levels of government.

Sri Lanka police chief refusing to quit despite president Sirisena's request: Report

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For years, Sri Lanka's Muslim community warned authorities about a firebrand cleric. Now it seems Zahran Hashim may have played a key role in one of the worst attacks in the country's history.

Zahran Hashim: Radical Islamist linked to Sri Lanka blasts

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