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COLOMBO : Sri Lanka's top Catholic priest Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith (front second right) with other Catholics and Buddhist monks take part in a 'Black Sunday' demonstration outside the Saint Anthony's church in Colombo yesterday.-AFP n

Lanka's top Catholic demands action on Easter bombings probe
ST JOHN'S, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: Kevin Sinclair (left) of West Indies congratulate Angelo Mathews (2nd L) as Dinesh Chandimal (second right) and Lakshan Sandakan (right) of Sri Lanka celebrate winning the 2nd T20i match between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Coolidge Cricket Ground on Friday in Osbourn, Antigua and Barbuda. - AFPn

Spinners lead Sri Lanka to win over Windies
COLOMBO: The Japan-India-Sri Lanka trilateral, although still at a nascent stage, echoes the promise of propelling Colombo as an important partner in the regional maritime paradigm towards realizing a 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific'.n

Sri Lanka to offer a strategic deep-sea port to India, Japan
COLOMBO: Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan (center) walks with his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahinda Rajapakse (center right in white) at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake yesterday after Khan arrived for a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka. - AFPn

Sri Lanka Muslims protest COVID cremations
In this picture, customs officials examine turmeric imported illegally into Sri Lanka at a warehouse in Colombo. An import ban in cash-strapped Sri Lanka is leaving a bad taste in the mouths of its curry-lovers, depriving them of vital turmeric supplies and encouraging budding smugglers to take their chances with the spice. - AFPn

Sri Lanka import ban takes the spice out of life
COLOMBO: Workers unload vehicles imported illegally into Sri Lanka at a warehouse as a ban on non-essential imports remains in place, in Colombo yesterday. - AFP

Sri Lanka pleads for debt rollover as economy falters
South Africa's Aiden Markram (C) watches the ball after playing a shot as Sri Lanka's wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella (L) looks on during the third day of the second Test cricket match between South Africa and Sri Lanka at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on January 5, 2021. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE / AFP)

South Africa complete series win
A man ties a white ribbon on a fence at a cemetery as a sign of protest against the government policy of forced cremations of Muslims who die of the coronavirus, in Colombo December 14, 2020. - Sri Lanka said on December 9 it would cremate the bodies of 19 Muslim coronavirus victims, overriding the families' objections against the contentious policy. (Photo by LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI / AFP)

Anger in Lanka over forced cremations
Fishermen prepare to go out in sea in Trincomalee on December 3, 2020. - Cyclone Burevi hit Sri Lanka overnight, rattling the island nation but leaving it relatively unscathed on its way to southern India, officials said on December 3. (Photo by - / AFP)

Cyclone Burevi hits Sri Lanka as southern India hunkers down
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