Sri Lanka navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken tanker
Sri Lanka's environmental authorities still fear a marine disaster - Sri Lanka Navy/AFP Sri Lankan military divers fixed a fuel leak from the engine of...
Sri Lankan navy tows fire-stricken tanker to sea as wind strengthens
The Sri Lankan navy has towed a fire-stricken supertanker further out to sea to keep it off the coast of the Indian Ocean island after...
Lawmakers stage a walkout after convicted murderer on death row is sworn in by Sri Lankan Parliament
Lawmakers from the United People's Force, the largest opposition grouping in Sri Lanka's Parliament, staged a walkout on Wednesday, September 9, when Premlal Jayasekera, a...
Sri Lanka towing stricken ship to deep sea, douses another fire
FILE PHOTO: A Sri Lankan Navy boat sprays water on the New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC),...
Convicted murderer sworn in as Sri Lankan member of parliament
A Sri Lankan politician sentenced to death for murder was escorted out of prison on Tuesday to become the first convict to be sworn in...
Sri Lanka says has ‘better control’ over new fire in oil tanker
FILE PHOTO: A Sri Lankan Navy boat sprays water on the New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC),...
Sri Lanka navy holds blazing supertanker off east coast
Surviving crew members of the New Diamond, a very large crude carrier (VLCC) chartered by Indian Oil Corp (IOC), are seen on a navy rescue...