Ethnic Rohingya refugees stand on their capsized boat as rescuers throw a rope to them off West Aceh, Indonesia, on March 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Reza Saifullah) COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka's navy ...

Cyclone Ditwah lashed the country last week, bringing catastrophic floods and landslides that killed more than 460 people, ...

On Monday, India and Sri Lanka held ministerial-level talks on their long-standing dispute over fishermen in the Palk Strait, the body of water running between India’s southeast coast and the northern ...

Sri Lanka Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda. (Image/Govt. of Sri Lanka) The recurring problem of Indian fishermen doing illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters needs a top-level diplomatic solution ...

Aananda Jeya Baskaran used to visit the annual St. Anthony’s feast on the uninhabited island of Katchathivu with his family since his childhood. This time he came to the ‘Guardian of Fishermen’ in mid ...

Sri Lanka authorities imposed a fishing ban along about 50 miles of the coast after a container ship carrying chemicals caught on fire, leading to fears of pollution and a marine environmental ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's navy rescued more than 100 people believed to be Rohingya refugees who were found adrift aboard a fishing trawler off the island nation, a navy spokesman said Friday.