The new austerity measures will apply to schools and universities, and remain in place indefinitely. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sri Lanka on Friday denounced the toll of the Mideast fighting, as the nation opened its arms to over 200 Iranian sailors who sought help after a deadly torpedo strike on another of Iran's ships.

Dissanayake emphasised Sri Lanka's commitment to maintaining neutrality amid pressures arising from the Middle East conflict.

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A US submarine's sinking of an Iranian frigate near Sri Lanka raises concerns about the war expanding into South-east Asia. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sri Lanka's foreign minister Vijitha Herath told parliament that its navy had earlier received information that the Iranian frigate Iris Dena, with 180 people on board, was in distress and sinking.

Frigate goes down off Sri Lanka as Washington and Israel step up their offensive and promise to hit ‘deeper’ targets in Iran ...

Tehran says US 'will come to bitterly regret' submarine sinking Iranian warship off Sri Lanka - Foreign minister says ‘US has perpetrated an atrocity at sea, 2,000 miles away from Iran’s shores’ as 14 ...