Sources: The Guardian
Former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa returns to Colombo, Sri Lanka, after seven weeks of exile. 2022-09-2
The MV "X-Press Pearl", a container ship sailing with a Singaporean flag and carrying cosmetics and chemicals, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid, catches fire off the coast of Sri Lanka after an explosion was detected onboard. Rescuers evacuated all crew from the ship and reported that two people were injured. 2021-05-25
Sri Lanka reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant, which originated in South Africa, in a person who travelled from Tanzania and is currently staying at a quarantine centre. 2021-03-12
Sri Lanka reopens to foreign tourists after a nearly 10-month pandemic closure, however tourists are required to receive multiple testings and follow quarantine measures that have been put in place. 2021-01-21
Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi visits Sri Lanka's Jaffna District to hand over 27,000 homes to Tamil survivors of the Sri Lankan Civil War. 2015-03-14
The new Sri Lankan government announces that it will investigate allegations of a coup attempt by Mahinda Rajapaksa, in a bid to retain power after being defeated at the polls. 2015-01-11
Violent riots between Muslims and Buddhists rage in the town of Welipitiya, Sri Lanka, leaving three dead, 78 injured, and multiple mosques and shops burned or vandalized. 2014-06-16
Repeat polls for Sri Lanka's April parliamentary election are held in Nawalapitiya and Trincomalee where ballots were annulled due to violence. 2010-04-20
Sri Lanka's governing coalition wins a majority in the country's 2010 parliamentary election. 2010-04-9
Campaigning ahead of Sri Lanka's parliamentary election comes to an end. 2010-04-6