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One person is killed and 20 others are injured when a bus overturns in Pallai, Northern Province, Sri Lanka.
2022-12-22

Fifty-one people are arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while trying to emigrate to Australia by sea. Police said that undocumented immigration has increased because of Sri Lanka's economic crisis.
2022-07-3

Sri Lanka's inflation rate reaches a record 54.6% amid a steep economic crisis and a default of the country's debt.
2022-07-1

Forensic anthropologists from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, report that more than 90 sets of human remains have been discovered near the town of Mannar. The mass grave is situated in an area that saw heavy fighting during the country's civil war.
2018-08-27

WT1190F, an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth since before June 2009, impacts the Earth south of Sri Lanka.
2015-11-13

China releases an annual report on human rights, criticizing the United States' human rights record, citing the arrest of Occupy Wall Street protesters and Internet restrictions.
2012-05-26

Sri Lanka orders media outlets to get prior approval before sending mobile phone alerts about the military or police.
2012-03-12

2011–2012 Syrian uprising: The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly votes in favour of an Arab sponsored resolution condemning human rights violations by the Syrian government led by President Bashar al-Assad.
2012-02-16

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalls his envoy and closes an office in Sri Lanka due to protests over a war crimes panel.
2010-07-8

In its annual report, Amnesty International says human rights abuses and repression increased in Iran and China last year, the African Union refused to cooperate with the International Criminal Court after it indicted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur, the United Nations’ Human Rights Council took little action while Sri Lanka’s army and Tamil militants both committed potential war crimes, and Israel and the militant group Hamas did not follow up on reports that accused both sides of human rights abuses during the Gaza War.
2010-05-27