Sources: BBC
According to the UN's World Food Programme, nearly six million people in Sri Lanka are currently suffering from food insecurity caused by the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948. 2022-07-7
Sri Lanka receives its first shipment of 1.5 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine from the United States. 2021-07-16
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
Sri Lanka reopens the island for tourism after closing it for nine months. 2020-12-28
Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a general election with the ruling United National Party holding on to power. 2015-08-17
Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for local elections, with one person dying in clashes between supporters of rival parties in the Anuradhapura district. 2011-07-23
The Sri Lankan cabinet meets in Kilinochchi, the former capital of the Tamil Tigers in the far north of the island. 2010-07-14
Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls in a presidential election. 2010-01-26
The Sri Lankan army releases over 700 former Tamil Tiger fighters after a rehabilitation program. 2010-01-9