Sources: Xinhua
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins the 2022 Booker Prize for his novel "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida". 2022-10-17
The entire cabinet of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns following days of economic protests in Sri Lanka. 2022-04-3
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa imposes a ten-day nationwide lockdown in Sri Lanka in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-08-20
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
WT1190F, an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth since before June 2009, impacts the Earth south of Sri Lanka. 2015-11-13
A Buddhist monk accused of inciting violence against Muslims in Burma says he is joining forces with the Bodu Bala Sena group in Sri Lanka in order to combat a "serious threat from jihadist groups". 2014-09-28
Demonstrations against sexual violence after Delhi gang rape spread across Asia and are now happening in Nepal, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh. 2013-01-4
Northern Province of Sri Lanka, severely affected by the civil war, is opened to foreigners and journalists who hold passports. 2011-07-5
Hundreds of flood victims in Sri Lanka protest over the alleged unfair distribution of emergency aid. 2011-01-18
The military trial of Sri Lanka's former army chief Sarath Fonseka, charged with participating in politics while in uniform, is adjourned at the end of day one. 2010-03-16