Sources: Xinhua
Sri Lanka's foreign ministry says that the country has received assurances from Russia that it would stop recruiting Sri Lankan citizens to fight in Ukraine. 2024-06-11
Police in Sri Lanka announce the arrests of 14,766 people during a week-long military-backed crackdown, leading to the seizure of nearly 440 kg of narcotics. 2023-12-24
A nationwide power outage occurs in Sri Lanka due to a system failure. 2023-12-9
Ten people are killed and 30 others are injured when a bus falls off a bridge into a river in North Central Province, Sri Lanka. 2023-07-9
Rajapaksa subsequently flees the country on a military aircraft to the Maldives, formally ending his rule of Sri Lanka. His brother, former finance minister Basil Rajapaksa, also flees the country. 2022-07-12
WT1190F, an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth since before June 2009, impacts the Earth south of Sri Lanka. 2015-11-13
Floods and mudslides in Sri Lanka kill at least twenty-four people and leave eight missing. 2014-12-28
After Sri Lanka, Liang Guanglie leaves India for Laos. It has been the first visit to India of a Chinese Minister of Defence in eight years. 2012-09-6
Heavy rains hamper rescue efforts in Sri Lanka following flooding and mudslides that have killed at least 27 people. 2011-01-14
Sri Lanka convicts ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka on charges of engaging in politics while on active service. 2010-08-13