Sources: Xinhua
Sri Lanka introduces a four-day workweek for the public and education sectors to preserve fuel as the 2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis continues to restrict fuel shipments to the region. 2026-03-16
Sri Lanka defaults on its debt for the first time in the country's history as it struggles with its worst financial crisis in more than 70 years. 2022-05-19
Sri Lanka reopens its primary schools after a closure of nearly five months due to the third wave of the pandemic. 2021-10-25
"The Guardian" reports that over 6,500 migrant workers from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka died between 2011 and 2020, following Qatar winning the rights to host the tournament. 2021-02-23
Electrical blackouts in Sri Lanka began nationwide due to a transmission technical failure at the Kerawalapitiya Grid-Sub station. 2020-08-17
The Sri Lankan government imposes a nationwide curfew to contain COVID-19. Mosques across the nation are closed. 2020-03-20
The United Nations Human Rights Council urges Sri Lanka to "credibly investigate" possible war crimes committed during the Sri Lankan Civil War. 2012-03-22
New Zealand refuses entry to Sri Lankan asylum seekers detained in Indonesia who claimed to be heading there. 2011-07-12
The Sri Lankan government says more than 210 former Tamil Tiger rebels have passed a university entrance exam, with 40 qualifying for entry; the Movement for the Release of Political Prisoners calls for the release of all political prisoners. 2010-12-26
Protests continue in Sri Lanka after the arrest of opposition candidate Sarath Fonseka. 2010-02-11