Sources: Reuters
An opposition politician of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya party is shot and killed by an unidentified gunman in Weligama, Sri Lanka, amid an increase of shootings in the country, which have left 51 people killed and 56 injured since the beginning of the year. 2025-10-22
Several opposition politicians are arrested in Colombo, Sri Lanka, after demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who said yesterday that the country is "bankrupt". 2022-07-6
Sri Lanka's Civil Aviation Authority bans all flights to and from the United Kingdom beginning on December 23 to prevent a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 from spreading to the country. 2020-12-22
Voters in Sri Lanka go to the polls for a presidential election with a tight contest predicted between President Mahinda Rajapaksa and challenger Maithripala Sirisena. 2015-01-8
Sri Lankan Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa after being impeached. 2013-01-13
Riots break out in a prison in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, injuring 31 inmates and guards. 2012-01-25
More than one million people are affected by flooding in Sri Lanka, with 21 dead and 270,000 made homeless. 2011-01-13
At least 18 people are killed and one million are made homeless following flooding in Sri Lanka. 2011-01-12
A ship carrying Tamil asylum seekers who are travelling from Sri Lanka nears Canada. 2010-08-12
Defeated Sri Lanka presidential candidate General Sarath Fonseka is charged with additional counts in addition to treason in the aftermath of his failed election bid. 2010-02-25