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Independence Day (Sri Lanka) National Day, also known as Independence Day, [1] is a Sri Lankan national holiday celebrated annually on 4 February to commemorate the country’s political independence from British rule in 1948. It is celebrated all over the country through a flag-hoisting ceremony, dances, parades, and performances. Usually, the ...
Ranil Wickremesinghe is elected as the President by the Parliament on 20 July. The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic ...
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
Sri Lanka Standards Institution also known as Sri Lanka Standards Institute (SLSI) is the National Standards Authority/Board of Sri Lanka as a subsidiary member of International Organization for Standardization was established in 1964 under the former Bureau of Ceylon Standards Act No. 38 of 1964. [1] The institution later functioned under the ...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa SLPP. Presidential elections were held in Sri Lanka on 16 November 2019. [1] [2] Incumbent president Maithripala Sirisena did not run for a second term. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, was the candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [3] and was endorsed by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. [4]
27 November 2024. ( 2024-11-27) Frequency. annual. Maaveerar Naal ( Great Heroes' Day; Tamil: மாவீரர் நாள் Māvīrar Nāḷ) is a remembrance day observed by Sri Lankan Tamils to remember the deaths of militants who fought with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to achieve an independent Tamil homeland. [1]
13−26 September − 2019 Sri Lanka floods: At least two persons are reported dead and 282 houses are completely damaged due to floods in Colombo, Galle and Matara. [31] [32] 16 September − Sri Lanka and South Asia's tallest tower, the Lotus Tower, is declared open following a grand opening ceremony. [33]
The National People's Power ( NPP ), or Jathika Jana Balawegaya ( JJB ), is a political alliance in Sri Lanka. It was established in 2019 [1] by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna. [2] [3] [4] It consists of 28 political parties and other organisations. It contests in elections under the compass logo.