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6 March – 2024 Ottawa stabbing: A family of Sri Lankan Canadians are fatally stabbed in their residence in Barrhaven, a suburb of Ottawa, Canada. Six are killed, including four children, the mother, and a family friend, while the father is injured. [28]
Bangladeshi cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2016–17. The Bangladesh national cricket team toured Sri Lanka from March 2017 to April 2017. The tour consisted of a series of two Test matches, three One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 internationals (T20Is). [1] [2] [3] The second Test match of the tour was the 100th Test played by ...
In the 1990s, Sri Lanka Railways converted the narrow gauge ( 2 ft 6 in ( 762 mm )) Kelani Valley line into 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm) broad gauge. This was the last narrow gauge line left in Sri Lanka, and its conversion to broad gauge put the fleet of narrow gauge locomotives out of use. All operational locomotives in the country today are broad ...
18 March – Two Sri Lankan greats, Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara retired from One international cricket following the team's defeat against South Africa. Jayawardene ended 18 year old career as the fifth highest ODI run scorer of all time. Sangakkara ended 15 year career as second highest ODI scorer of all time.
The amendments will introduce three new types of licences and allow Starlink to enter Sri Lanka's telecoms market as a licensed service provider, pending approval from the telecoms regulator ...
Online Safety Bill (Sri Lanka) The Online Safety Bill is a Sri Lankan Internet safety bill aimed at regulating its citizens' Internet usage. It was announced in September 2023 and passed by Parliament on 24 January 2024 by a 108–62 vote. The bill has been criticised by human rights groups, journalists and opposition politicians as a means of ...
4 August 1977. 7 September 1978. 7 September 1978. 1 year, 1 month and 3 days. United National Party. Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present) 12. 8th.
The Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) is the oldest regiment in the Sri Lanka Army and the oldest infantry regiment in the army. It is made up of sixteen regular battalions and nine volunteer battalions, and is headquartered at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.