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May 20 2024 May 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 11:19 am
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Elon Musk

Elon Musk to visit Sri Lanka this year to launch Starlink

May 20, 2024 - 11:19 am

Elon Musk has accepted an invitation from President Ranil Wickremesinghe to visit Sri Lanka this year to launch his Starlink satellite internet service, the Daily Mirror reports.

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May 20 2024 May 20, 2024 April 6, 2026 1Comment 9:45 am
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead as helicopter wreckage found

May 20, 2024 - 9:45 am

Hopes are fading for the survival of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister following a helicopter crash in mountainous and icy conditions, an Iranian official stated on Monday after search teams found the wreckage.

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May 19 2024 May 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:20 pm
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter crashes in heavy fog

May 19, 2024 - 10:20 pm

Reuters reports that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian crashed on Sunday while navigating mountainous terrain in dense fog.

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May 19 2024 May 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:57 pm
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe meets Elon Musk

Sri Lanka President visits Indonesia for World Water Summit, meets Elon Musk

May 19, 2024 - 9:57 pm

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe embarked on an official two-day visit to Indonesia to participate in the high-level session of the 10th World Water Summit. He arrived at Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali on Saturday (May 18).

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May 19 2024 May 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 10:00 am
14th National War Heroes Commemoration held in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka marks 15th Anniversary of war victory

May 19, 2024 - 10:00 am

The 15th commemoration of Sri Lanka’s civil war victory will take place this afternoon (May 19) at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial.

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May 19 2024 May 19, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:35 am
Sri Lanka Army logo

Sri Lanka Army promotes 114 officers and over 1,300 other ranks

May 19, 2024 - 9:35 am

A total of 114 officers and 1,395 other ranks of the Sri Lanka Army have been promoted in honor of the 15th Victory Day Anniversary.

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May 18 2024 May 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 6:41 pm
United States of America Sri Lanka flags

US reaffirms strong support for Sri Lankans seeking justice and equal rights

May 18, 2024 - 6:41 pm

The United States expresses its solidarity with all Sri Lankans, reflecting on their resilience and hope for a united future, on the 15th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka’s war.

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May 18 2024 May 18, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:13 pm
International Monetary Fund - IMF logo

IMF praises Sri Lanka’s economic progress amid challenges

May 18, 2024 - 12:13 pm

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week praised Sri Lanka for the progress it has made in implementing economic reforms, despite the difficulties faced by the public.

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:30 pm
United Nations Human Rights logo

UN demands accountability for Sri Lanka’s enforced disappearances

May 17, 2024 - 4:30 pm

The Sri Lankan Government must take decisive steps to reveal the fates and locations of the tens of thousands who have disappeared over the years and hold those accountable, according to a UN Human Rights Office report released today (May 17).

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 2:58 pm
Court decision

Four Army personal acquitted in 2013 Rathupaswala shooting case

May 17, 2024 - 2:58 pm

The Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar acquitted the four accused involved in the shooting incident that killed three people and injured 45 others during a protest for clean drinking water in Rathupaswala on August 1, 2013.

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 12:13 pm
Mahesh Senanayake with Sajith Premadasa

Sri Lanka’s former Army Chief Mahesh Senanayake joins SJB

May 17, 2024 - 12:13 pm

Sri Lanka’s former Army Commander, retired General Mahesh Senanayake, has joined the Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB).

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:40 am
Indian Navy apprehends 14 Sri Lankan fishermen

Indian Navy apprehends 14 Sri Lankan fishermen for illegal fishing in Indian waters

May 17, 2024 - 9:40 am

The Indian Navy detained 14 Sri Lankan fishermen and confiscated five boats for crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and engaging in sea cucumber fishing on Thursday, May 16, 2024, as reported by The Hindu.

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 9:13 am
Elango Elavalakan becomes mayor of a British town

Sri Lankan refugee makes history as mayor in British town

May 17, 2024 - 9:13 am

A British town’s new mayor is a refugee from Sri Lanka who will be the first Hindu to hold the position.

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May 17 2024 May 17, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 7:50 am
Sri Lankans in the Russia-Ukraine war

Sri Lanka to repatriate nationals trafficked into Russia-Ukraine war

May 17, 2024 - 7:50 am

Reuters reports that Sri Lanka will send a high-level delegation to Russia to investigate the situation of hundreds of nationals allegedly fighting in the Ukraine war, according to a top official on Thursday.

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May 16 2024 May 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 4:05 pm
W.A. Chulananda Perera

Sri Lanka Appoints Chulananda Perera as First-Ever Sports Ombudsman

May 16, 2024 - 4:05 pm

Retired administrative officer W.A. Chulananda Perera has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s first-ever Sports Ombudsman by the Minister of Sports, Harin Fernando.

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May 16 2024 May 16, 2024 April 6, 2026 NoComment 11:45 am
Accident at Fox Hill Super Cross 2024 in Diyatalawa, Sri Lanka

Schoolgirl injured in Fox Hill tragedy dies

May 16, 2024 - 11:45 am

The 16-year-old schoolgirl, Sathdarani Kavishka, who was critically injured during the Fox Hill SuperCross 2024 racing event, died last night (May 15), increasing the death toll from the fatal crash to 08.

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