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The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is a in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
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 crisis in the country .
Idampitiyegedara Wanigasuriya Mudiyanselage Jagath Wickramarathne, (Sinhala: ජගත් වික්රමරත්න; Tamil: ஜகத் ...
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka rules that SJB MP Diana Gamage holds no Sri Lankan citizenship, and is thus disqualified from her parliamentary seat. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] The Sri Lanka women's cricket team is selected for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup after winning the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier final against Scotland .
The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security [2] (Sinhala: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Promotion of ...
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]
Protesters sang the national anthem of Sri Lanka in both Sinhala and Tamil, to show solidarity and unity among the various people of the multicultural society of Sri Lanka. [ 202 ] [ 203 ] They commemorated the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, where 258 people were killed, and demanded justice for its victims.
Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and former Minister of Health. [1] He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries, Minister of Industries and Minister of Education. [2] He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. [3]