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The province is named after its former indigenous inhabitants, namely the Sabara, an Indic term for hunter-gatherer tribes, a term seldom used in ancient Sri Lanka. The Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka is located in the town of Belihuloya , and was founded in 1991.
Sri Lanka Navy with Sri Lanka Police and other intelligence services in international waters south of Sri Lanka seized a foreign fishing vessel carrying over 336 kg of heroin worth over Rs. 3100 million gross street value. [213] Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 10,000 with 189 more deaths. [214]
Pages in category "2021 in Sri Lanka" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The bill was passed successfully in the Sri Lankan parliament on 20 May 2021 with few amendments to the bill as recommended by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The third reading of the bill was passed with a majority of votes (149 votes) supporting in favour of the bill.
But in 2020 the COVID pandemic brought tourism levels to a low point: By 2021, Sri Lanka had welcomed just 173,000 travelers for the year, down from 2.3 million in 2018.
The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en masse amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests.
The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is the 7th largest province by area and is home to 2.5 million people, the 3rd most populated province.
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis 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]