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12 February – Sri Lanka drops two places to 165 out of 180 in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] 18 February – Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi : The Supreme Court of India commutes the death sentence of three men (V. Sriharan alias Murugan, A. G. Perarivlan alias Arivu and T. Suthendraraja alias Santhan) to life in prison.
NewsFirst or News 1st is a Sri Lankan news organization owned by the Capital Maharaja Organization Ltd. [1] News 1st primarily broadcasts news, live on three TV channels (Sirasa TV, Shakthi TV, TV 1, five radio channels (Sirasa FM, Yes FM, Shakthi FM, Y FM and Legends FM), three websites in Sinhala, English & Tamil languages, and social media platforms (YouTube, Facebook, Twitter).
According to Sri Lanka's National Building Research Organisation, it had issued a warning of possible landslides on the night of 28 October, but the Disaster Management Center (DMC), which was responsible for broadcasting the warning, had failed to deliver to the Badulla area; the DMC denied the claim, saying it had sent the warning but ...
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is set to resign, with outrage over the an economic crisis boiling over and protesters at their doorstep — literally. Breaking Point: A visual guide to ...
The 2014 anti-Muslim riots in Sri Lanka were religious and ethnic riots in June 2014 in south-western Sri Lanka. Muslims and their property were attacked by Sinhalese Buddhists in the towns of Aluthgama, Beruwala and Dharga Town in Kalutara District. At least four people were killed and 80 injured. [5]
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
On 12 December 2014, a Sri Lankan Air Force, An-32 transport aircraft carrying 5 people crashed on approach to land at the Ratmalana Airport after taking off from Katunayaka Bandaranayake International Airport. The pilot, co-pilot and two of the air crew were killed in the crash and the fifth crew member suffered critical injuries and later ...
Sri Lanka at the 2014 Asian Beach Games; B. 2014 Badulla landslide; M. Mannar mass grave; P. 2014 Uva Provincial Council election; March 2014 Sri Lankan provincial ...