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1 January – The "Clean Sri Lanka" national initiative commences under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. [1]16 January – The government announces an agreement with Chinese state oil company Sinopec valued at $3.7 billion to construct a "state-of-the-art oil refinery" with a capacity of 200,000 barrels in Hambantota.
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On 10 February 2025, the Ceylon Electricity Board announced that power cuts would be imposed on a 90-minute schedule across various parts of Sri Lanka on a selected basis on 10 and 11 February 2025 as a precautionary and proactive measure to combat derailments after the monkey induced power outage saga and also to manage electricity demand ...
On 25 February 2016, the entire country of Sri Lanka experienced a 3-hour blackout due to a bolt of lightning striking the national power grid. [18] On 13 March 2016, Sri Lanka experienced another 7-hour island-wide blackout due to a damaged transformer in the 220 kV substation at Biyagama.
In May 2014, SG Holdings, Japan's second-largest logistics firm, acquired a 30% stake in Expolanka Holdings PLC triggering mandatory offer requirements set by Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission. [5] In June 2014, SG Holdings confirmed that it has secured controlling interest in Expolanka with the acquisition of over 51% of total shares.
The Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා පරිපාලන සේවය; śrī laṁkā paripālana sēvaya) is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 22 November 2019 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Minister of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 12 August 2020 18 April 2022 Minister of Health Channa Jayasumana: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 18 April 2022 9 May 2022 Keheliya Rambukwella: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 23 May 2022 ...