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Article 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, which dates from the time of colonial British Ceylon, criminalizes sexual acts deemed "against the order of nature".The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled favourably for decriminalization and has agreed that any imposition of penalties are incompatible with the current times, but does not have the authority to invalidate laws, acts, or governmental ...
On 14 November 2023, following a case filed by Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL) and other four activists, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka found Rajapaksa, his brothers Mahinda and Basil and several other officials guilty of economic mismanagement between 2019 and 2022, stating that the respondents breached the fundamental rights to ...
A Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) Mikoyan MiG-27M crashed at Dummalasooriya, Sri Lanka. The pilot ejected safely. 13 February A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24M crashed 90 km from Shagol airfield after engine problems. Both crew ejected safely. 18 February A USAF Pilatus U-28A crashed 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Djibouti airport, killing all four crew ...
First legal deposit of Sri Lanka was established in 1885 at the National Museum Library. The law of the country (according to National Archives Act No. 48 of 1973). [87] requires that a copy of every document printed in the country has to be deposited in the legal deposit. There are five legal deposits in the country.
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]
Kulottunga I, He is the first Chalukya Cholas emperor, He Conqueror Kalinga, Sri Lanka, and Victory In Battle. Gonka II , He was regarded as greatest among of all Chodas and also fought as general in earlier battles during his father reign.
The 43rd Chess Olympiad (Georgian: 43-ე საჭადრაკო ოლიმპიადა, 43-e sach’adrak’o olimp’iada; also known as the Batumi Chess Olympiad), organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising open [note 1] and women's tournaments, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, was an international team chess ...