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  2. Sri Lanka Standard Time - Wikipedia

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    This time zone applies to the entirety of Sri Lanka. Since 1880, the time zone in Sri Lanka (or formerly, Ceylon) has varied from UTC+05:30 to UTC+06:30. In 1880, Ceylon observed UTC+05:30. During World War II, in January 1942, when the Japanese were on the verge of invading Ceylon, the official time shifted to UTC+06:00.

  3. Time in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Time in Sri Lanka since 15 April 2006 is officially represented by the Sri Lanka Standard Time (SLST, UTC+05:30). Historic UTC offsets were: UTC+05:30; UTC+06:00;

  4. 2022 in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lankan sprinter Yupun Abeykoon wins gold at the Resisprint International athletic meet held in Switzerland, breaking the South Asian record for the second time in 2022 clicking recording a time of 9.96 and becomes the first South Asian athlete to finish a 100-meter sprint in less than 10 seconds.

  5. Sri Lanka will get the second tranche of a much-need bailout ...

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    The International Monetary Fund executive board approved the release of the second tranche of a $2.9 billion dollar bailout package to help Sri Lanka recover from the worst economic crisis in its ...

  6. Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its ...

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    By 2022, Sri Lanka had to repay about $6 billion in foreign debt every year, amounting to about 9.2% of gross domestic product. The agreement would enable Sri Lanka to maintain debt payments at ...

  7. 2024 in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    28 July – The Sri Lanka women's cricket team becomes the Asia Cup champions for the first time after beating India in the final. [ 89 ] 29 July – Colombo Port is ranked as the world’s fastest-growing port in the first quarter of 2024 with a 23.6% growth rate according to Alphaliner, a research publication in the shipping industry.

  8. 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018–2019, 2022) Gas Cylinder United National Party; Breakaway members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [41] Ceylon Workers' Congress [42] De facto Central Committee of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party [43] Eelam People's Democratic Party [44] Mahajana Eksath Peramuna [45]

  9. News First - Wikipedia

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    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).