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On 19 March 2020, Sri Lanka reported an increase in cases from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the government went ahead with nominations for the election until 18 March 2020. [86] On 19 March, soon after the nominations ended, the Elections Commission with its powers postponed the elections. [ 68 ]
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka raised interest rates in August 2021, and Sri Lanka became the first nation in Asia to tighten the monetary policy during the pandemic era. [20] [21] On 27 August 2021, the government extended the lockdown to 6 September 2021 as the daily death toll surpassed 200 for the first time since the pandemic began. [22] [23]
Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies; මුදල්, ආර්ථික ස්ථායිකරණ සහ ජාතික ප්රතිපත්ති අමාත්යාංශය
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is a 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]
Sri Lanka emerges as first runners-up in the 2020 Online School Debate Championship, losing to Canada 8–1 in the finals. [63] It was the first instance where Sri Lanka made it to the finals in the history of World Schools Debating Championships. Sri Lanka was also awarded the top-performing ESL team for secondary English-speaking countries. [64]
Dinesh Priyantha Herath clinches a historic gold medal for Sri Lanka in the men's javelin throw F46 category with a new world record of 67.79 m, [206] [207] [208] claiming Sri Lanka's first ever paralympic gold medal and also securing Sri Lanka's first medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-government protests and demonstrations by the public due to the economic crisis in the country .
Sri Lanka's last local government elections in 2018 resulted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) securing a majority with 40% of the vote. [6] [7] [8]Gotabaya Rajapaksa, contesting under the SLPP, subsequently won the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election, while Mahinda Rajapaksa led the SLPP to victory in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.