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The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2025 in Sri Lanka .
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The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2025 in Sri Lanka .
| President | Prime Minister | Speaker | Chief Justice | Opposition Leader |
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| Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Age 57) | Harini Amarasuriya (Age 55) | Jagath Wickramaratne | Murdu Fernando | Sajith Premadasa (Age 58) |
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| National People's Power (since 23 September 2024) | National People's Power (since 24 September 2024) | National People's Power (since 17 December 2024) | Independent (since 10 October 2024) | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (since 3 January 2020) |
Vesak, also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as in Tibet and Mongolia. It is among the most important Buddhist festivals. The festival commemorates the birth, enlightenment, and death (Parinirvāna) of Gautama Buddha in Theravada, Tibetan Buddhism, and Navayana.
Poya is the name given to the Lunar monthly Buddhist holiday of Uposatha in Sri Lanka, where it is a civil and bank holiday. When earth makes Full Orbit of moon is normally considered as the poya day in Sri Lanka every month.
Nadarajah Raviraj was a Sri Lankan lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Jaffna in 2001 and a Member of Parliament for Jaffna District from 2001 to 2006. A member of the Tamil National Alliance, he was shot dead on 10 November 2006 in Colombo.
Ruban Canistus Jayalath Jayawardena MP, commonly as Jayalath Jayawardena, was a medical doctor who was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the opposition United National Party (UNP) in 1994. Jayawardena was known as a human rights activist. Jayawardena is also popular for his sheer commitment and loyalty for the UNP.
TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
Sri Lanka, having a history as long as many ancient civilizations, positioned at the crossroads of the East and the West, and being a multicultural society, celebrates a wide variety of festivals, ceremonies and events.
Udayanga Weeratunga is a Sri Lankan businessman who was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation from 2006 to 2015. Weeratunga is a first cousin of President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Rishad Bathiudeen is a Sri Lankan parliamentarian and former senior cabinet minister. He is the leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Congress (ACMC) Party, a registered political party in Sri Lanka. Bathiudeen was first elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) from the Vanni Electoral District in December 2001 and re-elected in April 2004, April 2010 and 2015 June from the same Electoral District, which comprises Vavuniya, Mannar and Mullathivu Administrative Districts. Rishad Bathiudeen holds a National Diploma in Technology (NDT) in Civil Engineering from the University of Moratuwa.
The 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka was the meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka with its membership determined by the results of the 2015 parliamentary election, held on 17 August 2015. The parliament met for the first time on 1 September 2015 and was dissolved on 3 March 2020.
The following lists notable events that occurred during 2016 in Sri Lanka.
The following lists notable events that occurred and which took place during 2017 in Sri Lanka.
Agga Maha Pandita Kotugoda Dhammawasa Thero was an eminent Sri Lankan Buddhist monk. He was the supreme Mahanayaka of Sri Lanka Amarapura–Rāmañña Nikāya and was the chief incumbent of Sri Dharmapalaramaya, Mount Lavinia.
Poson, also known as Poson Poya, is an annual festival held by Sri Lankan Buddhists celebrating the arrival of Buddhism in Sri Lanka in the 3rd century BC. The festival is the most important Poya holiday of the year and the second most important Buddhist holiday of the year, being surpassed in importance by Vesak. Poson is celebrated throughout the island, with the most important ceremonies of the festival being held in Anuradhapura and Mihintale. The festival is held in early June, coinciding with the June full moon.
This page lists notable events that took place in the year 2019 in Sri Lanka. The year 2019 had the fewest non-working holidays in the country as most of the public holidays fell on weekends.
The Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots were a series of religiously motivated riots targeting Muslims in Sri Lanka. The riots originated as isolated incidents in the aftermath of the Easter bombings in the nation, beginning in Chilaw and subsequently spreading to much of the Northwestern Province.
Dambulla Sixers, previously known as Dambulla Aura, Dambulla Giants, Dambulla Viking, and Dambulla Thunders are a franchise Twenty20 cricket team based in Dambulla, Sri Lanka, that competes in the Lanka Premier League (LPL).
The following lists notable events that took place during the year 2021 in Sri Lanka.
Kulanthai M. Shanmugalingam, also known by his birth name Mayilvaganam Shanmugalingam, was a Sri Lankan Tamil theatre artist and playwright. He received his stage name Kulanthai for his innocence.
Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa (Sri Angulimala Maha Seya) is a Relic Stupa which houses 8 relics of Lord Buddha and 1000 relics of Angulimala Maharath Thera located in Chilaw, Bowatta area. Accordingly, Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa is the stupa with the largest number of relics of Angulimala Maharath Thera in the whole world. The Mahamevnava Buddhist Monastery Network has the custody of Sri Angulimala Maha Stupa.
Harshana Peiris Suriyapperuma is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning.He was appointed as a Member of Parliament for National List in 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election as a member of the National People's Power.
