Page-20 of Sri lanka
India, Sri Lanka ink four agreements
India and Sri Lanka on 13 March 2015 signed four agreements. These agreements were signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit to the island nation as part of three-nation of Indian Ocean tour of Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Kumar Sangakkara creates record by scoring four consecutive ODI centuries
Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara became first batsman to score four consecutive one-day international (ODI) centuries in a Cricket World Cup. He achieved this feat by hitting 4th century by scoring 124 runs in a match against Scotland in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Kumar Sangakkara announces retirement from Test cricket
Former Sri Lankan cricket captain and ace batsman Kumar Sangakkara on 8 March 2015 announced that he will retire from Test cricket after playing three-match series against India in August 2015. Sangakkara already has retired from One-Day International (ODI) and ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Sri Lankan Government suspends China port city project in Colombo
Sri Lanka’s newly elected government on 5 March 2015 temporarily suspended constriction work of China’s ambitious port city project in Colombo with immediate effect. The decision was taken in Cabinet meeting chaired by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe based upon ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Sri Lanka Parliament enacts witness protection law
Sri Lankan Parliament has passed the Assistance to and Protection of Victims of Crime and Witnesses Bill. This bill aims at protecting the rights of criminal victims and witnesses especially in human rights accountability. Key provisions of enacted law Compensation ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2015
Chrishantha de Silva appointed as Sri Lanka Army chief
Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed Major general Chrishantha de Silva as the new Sri Lankan Army chief. De Silva is the 21st Commander of the Sri Lankan Army, since the island nation gained independence from Britain in 1948. ..