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⭕ Unbeaten through the tournament, Sri Lanka clinches the Hong Kong Sixes title, defeating Pakistan 🇵🇰 by 3 wickets with an over to spare! ⭕ This is Sri Lanka’s second title win, first: 2007....

⭕ New Zealand becomes the first team ever to whitewash India 3-0 in a Test series on Indian soil! ⭕ The last time India 🇮🇳 was blanked in a home series was in 2000, losing 2-0 to South Africa 🇿🇦...

Sri Lanka sees a worrisome rise in train derailments: ⭕️ 2020: 98 derailments ⭕️ 2021: 115 derailments ⭕️ 2022: 133 derailments ⭕️ 2023: 139 derailments ⭕️ 2024 (to date): 86 derailments* ⭕️The...

Sri Lanka's Department of Immigration & Emigration is set to launch an online passport appointment system soon. ⭕️ Online appointment systems aren't new for passport issuance. However, previous...

⭕ CSK retained pacer Matheesha Pathirana for a whopping INR 13 crore (~USD 1.56 million) for #IPL2025, making him the highest-paid Sri Lankan in IPL history. ⭕ Before Pathirana, Hasaranga held the...

Even though your income is only worth around 2/3 of what it was back in January 2022, compared to January 2024, your real wage has

increased by around 5% due to deflation. ⭕ If you spent Rs....

The NPP's 🧭 campaign expenditure report spans over 1,600 pages, detailing expenses, sources of funds, the monetary value of non-monetary

donations, and contributors' names, Id Nos and amounts, all...

Sajith Premadasa's ☎️campaign raised over 1 Billion rupees through "ticket sales among SJB members." However, there are no details provided

on the actual source of the funds—only on the party...

Ranil Wickremesinghe’s campaign expenditure report is just two pages, lacking any detailed breakdown of expenses or contributions, contrary

to the requirements of the act. https://t.co/79ciq2IcJE

Here are a few key takeaways from the campaign expenditure reports for the 2024 Presidential Election, submitted by various parties and

candidates: 1. The SLPP 🌷 is now ~200 million rupees in debt...

⭕ Iceland 🇮🇸 continues to lead as the most peaceful country in the world, while Yemen 🇾🇪 ranks as the least peaceful. ⭕ The United States 🇺🇸 comes in at 132nd. s: https://t.co/Qt9Su9aKyI...

⭕ Elpitiya is a subdivision of the larger Benthara-Elpitiya seat (Presidential contest), so there’s no perfect dataset to compare with the 2024 Presidential Election. ⭕ Elpitiya election used the...

1. ☎️ Sajith Premadasa (SJB): Total Rs. 1.12B (Rs. 936.2M personal, Rs. 194M from party) 2. ⚪ Ranil Wickramasinghe (Independent): Rs. 990.3M spent 3. 🧭 Anura Kumara Dissanayake (NPP): Rs. 527.9M...

⭕️ The expenditure reports for the 2024 Presidential Election, submitted by parties and candidates, can only be reviewed in person at specific locations during working hours. ⭕️ It almost feels...

“The highest levels of safety and security will be maintained for all visitors throughout their stay in Sri Lanka,” - Sri Lanka Tourism Yesterday, the US Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a travel alert...

“The highest levels of safety and security will be maintained for all visitors throughout their stay in Sri Lanka,” - Sri Lanka Tourism Yesterday, the US Embassy in Sri Lanka issued a travel alert...

⭕ U.S. citizens urged to stay clear of Arugam Bay due to credible attack threat targeting tourist spots ⭕ Travel restrictions imposed on Embassy personnel. #SriLanka #TravelAlert https://t...

🟦 Ordinary Passport (Navy Blue, changed from Maroon) - Issued to the regular citizens for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips. 🟥 Official Passport (Red) - Issued to individuals...

Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 was once a top coffee ☕ producer in the world! By 1860, Sri Lanka, Brazil 🇧🇷, and Indonesia 🇮🇩 were the 3 largest

coffee-producing nations. But the production plummeted by 1880...

⭕️ 868,009 people must file income reports for 2023, compared to 333,313 last year. ⭕️ This spike is due to Inland Revenue Act changes + making tax registration mandatory for all 18+ year olds. ⭕️...