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Many leading licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka declare their selling rate of the US Dollar at Rs. 330 and the buying price of the dollar at Rs. 320. [ 68 ] Sri Lankan actor Hiran Abeysekera wins the award for Best Actor at the Laurence Olivier Awards , held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, for his performance as the main protagonist in ...
The 2021 floods and landslides in Sri Lanka are flash floods and mudslides which were caused from heavy torrential rainfalls during May and June 2021. As of 7 June 2021; the monsoon floods affected in about 10 districts, killing at least 17 persons including about 10 because of floods and 4 people because of mudslides.
Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country.
Year Miss World Sri Lanka Placement Special Awards 2025: Anudi Gunasekara: TBA: TBA 2023: Kavindi Nethmini [1]: Unplaced: 2022 Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022
School Cricketers of the Year Award is an award given to school cricketers in Sri Lanka. It was first awarded by the patronage of Warner-Hudunut Ltd in 1978 and the Sunday Observer newspaper by Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited has been sponsoring the award since 1979 in collaboration with other companies such as Mobitel, Bata Shoes, and Warner-Hudnut.
The Free Fire World Series (FFWS) is the annual professional Free Fire world championship tournament hosted by Garena. Teams compete for a total prize pool of US$2 million . [ 1 ] The 2021 edition of the event became world's most watched esports event by peak live viewer count at the time.
Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi). The second stage of the Southern Expressway ...
The official website of Sri Lankan prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa was hacked on June 3, 2021. The Information Technology Society Sri Lanka - ITSSL said the PM’s website was hacked in a manner in which any visitor to the website would be redirected to another website which displays content related to the Bitcoin cryptocurrency.