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X-Press Pearl was a Singapore -registered Super Eco 2700 –class container ship. The vessel entered service in February 2021 and was around 186 metres (610 ft) long. [ 2] It was operated by X-Press Feeders . On 20 May 2021, X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. [ 3] The vessel was engulfed in flames by 27 May and ...
The 2022 Sri Lankan protests, commonly known as Aragalaya ( Sinhala: අරගලය, lit. 'The Struggle'), were a series of mass protests that began in March 2022 against the government of Sri Lanka. The government was heavily criticized for mismanaging the Sri Lankan economy, which led to a subsequent economic crisis involving severe ...
MT New Diamond is a very large crude carrier. On 3 September 2020, the ship caught fire off the western coast of Sri Lanka, resulting in the death of a Filipino crew member. After burning intermittently for almost a week, the fire was reported to be extinguished by 11 September. In July 2021 the ship was beached at Gadani Ship Breaking Yard .
With Sri Lanka's economy in shambles, with fuel and food shortages, more than 200 people have been wounded after clashes between government supporters and those calling for change, the BBC ...
Sri Lanka and India’s joint operation to douse the fire onboard the X-Press Pearl container ship continued for a 10th day on Saturday, May 29, off the coast of Colombo as the vessel was at risk ...
List of Fire Brigades. Colombo Fire Service Department - Colombo Municipal Council. Negombo Fire and Rescue - Negombo Municipal Council. Kotte Fire Brigade - Sri Jayawardanapura Kotte Municipal Council. Kandy Fire Brigade - Kandy Municipal Council. Gampaha Fire Service Department - Gampaha Municipal Council.
The burning of the Jaffna Public Library (Tamil: யாழ் பொது நூலகம் எரிப்பு, Yāḻ potu nūlakam erippu; Sinhala: යාපනය මහජන පුස්තකාලය ගිනිබත් කිරීම, Yāpanaya mahajana pustakālaya ginibat kirīma) took place on the night of June 1, 1981, when an organized mob of Sinhalese individuals went on ...
The Sri Lankan Civil War was very costly, killing more than 100,000 civilians [ 337] and over 50,000 fighters from both sides of the conflict. Around 27,000+ LTTE cadres, 28,708+ Sri Lankan Army personnel, [ 338] 1000+ Sri Lankan police, 1500 Indian soldiers were said to have died in the conflict.