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Sri Lanka
Arcs in and about Sri Lanka from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Place · 57 stories · 268 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 23, 2024
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 311 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 27 |
| May 27, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 79 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 27 | 49 | 21 | 376 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 23 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| May 5, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 24 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 57 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 79 |
| May 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 24 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else18 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Sri Lanka that are not part of any arc yet
- Nov 14– 15Party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning president wins majority in parliament11 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Sep 22– 23Marxist Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's president34 articles · 23 independent sources5 left, 8 center, 2 right
- Sep 22Marxist-leaning Dissanayake leads early official vote count in Sri Lanka's presidential election11 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 19– 21Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis12 articles · 10 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Jun 26Sri Lanka seals partial debt deal after financial crash5 articles · 5 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Apr 21– 227 dead and 20 injured after race car in Sri Lanka veers off track, officials say34 articles · 16 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Jan 23– 25Sri Lanka passes bill allowing government to remove online posts and legally pursue internet users9 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 1 right
Stories that name Sri Lanka
- Dec 26Prayers and tears mark 20 years since the Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people15 articles · 9 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 25– 26Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people10 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Sep 26– 27Timeline of New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ federal corruption charge allegations314 articles · 91 independent sources23 left, 39 center, 17 right
- Sep 20– 25Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv after heavy Israeli strikes on Lebanon117 articles · 60 independent sources9 left, 20 center, 10 right
- Jun 20Attorneys reach deal that could allow some Dali crew members to fly home after months stuck onboard, court filings say7 articles · 7 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Jun 2– 3Maldives will ban Israelis from entering the country over the war in Gaza24 articles · 18 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Apr 24Argentina seeks arrest of Iran minister over 1994 Jewish center bombing6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Apr 8– 9Maryland governor and members of Congress to meet to discuss support for rebuilding collapsed bridge19 articles · 14 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Mar 26– 27Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Collapses After Ship Strikes It325 articles · 103 independent sources21 left, 36 center, 18 right
- Feb 22A UN agency targets 35% growth in aquaculture production by 2030 to meet demand and fight hunger6 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
Local coverage
- Jul 1R. Sampanthan, face of the Tamil minority’s campaign for autonomy after Sri Lanka’s civil war, dies5 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right