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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
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2026
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
No named arcs in 2026 yet.
On a timeline
every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
Feb 17 – Oct 4, 2026No arcs in this window
- Each row is an arc
- 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
Earlier years are still being indexed.
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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 else10 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Sri Lanka that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 20– 24Sri Lankan court sentences 15 men to life in prison for roles in deadly 2019 Easter bombings24 articles · 17 independent sources2 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Aug 4Sri Lanka closes some schools as heavy rains trigger floods and mudslides, killing 512 articles · 10 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Jul 31– Aug 1Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings10 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Mar 4– 6Sri Lanka takes custody of an Iranian vessel off its coast after U.S. sank an Iranian warship11 articles · 9 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
Stories that name Sri Lanka
- Mar 4– 6U.S. submarine sinks Iranian warship in Indian Ocean as conflict widens46 articles · 34 independent sources3 left, 14 center, 8 right
- Mar 1– 6Intense Israeli strikes hit Iran and Lebanon as US warns the bombardment will 'surge dramatically'35 articles · 18 independent sources4 left, 9 center, 3 right
Local coverage
- Sep 22Jacks stars as England grind out win over Sri Lanka2 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Sep 17– 19England crush Sri Lanka to top T20 world rankings4 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Aug 18– 19India seal a 165-run win in Galle as Manav Suthar’s 10-wicket haul sinks Sri Lanka4 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- May 16Maldives divers search for bodies of 4 Italians in an underwater cave5 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right