2023 in Sri Lanka
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The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2023 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
National
President | Prime Minister | Speaker | Chief Justice | Opposition Leader |
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Ranil Wickremesinghe (Age 74) |
Dinesh Gunawardena (Age 74) |
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (Age 78) |
Jayantha Jayasuriya |
Sajith Premadasa (Age 56) |
United National Party (since 21 July 2022) |
Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (since 22 July 2022) |
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (since 20 August 2020) |
Independent (since 29 April 2019) |
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (since 3 January 2020) |
Provincial
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Ongoing events
- COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka
- 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
- 2022–2023 monkeypox outbreak in Asia
Events by month
January
- 10 January – Canada imposes sanctions on former presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two members of the Sri Lankan Army, Staff Sergeant Sunil Ratnayake and Lieutenant Commander Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi, over “gross and systematic violations of human rights” during the Sri Lankan Civil War.
- 20 January – Seven people are killed and dozens are injured by a school bus collision in Colombo.
Predicted and scheduled events
- 4 February – The 75th anniversary of Sri Lankan independence from the British Empire.
- 9 March – 2023 Sri Lankan local elections
- June–July – The Pakistan cricket team is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka to play two test matches against the Sri Lankan cricket team. Test matches played in the series will be part of the 2023–2025 ICC World Test Championship.
Deaths
January
- 5 January – Buddhi Wickrama, 83, (actor)
- 13 January – Reginald Cooray, 75 (politician)
- 19 January – Sumitra Peries, 88, (filmmaker)