2014 in Sri Lanka

none 2014 Events from the year 2014 in Sri Lanka. Incumbents President – Mahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister – D. M. Jayaratne Chief Justice – Mohan Peiris Governors Central Province – Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Eastern Province – Mohan Wijewickrama North Central Province – Karunarathna Divulgane Northern Province – G. A. Chandrasiri North Western Province – Tissa Balalla Sabaragamuwa Province – W. J. M. Lokubandara Southern Province – Kumari Balasuriya Uva Province – Nanda Mathew Western Province – Alavi Moulana Chief Ministers Central Province – Sarath Ekanayake Eastern Province – M. N. Abdul Majeed North Central Province – S. M. Ranjith Northern Province – C. V. Vigneswaran North Western Province – Dayasiri Jayasekara Sabaragamuwa Province – Maheepala Herath Southern Province – Shan Wijayalal De Silva Uva Province – Shasheendra Rajapaksa Western Province – Prasanna Ranatunga Events January thumb|right|150px|8 January: United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp at the Uthayan offices in Jaffna 1 January – A SriLankan Airlines flight to London Heathrow Airport is forced to return to Bandaranaike International Airport after a crack appears on the wind screen.Pilot didn't lose control of his aircraft: SriLankan http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/41148-pilot-didnt-lose-control-of-his-aircraft-srilankan.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3 January 2014Mohan Sulochana Ramiah SriLankan flight makes emergency landing http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-51842-news-detail-srilankan-flight-makes-emergency-landing.html Ceylon Today 3 January 2014 23 September 2015 12 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202214/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-51842-news-detail-srilankan-flight-makes-emergency-landing.html dead 5 January – Tropical Cyclone One (01B) makes landfall over northern Sri Lanka, causing thousands to be evacuated from coastal areas.Fazlulhaq Nadia One was quite enough — sub-cyclone storm lashes north http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140112/news/one-was-quite-enough-sub-cyclone-storm-lashes-north-79644.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 12 January 2014Moramudali Umesh Suriyaarachchi Binoy Thambiah Mirudhula Thousands evacuated http://www.ceylontoday.lk/27-52075-news-detail-thousands-evacuated.html Ceylon Today 6 January 2014 23 September 2015 12 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923221748/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/27-52075-news-detail-thousands-evacuated.html dead 6 January – United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues Stephen Rapp arrives in Sri Lanka for a six-day visit to discuss allegations of war crimes.Top US envoy due in Colombo http://www.gulf-times.com/sri%20lanka/251/details/376774/top-us-envoy-due-in-colombo Gulf Times 5 January 2014 Agence France-PresseTop US war-crimes official visits Sri Lanka http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36959 TamilNet 6 January 2014 9 January – Tangalle murder and gang rape: The Colombo High Court issues an arrest warrant for United People's Freedom Alliance chairman of Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Sampath Chandra Pushpa Vidanapathirana after he fails to attend a bail hearing.Arrest warrant issued on Tangalle PS Chairman http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/24506-arrest-warrant-issued-on-tangalle-ps-chairman.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 9 January 2014 12 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140113001404/http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/24506-arrest-warrant-issued-on-tangalle-ps-chairman.html 13 January 2014 dead dmy-allJayawardana Kumudu Court issues arrest warrant for Tangalle PS Chairman http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/01/arrest-warrants-tangalle-ps-chairman/13926 News First 9 January 2014 11 January – A flydubai flight to Dubai International Airport is forced to make an emergency landing at Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport after it strikes a peacock during take-off.Panic as peacocks hit plane at MRIA http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140112/news/panic-as-peacocks-hit-plane-at-mria-79728.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 12 January 2014Indrakumar Menaka Aircraft hits peacocks at Mattala http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-52693-news-detail-aircraft-hits-peacocks-at-mattala.html Ceylon Today 12 January 2014 23 September 2015 12 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222001/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-52693-news-detail-aircraft-hits-peacocks-at-mattala.html dead 12 January A number of churches, including two in Hikkaduwa and one in Homagama, are attacked by mobs including Buddhist monks.Haviland Charles Sri Lanka police 'identify church attackers' in Hikkaduwa https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25716456 BBC News 13 January 2014Gunasekera Lal Evangelical Alliance to take attacks on fundamental churches to world http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=95851 The Island (Sri Lanka) 14 January 2014 Provincial council election: Southern Provincial Council and Western Provincial Council are dissolved by their governors.Gazette notifications signed http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/41506-gazette-notifications-signed.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 January 2013Ganewatta Kasun Southern and Western Provincial Councils are to be dissolved tonight http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-52705-news-detail-southern-and-western-provincial-councils-are-to-be-dissolved-tonight.html Ceylon Today 12 January 2014 23 September 2015 12 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202217/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-52705-news-detail-southern-and-western-provincial-councils-are-to-be-dissolved-tonight.html dead 16 January 51 Indian fishermen are released by the Sri Lankan authorities but 236 remain in Sri Lankan custody and one remains in hospital.India and Sri Lanka exchange fishermen at sea https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25762078 BBC News 16 January 2014Sri Lankan fishermen home-bound http://www.ft.lk/2014/01/17/sri-lankan-fishermen-home-bound/ Daily FT/The Hindu 17 January 2014 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140202151129/http://www.ft.lk/2014/01/17/sri-lankan-fishermen-home-bound/ 2 February 2014 dead Severe flooding affects Batticaloa District and Polonnaruwa District.Mudugamuwa Maheesha Floods hit Eastern and NC provinces http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=96077 The Island (Sri Lanka) 18 January 2014Floods in Polonnaruwa and Batticaloa http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43275.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 16 January 2014 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140117141233/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43275.html 17 January 2014 dead dmy-all 17 January One person is killed and more than 60 injured after a head-on collision between two buses in Pasyala near Nittambuwa.Paranahewa Ashan One dead and 68 injured in bus accident. http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-53162-news-detail-one-dead-and-68-injured-in-bus-accident.html Ceylon Today 17 January 2014 23 September 2015 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202219/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-53162-news-detail-one-dead-and-68-injured-in-bus-accident.html deadMendis B. D. Jude Update: One dead and 67 injured in Pasyala accident http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/01/forty-injured-pasyala-bus-accident/15349 News First 17 January 2014 Police disrupt a Democratic Party rally in Balapitiya at which former presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was speaking.De Silva Hemantha SF meeting in Balapitiya disrupted by police http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/41748-sf-meeting-in-balapitiya-disrupted-by-police.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 17 January 2014SF's rally in Balapitiya disrupted http://www.hirunews.lk/75557/sfs-rally-in-balapitiya-disrupted Hiru News 18 January 2014 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140125090146/http://www.hirunews.lk/75557/sfs-rally-in-balapitiya-disrupted 25 January 2014 dead 21 January Tangalle murder and gang rape: United People's Freedom Alliance chairman of Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Sampath Chandra Pushpa Vidanapathirana is re-arrested after being found hiding in a house near Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.Khuram Shaikh death: Politician arrest over Sri Lanka killing https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-25838954 BBC News 22 January 2014Tangalle PS Chairman arrested http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/41930-tangalle-ps-chairman-arrested.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 22 January 2014 The Ontario Superior Court of Justice orders terrorism "expert" Rohan Gunaratna to pay the Canadian Tamil Congress damages of $37,000 and costs of $16,000 after Gunaratna falsely claimed that the CTC was a front for the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.Westhead Rick Canadian Tamil Congress wins $53,000 libel judgment https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/20/canadian_tamil_congress_wins_53000_libel_judgment.html Toronto Star 20 February 2014Video: Canadian court orders Prof. Gunaratna to pay damages http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43362-canadian-court-orders-profgunaratna-to-pay-damages.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 February 2014 Indo-Asian News Service 2 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140329183409/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43362-canadian-court-orders-profgunaratna-to-pay-damages.html 29 March 2014 dead 22 January – The Permanent Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka in Bremen rules that the Sri Lankan state is guilty of genocide against Eelam Tamils, saying that the Sri Lankan military conducted "a oordinated plan whose different components aim at the physical destruction’ of the Tamil people ‘in whole or in part.’"Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka: Bremen, Germany 07 - 10 December 2013 2014 Permanent Peoples' Tribunal Bremen 28 http://ptsrilanka.org/images/documents/ppt_final_report_web.pdf 22 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140228043642/http://ptsrilanka.org/images/documents/ppt_final_report_web.pdf 28 February 2014 deadOfficial Release of the Judgement of the Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka http://ptsrilanka.org/ Peoples' Tribunal on Sri Lanka 22 January 2014PPT judgement upholds Eelam Tamil identity and nomenclature http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=36994 TamilNet 22 January 2014 23 January A 20-year-old Australian student is raped at Gendawana Rock near Ambalangoda.Edwards Michael Australian National University student raped in Sri Lanka: reports http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-27/australian-student-raped-in-sri-lanka-websites-report/5221306 ABC News (Australia) 28 January 2014Young Australian woman reportedly raped in Sri Lankan coastal town https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/28/australian-woman-raped-sri-lanka The Guardian 27 January 2014 Australian Associated Pressde Silva Hemantha Australian student allegedly raped http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42116-australian-student-allegedly-raped.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 26 January 2014 Four million illegally imported cigarettes worth Rs. 112 million is seized in Orugodawatte by customs officials.Largest cigarette consignment seized by the Customs http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/41996-largest-cigarette-consignment-seized-by-the-customs.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 23 January 2014Nanayakkara Chaminie Customs seize Rs. 112 million worth cigarettes http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-53682-news-detail-customs-seize-rs-112-million-worth-cigarettes.html Ceylon Today 23 January 2014 23 September 2015 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202221/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-53682-news-detail-customs-seize-rs-112-million-worth-cigarettes.html dead 31 January United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal arrives in Sri Lanka for a three-day visit to discuss reconciliation, justice and accountability issues ahead of the United Nations Human Rights Council session in March at which another resolution is expected on Sri Lanka.Assistant Secretary of State Biswal Travel to Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, Switzerland https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/01/220701.htm United States Department of State 28 January 2014US envoy arrives in Sri Lanka for talks pressure builds over war crimes http://www.arabnews.com/news/518701 Arab News 1 February 2014 Agence France-Presse United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine M. Russell is allegedly denied a visa to visit Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka refuses visa to high-ranking US official http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/44266.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 3 February 2014 15 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140215032844/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/44266.html 15 February 2014 dead dmy-allAneez Shihar Sirilal Ranga UPDATE 1-US says Sri Lanka refuses visa for official after war crime accusations http://in.reuters.com/article/srilanka-rights-usa-idINL5N0LA2OG20140205 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307042456/http://in.reuters.com/article/srilanka-rights-usa-idINL5N0LA2OG20140205 dead March 7, 2016 Reuters 5 February 2014 February thumb|right|150px|1 February: United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal at the Uthayan offices in Jaffna 1 February – Student Sandaruwan Jayaratne dies at Kandy Hospital after falling ill during compulsory leadership training by the Sri Lanka Army at the Gannoruwa Army Camp.Ariyawansha Niranjala Leadership trainee dies http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-54685-news-detail-leadership-trainee-dies.html Ceylon Today 2 February 2014 23 September 2015 15 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222009/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-54685-news-detail-leadership-trainee-dies.html deadGovt responsible for death of student undergoing leadership training - CTU http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=25616 adaderana.lk 2 February 2014 2 February Journalist Mel Gunasekera is stabbed to death at her home in Battaramulla.Former AFP journalist murdered in Sri Lanka: police http://www.arabnews.com/news/519301 Arab News 2 February 2014 Agence France-PresseJournalist Mel Gunasekera murdered http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/42446-journalist-murdered.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 2 February 2014 Anura Kumara Dissanayake is elected as the new leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.Anura Kumara Dissanayake is new JVP leader http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42454-anura-kumara-dissanayakeis-new-jvp-leader.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 2 February 2014New JVP leader: Anura Kumara Dissanayake http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-54747-news-detail-new-jvp-leader-anura-kumara-dissanayake.html Ceylon Today 2 February 2014 23 September 2015 2 February 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202223/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-54747-news-detail-new-jvp-leader-anura-kumara-dissanayake.html dead 4 February – The Australian Public Interest Advocacy Centre publishes the Island of impunity? Investigation into international crimes in the final stages of the Sri Lankan civil war report which claims that not only were the Sri Lankan military responsible for most of the alleged war crimes during the final months of the civil war but also that they systematically destroyed evidence war crimes.Sri Lankan forces may have destroyed evidence of mass killings - new report http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-srilanka-war-report-idUKBREA1505Z20140206 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305170903/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-srilanka-war-report-idUKBREA1505Z20140206 dead March 5, 2016 Reuters 6 February 2014Radhakrishnan Rahul War crime claims re-emerge in Sri Lanka http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/02/war-crime-claims-re-emerge-sri-lanka-201425121848920663.html Al Jazeera 7 February 2014Davidson Helen Sri Lankan security forces destroyed evidence of war crimes, report claims https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/05/sri-lankan-forces-committed-flagrant-and-reckless-violations-of-human-rights-report-claims The Guardian 5 February 2014Allard Tom Report to call for UN probe into Sri Lankan war crimes allegations http://www.smh.com.au/world/report-to-call-for-un-probe-into-sri-lankan-war-crimes-allegations-20140204-31zhn.html The Sydney Morning Herald 5 February 2014 5 February – 29 people are injured after a bus veered off the road and toppled over at Dimbulapathana, Hatton.29 injured in Hatton bus accident http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42598-29-injured-in-hatton-bus-accident.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 5 February 2014Mendis B. D. Jude Hatton bus accident injures 20 http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/20-injured-hatton-bus-accident-12-critical/18508 News First 5 February 2014 9 February – Provincial council election: United People's Freedom Alliance candidate for the Southern Provincial Council and former provincial councillor Ajith Prasanna is arrested for illegal election campaign and assaulting a police officer.UPFA candidate arrested http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42830-upfa-candidate-arrested.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 9 February 2014VIDEO: UPFA candidate Ajith Prasanna arrested http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=25697&mode=beauti adaderana.lk 9 February 2014 10 February – The body of missing University of Peradeniya student Dikovita Kankanamlage Nishantha is found in bushes near student accommodation.Undergrad found dead in Pera http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/42902-undergrad-found-dead-in-pera-.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 10 February 2014Mendis B. D. Jude Death of Peradeniya University student and sex abuse – the story unfolds (update) http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/peradiniya-student-suicide-shocking-new-information-revealed/19603 News First 11 February 2014 11 February – Five people are killed after a van collides with a stationary tipper truck on the A9 between Mankulam and Kilinochchi.Five killed in accident along A9 road http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/25794-five-killed-in-accident-along-a9-road.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 11 February 2014 22 February 2014 https://archive.today/20140222135745/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/25794-five-killed-in-accident-along-a9-road.html 22 February 2014 dead dmy-allShanmugarajah Kavinthan Women and children among those killed in Mankulam accident http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/five-lose-life-freak-accident-mankulam/19615 News First 11 February 2014 12 February – Sri Lanka drops two places to 165 out of 180 in the 2014 World Press Freedom Index.SL ranked 165 in 2014 WPF Index http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43036-sl-ranked-165-in-2014-world-press-freedom-index.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 February 2014Mendis B. D. Jude SL ranked lowest in South Asia in World Press Freedom Index http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/sri-lanka-sets-record-hitting-bottom-world-press-freedom-index-2014/19941 News First 13 February 2014 18 February – Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: The Supreme Court of India commutes the death sentence of three men (V. Sriharan alias Murugan, A. G. Perarivlan alias Arivu and T. Suthendraraja alias Santhan) to life in prison.Rajiv Gandhi murder: Court commutes execution of plotters https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26237037 BBC News 18 February 2014Anand Anu Rajiv Gandhi assassination death sentences commuted https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/18/rajiv-gandhi-assassination-death-sentences-commuted The Guardian 18 February 2014 21 February – Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake: The Supreme Court over turns the Court of Appeal decision in January 2013 to quash the Parliamentary Select Committee's findings, saying that the Court of Appeal had no jurisdiction over Parliament.Video: SC overrules Appeal Court order in Shirani B case http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43500-sc-overrules-appeal-court-order-in-shirani-b-case.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 21 February 2014Weerarathne Chitra NAVIGATE : Home » News » Power to impeach SC judges lies with President and Parliament Power to impeach SC judges lies with President and Parliament http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=98392 The Island (Sri Lanka) 22 January 2014 24 February In response to resolution 22/1 passed by the United Nations Human Rights Council on 21 March 2013, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of publishes a report on reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka which recommends that the UNHRC establishes "an international inquiry mechanism to further investigate the alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law".A/HRC/25/23 Promoting reconciliation and accountability in Sri Lanka: Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/HRC/RegularSessions/Session25/Documents/A-HRC-25-23_AEV.doc United Nations Human Rights Council 17 24 February 2014Nebehay Stephanie UN rights boss seeks international probe into Sri Lanka war crimes http://in.reuters.com/article/srilanka-un-rights-idINL6N0LU1Z420140225 Reuters 25 February 2014September 2024 medicmedicSri Lanka rejects probe call by UN rights chief https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lanka-rejects-probe-call-by-un-rights-chief/2014/02/25/d4db5d1e-9dec-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html https://archive.today/20140302131433/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/sri-lanka-rejects-probe-call-by-un-rights-chief/2014/02/25/d4db5d1e-9dec-11e3-878c-65222df220eb_story.html dead 2 March 2014 The Washington Post 25 February 2014 Associated Press British citizen Visvalingam Gobithas, who was convicted in 2012 of supporting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam after being detained since 2007 without charge, dies in Welikada Prison in what his family describe as suspicious circumstances.UK citizen Visvalingam Gobithas dies in Sri Lanka jail https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26342890 BBC News 25 February 2014Buncombe Andrew Campaigners call for inquiry into death of British Tamil who died in Sri Lankan jail https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/campaigners-call-for-inquiry-into-death-of-british-tamil-who-died-in-sri-lankan-jail-9152907.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/campaigners-call-for-inquiry-into-death-of-british-tamil-who-died-in-sri-lankan-jail-9152907.html 2022-05-01 subscription The Independent 25 February 2014 27 February A mass grave with at least nine skeletal remains is found in a garden in Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu District.Mass grave found in Sri Lanka ahead of United Nations rights forum http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-03-02/mass-grave-found-in-sri-lanka-ahead-of-united-nations-rights-forum/1273286 Radio Australia 2 March 2014 Agence France-PresseSri Lankan family finds mass grave in garden in north Colombo https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140301/world-neighbours/article/sri-lankan-family-finds-mass-grave-garden-north-colombo-0 Deccan Herald 1 March 2014 Press Trust of India 33 University of Peradeniya students are suspended indefinitely for ragging.Pera undergrads suspended for ragging http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43774-pera-undergrads-suspended-for-ragging.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 27 February 2014Shanmugarajah Kavinthan Over 30 Peradeniya University students suspended http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/02/thirty-three-students-suspended-peradeniya-university/22704 News First 27 February 2014 March 4 March – Rail services resume on the Northern Line between Kilinochchi and Pallai after an interruption of 23 years due to the civil war.Yal Devi off to Palai http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/43976-yal-devi-off-to-palai.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4 March 2014Mendis B. D. Jude New extended Northern Railway Line opens (Photos) http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/new-extended-northern-railway-line-opened-photos/23529 News First 4 March 2014 8 March 2014 22 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160422030701/http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/new-extended-northern-railway-line-opened-photos/23529 dead 7 March – Customs officials in Colombo seize 36 kg lb of heroin, worth about Rs.360 million, at the Rank Container Terminal in Orugodawatte.Ranwala Madura Another major drug haul, but only sprats caught http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=99314 The Island (Sri Lanka) 8 March 2014Dias Supun Three arrested over 36-Kilo heroin haul http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44156-three-arrested-over-36-kilo-heroin-haul-.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7 March 2014 8 March The first phase of the Colombo Outer Circular Expressway, between Kottawa and Kaduwela, is officially opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.Kottawa-Kaduwela Highway opened http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44194-kottawa-kaduwela-highway-declared-open.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 8 March 2014Dalima Bella President declares open first phase of Kottawa Outer Circular Highway http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/president-opens-first-phase-outer-circular-highway-kottawa-kaduwela/24284 News First 8 March 2014 S. Sathiyasudhan and his young son S. Dinoyan from Sundurampuram are killed after being hit by an express train travelling from Pallai to Colombo as they crossed at a level crossing near Puliyankulam.Father, son dies in Vavuniya train crash http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/46597.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 8 March 2014 15 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313074816/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/46597.html 13 March 2014 dead dmy-allShanmugarajah Kavinthan Two killed in Omanthai train accident http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/father-son-killed-train-accident-omanthai/24267 News First 8 March 2014 9 March – UK broadcaster Channel 4 airs more video which it claims shows Sinhala-speaking soldiers belonging to special forces "laughing and cheering, as they celebrate the deaths of the Tiger fighters and perform acts of grotesque sexual violation on the bodies".Macrae Callum Sri Lanka: new video evidence of grotesque violations http://www.channel4.com/news/sri-lanka-video-war-sexual-violation-tamil-execution-macrae Channel 4 News 9 March 2014 Callum MacraeSrinivasan Meera New clip 'exposes' Sri Lanka war crimes https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/new-clip-exposes-sri-lanka-war-crimes/article5771000.ece The Hindu 10 March 2014Quinn Ben Britain joins call for UN to investigate alleged war crimes in Sri Lanka https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/09/britain-un-alleged-war-crimes-sri-lanka The Guardian 9 March 2014 Four people are killed and two injured in Kataragama after a man stabs several members of his family before setting the house on fire.Shanmugarajah Kavinthan Three-year-old in Kataragama house fire – victim of a dispute? (Video) http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/details-emerge-kataragama-house-fire-3-year-old/24575 News First 10 March 2014VIDEO: Death toll in Kataragama house fire rises to 4 http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=26027 adaderana.lk 10 March 2014 13 March – Human rights defender Jeyakumari Balendran and her 13-year-old daughter Vithushaini, who had protested about their missing 15-year-old son/brother during United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay's and British Prime Minister David Cameron's visits to northern Sri Lanka in 2013, are arrested in Kilinochchi under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act for "harbouring a criminal".SLA sets arrest of teen girl and mother figured in British PM's visit to Jaffna http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37097 TamilNet 14 March 2014Tamil activist detained in Sri Lanka https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26577956 BBC News 14 March 2014Sirilal Ranga Aneez Shihar Sri Lanka arrests Tamil woman who pressed case for disappeared rebel son https://www.reuters.com/article/us-srilanka-rights-mother-idUSBREA2D1VK20140314 Reuters 14 March 2014 14 March Two police officers attempt to rape a 27-year-old German tourist at Ella, Badulla District.Policemen held for attempt to molest German woman http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/46981.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 14 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140319102045/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/46981.html 19 March 2014Fazlulhaq Nadia Sexual assaults on foreign women on the rise as tourist numbers increase http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/news/sexual-assaults-on-foreign-women-on-the-rise-as-tourist-numbers-increase-91029.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014 Kilinochchi magistrates order human rights defender Jeyakumari Balendran to be detained for 16 days under anti-terrorism law and her daughter Vithushaini is placed in care.Sri Lankan court orders war-missing kin held https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/activist-sri-lankan-police-arrest-war-missing-kin/2014/03/14/fd897f28-ab6d-11e3-b8ca-197ef3568958_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140315083159/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/activist-sri-lankan-police-arrest-war-missing-kin/2014/03/14/fd897f28-ab6d-11e3-b8ca-197ef3568958_story.html dead 15 March 2014 The Washington Post 14 March 2014 Associated PressSri Lanka arrests Tamil woman who pressed case for war-missing son https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/sri-lanka-arrests-tamil-woman-who-pressed-case-for-warmissing-son/article5786301.ece The Hindu 15 March 2014 Associated PressBastians Dharisha TNA demands release of disappearances activist http://www.ft.lk/2014/03/15/tna-demands-release-of-disappearances-activist/ Daily FT 15 March 2014 15 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231346/http://www.ft.lk/2014/03/15/tna-demands-release-of-disappearances-activist/ 15 March 2014 dead 15 March The second phase of the Southern Expressway, between Pinnaduwa (Galle) to Godagama (Matara), is officially opened by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.Galle-Matara stretch of southern expressway opened http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44522-galle-matara-stretch-of-southern-highway-opened.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 15 March 2014The Galle to Matara section of the Southern Expressway declared open by the president http://www.hirunews.lk/79331/galle-to-matara-section-southern-expressway-declared-open-by-president Hiru News 15 March 2014 15 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315231830/http://www.hirunews.lk/79331/galle-to-matara-section-southern-expressway-declared-open-by-president 15 March 2014 dead Dulsan Amalan, a former pupil of St. Patrick's College, Jaffna, is killed during clashes between rival supporters during the annual big match between St. Patrick's College and Jaffna College at the Jaffna College's ground in Vaddukoddai.One killed in bloody Jaffna cricket clash http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/47017.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 15 March 2014 15 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140317030144/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/47017.html 17 March 2014 dead dmy-allOne dead after old boys clash at big match in Jaffna http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=26085 adaderana.lk 15 March 2014 16 March Human rights defenders Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan are arrested in Kilinochchi under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act on suspicion of "inciting racial or religious hatred or disharmony, or violence between ethnic groups".Sri Lankans held on terror law https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26614283 BBC News 17 March 2014SL military deploys terror in Vanni, Priest, NGO activist under TID arrest http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37112 TamilNet 17 March 2014Sri Lanka arrests rights activists ahead of UNHRC voting http://indianexpress.com/article/world/asia/sri-lanka-arrests-rights-activists-ahead-of-unhrc-voting/ The Indian Express 17 March 2014 Press Trust of India Residents of Hanwella protest against contamination of ground water by the Hanwella Rubber Products factory, resulting in violent clashes with the police which lead to the death of Chief Inspector Prasad Siriwardhana, the Officer In Charge of Borella.Palihawadena Norman Police officer killed in Hanwella protest http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=99895 The Island (Sri Lanka) 17 March 2014Borella OIC succumbs to injuries http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44538-borella-oic-succumbs-to-injuries.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 16 March 2014 17 March – Indian broadcaster NewsX airs video which allegedly shows a Sri Lankan soldier claiming that the Sri Lankan military used chemical weapons on civilians.Sri Lankan 'Soldier' Claims Chemical Attack on Tamil Civilians http://www.salem-news.com/articles/march162014/sri-lanka-chemicals.php Salem-News.com 16 March 201417 March 2014 Army denies using chemical weapons http://www.gulf-times.com/sri%20lanka/251/details/384952/army--denies-using-chemical-weapons Gulf Times 18 March Human rights defenders Ruki Fernando and Father Praveen Mahesan are released by the Terrorist Investigation Division following widespread international condemnation.Sri Lanka frees arrested human rights activists https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26641597 BBC News 19 March 2014Sri Lankan TID releases Fr. Praveen, Ruki Fernando http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37115 TamilNet 19 March 2014Burke Jason Sri Lankan activists freed after international outcry https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/19/sri-lanka-activists-freed-ruki-fernando-father-praveen-mahesan The Guardian 19 March 2014Hume Tim Are Sri Lanka's 'anti-terror' arrests an attempt to intimidate activists? https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/19/world/asia/sri-lanka-ruki-fernando-arrest/ CNN 20 March 2014 Provincial council election: United National Party supporter O. K. Piyasena is killed in Dompe after being assaulted by United People's Freedom Alliance supporter Pathberiya Arachchige Wasantha (alias Sunil).Shaheid Faizer Polls violence claims first life-UNP supporter killed in Gampaha http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-59204-news-detail-polls-violence-claims-first-life-unp-supporter-killed-in-gampaha.html Ceylon Today 19 March 2014 23 September 2015 23 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222014/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-59204-news-detail-polls-violence-claims-first-life-unp-supporter-killed-in-gampaha.html deadPalihawadena Norman Edirisinghe Dasun First polls-related killing http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100006 The Island (Sri Lanka) 19 March 2014 Provincial council election: United People's Freedom Alliance candidate for the Southern Provincial Council and former provincial minister D. V. Rohana Priya Upul is arrested for assaulting supporters of another UPFA candidate in Medagoda.Fmr SPC minister arrested over assault http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44632-fmr-spc-minister-arrested-over-assault.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 18 March 2014Edirisinghe Dasun Govt. home and home clash at Beliatta http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100008 The Island (Sri Lanka) 19 March 2014 Four people are killed in a head-on collision between an auto rickshaw and bus on the Narammala–Negombo Road at Matiyagane.Mendis B. D. Jude Several killed in Narammala bus – threewheeler collision http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/four-killed-colission-three-wheeler-bus-narammala/25885 News First 18 March 20143 killed in bus, three-wheeler accident http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44606-three-killed-in-bus-three-wheeler-accident.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 18 March 2014 19 March – Police fire tear gas and water cannons at around 5,000 University of Kelaniya students belonging to the Inter University Students' Federation who were protesting in the Colombo Fort area.Students protest at Fort http://www.dailymirror.lk/caption-story/44696-students-protest-at-fort.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 March 2014Police fire tear gas and water cannons at University students protest in Sri Lanka http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Mar19_1395234446CH.php https://web.archive.org/web/20140322012402/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Mar19_1395234446CH.php usurped March 22, 2014 Colombo Page 19 March 2014 20 March – The Sri Lankan government bans 15 Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora groups, including the BTF, CTC, GTF TGTE and TYO, and 424 individuals as terrorists.http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Mar/1854_41/1854_41%20%28E%29.pdf 21 March 2014 PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE UNITED NATIONS ACT. No. 45 OF 1968 List of Designated persons, groups & entities under paragraph 4(2) of the United Nations Regulations No. 1 of 20 The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1854/41 5 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140407100514/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Mar/1854_41/1854_41%20%28E%29.pdf 7 April 2014 dead dmy-allGenocidal Sri Lanka declares war on Tamil Diaspora http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37153 TamilNet 4 April 2014Sri Lanka bans LTTE, 15 other Tamil diaspora groups https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/sri-lanka-bans-ltte-15-other-tamil-diaspora-groups/article5858831.ece The Hindu 1 April 2014 Press Trust of India 21 March – A 23-year-old German student is raped at her home in Bambalapitiya.Ranwala Madura Married businessman arrested for abducting and raping German woman http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100668 The Island (Sri Lanka) 29 March 2014Ramanayake Indika German woman, abducted from night club, abused http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45098-german-woman-abducted-from-night-club-abused.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 28 March 2014 23 March – A 22-year-old Swedish tourist is raped at a hotel in Pelana, Weligama by the former United People's Freedom Alliance chairman of Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Dikkumburage Kulaweera.Jayaruk Krishan Jeewaka Ex PS Chairman remanded over rape http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44866-ex-ps-chairman-remanded-over-rape.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 24 March 2014Palihawadane Norman Attempted rape of tourist: Ex-UPFA PS Head remanded http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100421 The Island (Sri Lanka) 25 March 2014 26 March – Tangalle murder and gang rape: The trial of United People's Freedom Alliance chairman of Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Sampath Chandra Pushpa Vidanapathirana and eight others begins at Colombo High Court.Khuram Shaikh death: Aid worker murder trial starts https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-26746309 BBC News 27 March 2014Gunasekara Manopriya Fiancee recounts brutal assault on her and says she regained consciousness only in hospital http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/news/fiancee-recounts-brutal-assault-on-her-and-says-she-regained-consciousness-only-in-hospital-91025.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014 thumb|right|150px|27 March: United Nations Human Rights Council passes resolution 25/1 on Sri Lanka 27 March The United Nations Human Rights Council votes by 23 to 12 to pass resolution 25/1 authorising an international investigation into alleged war crimes during the 2002-09 period, despite opposition from the Sri Lankan government.Nebehay Stephanie U.N. launches Sri Lanka war crimes investigation http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-srilanka-rights-un-idUKBREA2Q1A220140327 https://web.archive.org/web/20181203195227/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-srilanka-rights-un-idUKBREA2Q1A220140327 dead December 3, 2018 Reuters 27 March 2014UN rights council launches Sri Lanka war crimes probe http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-31717.aspx Times of Oman 27 March 2014 Agence France-Presse 2014-03-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140327221039/http://www.timesofoman.com/News/Article-31717.aspx 2014-03-27 deadUN approves Sri Lanka war crimes inquiry http://www.aljazeera.com/news/southasia/2014/03/un-approves-sri-lanka-war-crimes-inquiry-201432773150513279.html Al Jazeera 27 March 2014UN approves inquiry into Sri Lanka war abuses https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/un-approves-sri-lanka-inquiry-of-civil-war-abuses/2014/03/27/b5804a02-b5b0-11e3-bab2-b9602293021d_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140327204044/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/un-approves-sri-lanka-inquiry-of-civil-war-abuses/2014/03/27/b5804a02-b5b0-11e3-bab2-b9602293021d_story.html dead 27 March 2014 The Washington Post 27 March 2014 Associated PressSri Lanka war: UN council backs rights abuses inquiry https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26765503 BBC News 27 March 2014 The Kandy High Court sentences ten people to death for the murder of an autorickshaw driver in Nagala, Rattota on 8 April 2004.Senaratne L. B. Weeping and wailing as 10 men indicted for murdering a three-wheeler driver http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/news/weeping-and-wailing-as-10-men-indicted-for-murdering-a-three-wheeler-driver-90953.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014Ten sentenced to death in Kandy http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45062-ten-sentenced-to-death-in-kandy.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 27 March 2014 28 March President Rajapaksa orders the release of all Indian fisherman detained for fishing illegally in Sri Lankan waters, as gratitude for India abstaining during the UNHRC vote.Aneez Shihar Sirilal Ranga Sri Lanka leader releases Indian fishermen after U.N. vote https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-india-idUSBREA2R0W620140328 Reuters 28 March 2014Sri Lanka to free detained Indian fishermen http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/03/sri-lanka-free-detained-indian-fishermen-20143286544727766.html Al Jazeera 28 March 2014Berenger Leon Fishermen cry foul over Govt. sellout by unconditional release of Indian poachers http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/news/fishermen-cry-foul-over-govt-sellout-by-unconditional-release-of-indian-poachers-90940.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014 Three people are killed and nine injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a tipper truck on the Colombo–Kandy road in Tholangamuwa near Warakapola.Desmond Sanath Accident in Warakapola claims 3 lives http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45132-accident-in-warakapola-claims-2-lives.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 28 March 2014Dalima Bella Three killed in Warakapola accident http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/accident-warakapola-3-dead-9-injured/27785 News First 29 March 2014 A group of twenty Buddhist monks disrupt and break up a US-funded seminar for journalists in Polonnaruwa.Kamalendran Chris Monks break up US-sponsored seminar for journalists http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140330/news/monks-break-up-us-sponsored-seminar-for-journalists-91037.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014 29 March – Provincial council election: The United People's Freedom Alliance retains control of Southern Provincial Council and Western Provincial Council.Comfortable victory for UPFA http://www.dailymirror.lk/top-story/45162-comfortable-victory-for-upfa.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014Warnakulasuriya Deepal UPFA triumphs in PC polls http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/27733-upfa-triumphs-in-pc-polls.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 30 March 2014 30 March 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140402042814/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/27733-upfa-triumphs-in-pc-polls.html 2 April 2014 dead dmy-all April 2 April – 14 people including Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara, the leader of the Bodu Bala Sena, charged with attacking the Cavalry Church in Thalahena, Malabe in 2008 are acquitted by Colombo High Court.Ratnakara Ishara Church attack, all accused acquitted http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-60716-news-detail-church-attack-all-accused-acquitted.html Ceylon Today 3 April 2014 23 September 2015 5 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222017/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-60716-news-detail-church-attack-all-accused-acquitted.html deadThajudeen Farook Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thera acquitted http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45348-ven-galabodaaththe-gnanasara-acquitted.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 2 April 2014 3 April – Tangalle murder and gang rape: Four suspects are released on bail.Khuram case: Four suspects granted bail http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45416-khuram-case-four-suspects-granted-bail.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3 April 2014 4 April – Provincial council election: Incumbents Shan Wijayalal De Silva and Prasanna Ranatunga take oath, as Chief Minister of Southern and Western provinces respectively, in front of President Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.Edirisinghe Dasun Prasanna, Shan sworn in as CMs Angage not reappointed as Minister One ministerial post of Southern left vacant http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=101100 The Island (Sri Lanka) 5 April 2014Prasanna and Shan take oaths as Chief Ministers http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45458-prasanna-and-shan-take-auth-as-wpc-and-spc-chief-ministers-.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4 April 2014 6 April – Sri Lanka win the 2014 ICC World Twenty20, their first major tournament victory since 1996.Cricket Sri Lanka win first World T20 title http://www.aljazeera.com/sport/cricket/2014/04/sri-lanka-win-first-world-t20-title-20144616234527208.html Al Jazeera 7 April 2014 Associated PressAshdown John Sri Lanka finally get over the line, but new challenges already loom https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/08/sri-lanka-world-t20-cricket-the-spin The Guardian 8 April 2014 7 April – The Government of Sri Lanka takes over the Trincomalee Hospital from the Eastern Provincial Council.Wijewardena Don Asoka Govt takes over Trinco General Hospital on the request of EPC http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=101430 The Island (Sri Lanka) 10 April 2014Nathan S. G. Minister Sirisena says Health sector short of 10,000 nurses http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-61523-news-detail-minister-sirisena-says-health-sector-short-of-10000-nurses.html Ceylon Today 11 April 2014 23 September 2015 12 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222020/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-61523-news-detail-minister-sirisena-says-health-sector-short-of-10000-nurses.html dead 8 April – Mannar mass grave: The Archeological Department claims that the site is an ordinary cemetery dating back to the 1930s.Pothmulla Lahiru Mannar mass grave an ordinary cemetery: DG http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45632-mannar-mass-grave-an-ordinary-cemetery-dg.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 8 April 2014 11 April – The Sri Lankan military shoots dead three alleged members of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam - Selvanayagam Kajeepan alias Gobi, Sundaralingam Kajeepan alias Thevihan and Navaratnam Navaneethan alias Appan - in Vedivachchikallu near Nedunkerny, Vavuniya District.Haviland Charles Suspected Tamil rebels shot dead in Sri Lanka https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-26984716 BBC News 11 April 2014Srinivasan Meera 3 LTTE suspects shot dead in northern Sri Lanka https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/3-ltte-suspects-shot-dead-in-northern-sri-lanka/article5901182.ece The Hindu 11 April 2014Colombo stages smokescreen operations to divert global focus on crimes: TNA councillor http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37164 TamilNet 11 April 2014 13 April – Three people are killed and 18 injured when two buses collide near Ashraff Memorial Hospital in Kalmunai.Three killed in bus accident in Kalmunai http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/45842-three-killed-in-bus-accident-in-kalmunai.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 13 April 2014Shanmugarajah Kavinthan Three killed in Kalmunai accident (video) http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/04/three-killed-kalmunai-accident/30281 News First 13 April 2014 14 April Canada suspends voluntary funding of C$20m to the Commonwealth whilst the chair is held by Sri Lanka for two years.Canada cuts Commonwealth funding over Sri Lanka woes https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27030484 BBC News 15 April 2014Mackrael Kim Canada pulls funding for Commonwealth in flap over Sri Lanka https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-pulls-funding-for-commonwealth-in-flap-over-sri-lanka/article17998194/ The Globe and Mail 14 April 2014 Freelance journalist Sivagnanam Selvatheepan is attacked by men wearing helmets near Puraporukki in Vadamarachchi.Tamil journalist attacked http://en.rsf.org/sri-lanka-tamil-journalist-attacked-18-04-2014,46169.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140422105205/http://en.rsf.org/sri-lanka-tamil-journalist-attacked-18-04-2014,46169.html dead April 22, 2014 Reporters Without Borders 18 April 2014Terror squad assaults Tamil journalist in Vadamaraadchi, Jaffna http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37170 TamilNet 14 April 2014Shanmugarajah Kavinthan Journalist attacked in Jaffna http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/04/tamil-journo-attacked-jaffna/30615 News First 15 April 2014 17 April – Five United National Party MPs visiting Hambantota are attacked by government supporters including the pistol brandishing United People's Freedom Alliance mayor of Hambantota Eraj Ravindra Fernando as the police look on..…? http://www.dailymirror.lk/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45974:unp-mps-attacked&catid=110:caption-story&Itemid=768 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201259/http://www.dailymirror.lk/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45974:unp-mps-attacked&catid=110:caption-story&Itemid=768 dead 26 April 2014 The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 17 April 2014Hemmathagama Ashwin UNP calls for Select Committee to probe Mattala mob attack on MPs http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/25/unp-calls-for-select-committee-to-probe-mattala-mob-attack-on-mps/ Daily FT 25 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201132/http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/25/unp-calls-for-select-committee-to-probe-mattala-mob-attack-on-mps/ 26 April 2014 dead 18 April – Ten people are killed when the tractor they were travelling on topples into the ZD canal in Aluthoya, Aralaganwila, Polonnaruwa District.Ranatunga W. J. S. S. Aralaganwila tragedy: Wijepura mourns the death of 10 villagers Tractor wheel dislodged indicating a bad omen http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=101876 Sunday Island (Sri Lanka) 20 April 2014Ten dead after tractor falls into canal http://www.adaderana.lk/news/update-ten-dead-after-tractor-falls-into-canal adaderana.lk 18 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232314/http://www.adaderana.lk/news/update-ten-dead-after-tractor-falls-into-canal 26 April 2014 dead 19 April – Five people are killed when the van they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into Detagamuwa tank in Kataragama.Five Killed In Kataragama Accident http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/04/20/five-killed-in-kataragama-accident/ The Sunday Leader 20 April 2014 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426233031/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/04/20/five-killed-in-kataragama-accident/ deadFive dead after van falls into lake in Kataragama http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/28231-five-dead-after-van-falls-into-lake-in-kataragama.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 19 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201841/http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/28231-five-dead-after-van-falls-into-lake-in-kataragama.html 26 April 2014 dead dmy-all 21 April – British tourist Naomi Coleman is arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport and threatened with deportation because she had hurt "others' religious feelings" by having a tattoo of Buddha on her arm.Sri Lanka to deport Buddha tattoo British woman https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27107857 BBC News 22 April 2014Sri Lanka to deport British tourist over Buddha tattoo https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/22/sri-lanka-deports-british-tourist-buddha-tattoo The Guardian 22 April 2014 Press Association 22 April – Sri Lankan coach Paul Farbrace resigns to take up a role at the England and Wales Cricket Board.Fernando Andrew Fidel Farbrace quits as Sri Lanka coach http://www.espncricinfo.com/srilanka/content/story/738723.html ESPNcricinfo 22 April 2014Paul Farbrace resigns as Sri Lanka cricket coach to take up possible England assignment http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-22/farbrace-resigns-as-sri-lanka-coach/5405146 ABC News (Australia) 22 April 2014 Agence France-Presse 24 April – Parliament passes the controversial Strategic Development Project Act Gazette No. 01 (extraordinary gazette no. 1847/35) which gives approval for Dhammika Perera's $300 million 500 room Queensbury Resort (The Queensbury Leisure Limited) at D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo, an "Integrated Super Luxury Tourist Resort" with "associated facilities"" which opponents claim includes casinos.Hemmathagama Ashwin Green light from P'ment for other two mega integrated projects http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/26/green-light-from-pment-for-other-two-mega-integrated-projects/ Daily FT 26 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201051/http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/26/green-light-from-pment-for-other-two-mega-integrated-projects/ 26 April 2014 deadStrategic Development Projects Act: Gazettes 2 & 3 passed in Parliament http://www.adaderana.lk/news/strategic-development-projects-act-gazettes-2-3-passed-in-parliament- adaderana.lk 25 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426232315/http://www.adaderana.lk/news/strategic-development-projects-act-gazettes-2-3-passed-in-parliament- 26 April 2014 deadhttp://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_35/1847_35%20%28E%29.pdf 30 January 2014 PART I : SECTION (I) ó GENERAL Government Notifications STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ACT, No. 14 OF 2008 Order under Sub section (4) of Section 3 The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1847/35 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202206/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_35/1847_35%20%28E%29.pdf 26 April 2014 dead 25 April – Parliament passes the controversial Strategic Development Project Act Gazette No. 02 (extraordinary gazette no. 1847/36) and Strategic Development Project Act Gazette No. 03 (extraordinary gazette no. 1847/37) which give approval for John Keells Holdings' $650 million Water Front Resort (Waterfront Properties (Private) Limited) at Glennie Street/Justice Akbar Mawatha, Colombo and Kerry Packer's $350 million 400 room Crown Resort (Lake Leisure Holdings (Private) Limited) at D. R. Wijewardena Mawatha, Colombo respectively, two "Integrated Super Luxury Tourist Resorts" with "associated facilities"" which opponents claim includes casinos.Opposition protests casinos as controversial bill taken up in Parliament http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/25/opposition-protests-casinos-as-controversial-bill-taken-up-in-parliament/ Daily FT 25 April 2014 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426201614/http://www.ft.lk/2014/04/25/opposition-protests-casinos-as-controversial-bill-taken-up-in-parliament/ 26 April 2014 deadIndrajith Saman More orders under Strategic Dev. Projects Act passed Champika joins Ven. Ratana in voting against 'Casino Bill' http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=102214 The Island (Sri Lanka) 26 April 2014http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_36/1847_36%20%28E%29.pdf 30 January 2014 PART I : SECTION (I) ó GENERAL Government Notifications STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ACT, No. 14 OF 2008 Order under Sub section (4) of Section 3 The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1847/36 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202301/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_36/1847_36%20%28E%29.pdf 26 April 2014 deadhttp://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_37/1847_37%20%28E%29.pdf 30 January 2014 PART I : SECTION (I) ó GENERAL Government Notifications STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ACT, No. 14 OF 2008 Order under Sub section (4) of Section 3 The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1847/37 26 April 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140426202215/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Jan/1847_37/1847_37%20%28E%29.pdf 26 April 2014 dead 28 April – Seven people are sentenced to death by the Nuwara Eliya High Court for the 1994 murder of R. M. Sumanadasa in Nildandahinna.Seven sentenced to death in Nuwara-Eliya http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46408-seven-sentenced-to-death-in-nuwara-eliya.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 28 April 2014Seven sentenced to death over '94 election related murder http://www.adaderana.lk/news/seven-sentenced-to-death-over-94-election-related-murder adaderana.lk 28 April 2014 4 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140504190536/http://www.adaderana.lk/news/seven-sentenced-to-death-over-94-election-related-murder 4 May 2014 dead 30 April – A head-on collision between two trains on the Northern Line at Pothuhera injures 68 people.Dissanayake Chathuri Potuhera: Railway safety measures on shaky track http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140504/news/potuhera-railway-safety-measures-on-shaky-track-94800.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 4 May 2014Sri Lanka trains' head-on collision leaves 68 injured http://gulftoday.ae/portal/1e48bc41-4928-4a77-adf0-bfcba72bfc42.aspx The Gulf Today 30 April 2014 Associated Press May 4 May – Three members of the same family are hacked to death and two others injured in Achchuveli.Three hacked to death in same family http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46660-three-hacked-to-death-in-same-family.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4 May 2014Three members of same family murdered, 2 critical in Jaffna http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=26619 adaderana.lk 4 May 2014 6 May The Sri Lankan military orders the University of Jaffna to close between 16 May and 20 May to prevent students from commemorating Mullivaikkal Day, the annual remembrance day for people killed in the final stages of the civil war.SL military wants Jaffna University shut down on Mu'l'livaaykkaal Day http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37201 TamilNet 6 May 2014War memorial events banned in North http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140511/news/war-memorial-events-banned-in-north-98763.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 11 May 2014 Police officer Chandana Sampath is shot dead and his colleague Ajith Weerasuriya is injured after being abducted near Kurunegala.Ranwala Madura Police shaken by daring abduction of two cops and killing of one http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=102848 The Island (Sri Lanka) 7 May 2014Dias Supun Desmond Sanath Kahagalla Sunil Jayaratne Pushpakumara PC shot dead, another injured http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46748-constable-shot-dead.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 6 May 2014 7 May – Three new Supreme Court judges - Sisira J. De Abrew, Sarath De Abrew and controversially Priyantha Jayawardena - are sworn in before President Rajapaksa at Temple Trees.Three new SC Judges sworn in http://www.ft.lk/2014/05/09/three-new-sc-judges-sworn-in/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213910/http://www.ft.lk/2014/05/09/three-new-sc-judges-sworn-in/ dead 25 May 2014 Daily FT 9 May 2014Opposition cries foul at recent judicial appointment http://www.nation.lk/edition/columns/this-is-my-nation/item/29086-opposition-cries-foul-at-recent-judicial-appointment.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 11 May 2014 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140525213435/http://www.nation.lk/edition/columns/this-is-my-nation/item/29086-opposition-cries-foul-at-recent-judicial-appointment.html 25 May 2014 dead dmy-all 8 May Government spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella says the government won't oppose a casino in James Packer's Crown Resort, contrary to what the government and President Rajapaksa had said previously.Sirilal Ranga Aneez Shihar Sri Lanka won't oppose casino in Packer's $400 mln Crown resort https://www.reuters.com/article/sri-lanka-gambling-crown-resorts-idUSL3N0NU6C220140509 Reuters 9 May 2014Packer is coming; but has paid only 20 per cent for the land http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140511/news/packer-is-coming-but-has-paid-only-20-per-cent-for-the-land-98756.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 11 May 2014 Colombo High Court sentences former Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue Gnanasiri de Soyza Jayathilake to 102 years rigorous imprisonment to be spent in three years and fines him Rs.12 billion for committing Rs. 4 billion VAT fraud.Gunasekra Manopriya VAT fraud case: Convict's property confiscation if fine not paid within one month http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140511/news/vat-fraud-case-convicts-property-confiscation-if-fine-not-paid-within-one-month-98800.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 11 May 2014VAT Scam accused sentenced to 102 years http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/28926-vat-scam-accused-sentenced-to-102-years.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 8 May 2014 11 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140512232410/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/28926-vat-scam-accused-sentenced-to-102-years.html 12 May 2014 dead dmy-all 9 May A Muslim owned supermarket in Aluthgama is attacked and burnt down by a mob led by Buddhist monks.Muslim shop in southern Sri Lanka torched by monks-led mob http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/May09_1399656282CH.php https://archive.today/20140511123525/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/May09_1399656282CH.php usurped May 11, 2014 Colombo Page 9 May 2014Siriwardene Sarath Two-storied supermarket complex gutted in Aluthgama http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46916-two-storied-supermarket-complex-gutted-in-aluthgama.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 9 May 2014 18-year-old Sandun Malinga, who had been arrested on 7 May for treasure hunting in Bogahalanda forest reserve, dies after being assaulted by police officers from Kandeketiya Police Station.Ariyawansa Palitha Suspect dies in remand; Policemen arrested http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46954-suspect-dies-in-remand-policemen-arrested.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 11 May 2014Wijeratne Premalal Seven cops on the mat over suspect's death http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-63706-news-detail-seven-cops-on-the-mat-over-suspects-death.html Ceylon Today 12 May 2014 23 September 2015 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202233/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-63706-news-detail-seven-cops-on-the-mat-over-suspects-death.html deadWickremasekera Damith Snakes and daggers in macabre crimes stun authorities http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140518/news/snakes-and-daggers-in-macabre-crimes-stun-authorities-99619.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 18 May 2014 12 May – Peliyagoda Urban Council member Chamila Sandaruwan is shot dead in Kelaniya.Mahabellana Siri Peliyagoda UC member shot dead http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/46990-peliyagoda-uc-member-shot-dead.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 May 2014UPFA member of Peliyagoda Urban Council shot dead http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-63723-news-detail-upfa-member-of-peliyagoda-urban-council-shot-dead.html Ceylon Today 12 May 2014 23 September 2015 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202235/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-63723-news-detail-upfa-member-of-peliyagoda-urban-council-shot-dead.html dead 16 May The police prevent Tamil National Alliance members of the Northern Provincial Council from holding a remembrance event in Kaithady for Tamils killed during the civil war, destroying floral tributes and memorial lamps.Sri Lanka police break up Tamil war remembrance service http://www.arabnews.com/news/572231 Arab News 17 May 2014 Agence France-PresseSrinivasan Meera Sri Lankan police stop remembrance event https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/sri-lankan-police-stop-remembrance-event/article6021184.ece The Hindu 18 May 2014SL police disrupts elected councillors from conducting Mu'l'livaaykkaal Remembrance http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37215 TamilNet 16 May 2014 Several Inter University Students' Federation members are arrested during protests outside the University Grants Commission in Colombo, some of whom are assaulted by the police and hospitalised.Dissanayaka Chathuri AHS undergraduate activists assaulted in police custody and hospitalised http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140518/news/ahs-undergraduate-activists-assaulted-in-police-custody-and-hospitalised-99597.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 18 May 2014Paranamanna Lakna Four arrested undergraduates hospitalized http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/47206-four-arrested-undergraduates-hospitalized.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 17 May 2014Jayawardana Sandun IUSF alleges police brutality in student arrests http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-online/item/29286-iusf-alleges-police-brutality-in-student-arrests.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 18 May 2014 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140519065255/http://www.nation.lk/edition/news-online/item/29286-iusf-alleges-police-brutality-in-student-arrests.html 19 May 2014 dead dmy-all 18 May The Sri Lankan military blocks religious sites, newspaper offices and political party headquarters on the Jaffna Peninsula to prevent locals from commemorating their war dead.Sri Lanka blocks Tamil memorials amid war parade https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27462326 BBC News 18 May 2014Sri Lanka celebrates end of war, blocks commemorations http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asia/410437/sri-lanka-celebrates-end-of-war-blocks-commemorations Bangkok Post 18 May 2014 Agence France-PresseSrinivasan Meera Sri Lankan army surrounds Jaffna newspaper office https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/Sri-Lankan-army-surrounds-Jaffna-newspaper-office/article11629856.ece The Hindu 19 May 2014SL military ridicules Mu'l'ivaaykkaal observance even in temples http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37220 TamilNet 18 May 2014 The main suspect in the shooting of a police officer in Kurunegala on 6 May is shot dead by the police whilst in their custody.Wickremasekara Damith Jayaratna Pushpakumara Arrests, shootouts and conflicting motives for PC's midnight murder http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140525/news/arrests-shootouts-and-conflicting-motives-for-pcs-midnight-murder-100255.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 25 May 2014Main suspect of Kurunegala constable's murder case shot dead http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-64182-news-detail-main-suspect-of-kurunegala-constables-murder-case-shot-dead.html Ceylon Today 18 May 2014 23 September 2015 25 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202240/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-64182-news-detail-main-suspect-of-kurunegala-constables-murder-case-shot-dead.html dead 22 May – A Transparency International workshop at the Deer Park Hotel, Giritale, Polonnaruwa District for Tamil speaking journalists is abandoned following threats and intimidation from the Sri Lankan military.Security forces obstruct Sri Lanka's media http://www.ifj.org/nc/fr/news-single-view/backpid/51/article/security-forces-obstruct-sri-lankas-media/ International Federation of Journalists 2 June 2014Transparency International Sri Lanka condemns repeated intimidation at investigative journalism workshop http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun11_1402496743CH.php https://archive.today/20140615100402/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun11_1402496743CH.php usurped June 15, 2014 Colombo Page 11 June 2014 26 May – Three Tamil refugees arrested by Malaysian police on 15 May for allegedly being members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, raising concern in the United Nations and human rights groups, arrive in Sri Lanka.UN concern at Malaysia's expulsion of Tamil Tiger suspects https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27611325 BBC News 28 May 2014Sri Lanka: Refugees Returned From Malaysia at Grave Risk 27 May 2014 https://www.hrw.org/news/2014/05/27/sri-lanka-refugees-returned-malaysia-grave-risk Human Rights Watch 28 May 2014UN, Rights groups concerned for safety of Lankans deported from Malaysia http://www.ft.lk/2014/05/30/un-rights-groups-concerned-for-safety-of-lankans-deported-from-malaysia/ https://web.archive.org/web/20140605110434/http://www.ft.lk/2014/05/30/un-rights-groups-concerned-for-safety-of-lankans-deported-from-malaysia/ dead 5 June 2014 Daily FT 30 May 2014Malaysia criticised for deporting Sri Lankans http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/05/malaysia-criticised-deporting-sri-lankans-201452882227244341.html Al Jazeera 28 May 2014 30 May – Police officer Suminda Saman, who had issued a fine on Deputy Minister Hemal Gunasekara on 20 May for speeding on the Southern Expressway, is attacked in Dodamgoda near Kalutara by a group of goons associated with Gunasekara.Katriarachchi Sunil Cop assaulted by politician's goons ? http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/47832-police-officer-assaulted-on-ex1.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 31 May 2014Policeman in hiding citing security threats, politico says he's not involved http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140608/news/policeman-in-hiding-citing-security-threats-politico-says-hes-not-involved-102907.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 8 June 2014Suriyaarachchi Binoy The Law In Quest For Justice http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/06/08/the-law-in-quest-for-justice/ The Sunday Leader 8 June 2014 12 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140612172742/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/06/08/the-law-in-quest-for-justice/ deadSri Lankan Deputy Minister to respond to allegations over attacking a police officer http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun08_1402243748JV.php https://web.archive.org/web/20140609231815/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun08_1402243748JV.php usurped June 9, 2014 Colombo Page 8 June 2014 June 2 June – Students at the University of Ruhuna campus in Matara are attacked by a mob of government supporters led allegedly by Deputy Minister and former international cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya.Paranamanna Lakna Jayaruk Krishan Jeewaka Ruhunu uni declared out of bounds http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/47940-ruhunu-uni-declared-out-of-bounds.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3 June 2014Sanath Jayasuriya Accused of Attacking Sri Lankan Undergraduates http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/225145-sanath-jayasuriya-accused-of-attacking-sri-lankan-undergraduates NDTV Press Trust of India 4 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140609154001/http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/225145-sanath-jayasuriya-accused-of-attacking-sri-lankan-undergraduates 9 June 2014 deadEdirisinghe Dasun Master Blaster denies JVP allegation http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=104532 The Island (Sri Lanka) 5 June 2014 3 June – At least 22 people are killed and over 27,000 displaced due to floods and landslides in south western Sri Lanka over the last few days.Video: 22 killed, 7,500 displaced by heavy rains http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/47938-21-killed-7500-displaced-by-heavy-rains.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 3 June 2014Indrakumar Menaka Jayakody Ruwan Laknath Rains continue merciless onslaught http://www.ceylontoday.lk/27-65505-news-detail-rains-continue-merciless-onslaught.html Ceylon Today 4 June 2014 4 March 2016 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055625/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/27-65505-news-detail-rains-continue-merciless-onslaught.html dead 4 June – Bus conductor Prabhath Chandana is shot dead in Tangalle by two unidentified men on a motor cycle.Bus conductor shot dead http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/47986-bus-conductor-shot-dead.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 4 June 2014Somawardana Melissa Bus conductor shot in Tangalle http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/06/bus-conductor-shot-dead-tangalle/38472 News First 4 June 2014 7 June – A Transparency International workshop at the Goldie Sands Hotel, Negombo for Tamil speaking journalists is abandoned following threats and intimidation by a group of "protesters".Transparency International condemns repeated intimidation at investigative journalism workshop http://www.transparency.org/news/pressrelease/arbitrary_disruption_of_transparency_international_sri_lankas_investigative Transparency International 10 June 2014Protesters again force cancellation of workshop for Tamil journalists in Sri Lanka http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun08_1402167938CH.php https://web.archive.org/web/20140609173905/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun08_1402167938CH.php usurped June 9, 2014 Colombo Page 8 June 2014 8 June – Journalists from the abandoned Transparency International in Negombo are forced to leave the Galadari Hotel, Colombo following threatening calls.Threat and intimidation forces end to Sri Lankan journalist training http://www.ifj.org/nc/news-single-view/backpid/1/article/threat-and-intimidation-forces-end-to-sri-lankan-journalist-training/ International Federation of Journalists 10 June 2014 11 June Special Task Force personnel seize 85 kg lb of heroin, worth about Rs.680 million, in Kelaniya.Desmond Sanath Siriwardana Ajith Video: STF nab 85 kilos of heroin http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/48332-stf-seized-85-kgs-of-heroin.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 12 June 2014Wamanan Arthur Special steps to hunt drug kingpins http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/30179-special-steps-to-hunt-drug-kingpins.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 13 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616044526/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/30179-special-steps-to-hunt-drug-kingpins.html 16 June 2014 dead dmy-all A drunk police officer shoots dead motorcyclist Subash Indika at Pasyala, Gampaha District.Wickremasekara Damith Long arm of the lawless strikes down another innocent life http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140615/news/long-arm-of-the-lawless-strikes-down-another-innocent-life-103732.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 15 June 2014Ranwala Madura Cops who shot youth were drunk – witness http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=105000 The Island (Sri Lanka) 13 June 2014Dalima Bella Final rites of Pasyala shooting victim held http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/06/final-rites-subash-indika-died-police-shooting-pasyala-held-today/39922 News First 14 June 2014 12 June – A Sinhalese mob attack Muslim shops in Aluthgama following an alleged attack on a Buddhist monk.Bastians Dharisha Tensions flare in Aluthgama http://www.ft.lk/2014/06/13/tensions-flare-in-aluthgama/ Daily FT 13 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714115737/http://www.ft.lk/2014/06/13/tensions-flare-in-aluthgama/ 14 July 2014 dead dmy-allTense situation prevails in Sri Lanka's multi ethnic town following protest http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun12_1402591811CH.php Colombo Page 12 June 2014 14 June 2014 16 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140616060753/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun12_1402591811CH.php usurped 16 June – Anti-Muslim riots: At least three people are killed and 80 injured in riots in Kalutara District.Senior ministers discuss Authgama, Beruwala clashes http://sundaytimes.lk/senior-ministers-discuss-authgama-beruwala-clashes/ The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 16 June 2014 2014-06-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20140618202825/http://sundaytimes.lk/senior-ministers-discuss-authgama-beruwala-clashes/ 2014-06-18 deadSrinivasan Meera 3 dead, 80 injured in Sri Lanka clashes https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/3-dead-80-injured-in-sri-lanka-clashes/article6120466.ece The Hindu 16 June 2014 A fourth person is killed in Welipenna.Sri Lanka riots: One killed as Buddhists target Muslims https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27885824 BBC News 17 June 2014Colombage Dinouk Sri Lanka riots prompt international concern http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/06/sri-lanka-riots-prompt-international-concern-201461752248175495.html Al Jazeera 17 June 2014 19 June Moderate Buddhist monk Watareka Vijitha, who had threatened by the Bodu Bala Sena, is abducted and assaulted in the Bandaragama area.Sri Lanka moderate monk critical of anti-Muslim violence beaten https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-27918343 BBC News 19 June 2014Ven. Watareka Vijitha thera assaulted http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/48612-ven-watareka-vijitha-thera-assaulted.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 June 2014 22 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140622103755/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/48612-ven-watareka-vijitha-thera-assaulted.html 22 June 2014 dead dmy-allMonk threatened by Sri Lanka's extremist Buddhist group found assaulted http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun19_1403153646CH.php https://web.archive.org/web/20140622010100/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14A/Jun19_1403153646CH.php usurped June 22, 2014 Colombo Page 19 June 2014Jathika Bala Sena thera to be discharged from hospital http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140622/news/jathika-bala-sena-thera-to-be-discharged-from-hospital-104335.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 22 June 2014 Anti-Muslim riots: Muslim businesses across the country stage a hartal on as protest against the riots.Gokulan R. Madushanka Romesh Hartal in several towns http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/48624-hartal-in-the-north-and-east.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 19 June 2014Muslims in East protest against Sinhala Buddhist violence in South http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37261 TamilNet 18 June 2014Muslims protest against attacks in Sri Lanka http://gulftoday.ae/portal/790aad4b-58d8-4b99-bee3-a0529edc36f5.aspx Gulf Today Agence France-Presse 20 June 2014 20 June – The Kamaal Mosque in Navanthurai, Jaffna District is attacked by unidentified persons.Srinivasan Meera Muslim-owned store, mosque targeted in Sri Lanka https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/muslimowned-store-mosque-targeted-in-sri-lanka/article6136979.ece The Hindu 21 June 2014Unidentified attackers damage Jaffna mosque http://www.tamilguardian.com/article.asp?articleid=11323 Tamil Guardian 21 June 2014 21 June – The Muslim owned No-Limit clothing store in Panadura is destroyed by fire in the early hours, causing Rs.400 million in damage.Nolimit building destroyed by fire, Rs. 300 m damage http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140622/news/nolimit-building-destroyed-by-fire-rs-300-m-damage-104635.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 22 June 2014Sri Lanka probes Muslim store fire as tensions rise http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=105527 Sunday Island (Sri Lanka) Agence France-Presse 22 June 2014Pogrom spreads to Colombo district while 'Sri Lanka' claims normalcy http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=37266 TamilNet 21 June 2014Clothing store in Panadura destroyed by fire http://sundaytimes.lk/clothing-store-panadura-destroyed-fire/ The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 21 June 2014 2014-06-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140624024509/http://sundaytimes.lk/clothing-store-panadura-destroyed-fire 2014-06-24 dead October 24 October – The Sri Lankan parliament pass a law banning land purchases by foreigners. The new act will allow foreigners to acquire land only on a lease basis of up to 99 years with an annual 15 percent tax on the total rental paid upfront.https://www.reuters.com/article/sri-lanka-land-foreigners-idUSL3N0SG5NB20141021 Sri Lanka enacts ban on foreigners buying land Reuters 21 October 2014https://www.tamilguardian.com/content/sri-lanka-passes-law-banning-sale-land-foreign-citizens Sri Lanka passes law banning sale of land to foreign citizens | Tamil Guardian 29 October – a 3 km long landslide in Badulla kills at least 16 and leaves 200 missing. Deaths thumb|right|100px|Balu Mahendra, 1939-2014 14 January – A. V. Suraweera, academic and author (born 1930).Pradeep Chaturanga Prof. A. V. Suraweera passes away http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/41578-prof-a-v-suraweera-passes-away.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 14 January 2014Prof. A.V. Suraweera no more http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/24721-prof-av-suraweera-no-more.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 14 January 2014 26 January 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140201225944/http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/24721-prof-av-suraweera-no-more.html 1 February 2014 dead dmy-all 19 January – Stanley Jeyaraja Tambiah, academic (born 1929).Seneviratne H. L. Stanley jeyaraja Tambiah The Island (Sri Lanka) 29 January 2014 23 January – S. Sriskandarajah, judge.President Court of Appeal passes away http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43673.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 23 January 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140127020254/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news/43673.html 27 January 2014 Dalima Bella Justice Sriskandarajah passes away http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/01/justice-s-sriskandarajah-passes-away/16363 News First 23 January 2014 8 February – Premji Gnanasundaram, writer (born 1930).http://www.thinakaran.lk/2014/02/10/?fn=n14021014 பிரேம்ஜீ ஞானசுந்தரம் கனடாவில் காலமானார் Thinakaran Tamil 10 February 2014 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515030453/http://www.thinakaran.lk/2014/02/10/?fn=n14021014 15 May 2014 dead dmy-all 13 February – Balu Mahendra, film director (born 1939).Subramanian B. Kolappan Karthik Master craftsman who was also a great teacher http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/veteran-filmmaker-balu-mahendra-passes-away/article5684162.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140222050120/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/veteran-filmmaker-balu-mahendra-passes-away/article5684162.ece dead February 22, 2014 The Hindu 13 February 2014Balachandran P. K. Remembered as a Literary Figure in Island Nation http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Remembered-as-a-Literary-Figure-in-Island-Nation/2014/02/14/article2055536.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20140303183311/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/Remembered-as-a-Literary-Figure-in-Island-Nation/2014/02/14/article2055536.ece dead March 3, 2014 The New Indian Express 14 February 2014 26 February – K. S. Balachandran, actor, writer (born 1944).http://www.eelamview.com/2014/02/27/k-s-balachandran-dead/ 'அண்ணை றைற்' புகழ் கே. எஸ். பாலச்சந்திரன் காலமானார் Eelam view Tamil 27 February 2014 14 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515025624/http://www.eelamview.com/2014/02/27/k-s-balachandran-dead/ 15 May 2014 dead dmy-all 16 March – Sanjeewa Kavirathna, politician (born 1969).Wimalasurendre Cyril Sanjeewa Kaviratne dead http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=99891 The Island (Sri Lanka) 17 March 2014Keerthiratne Mahesh Sanjeewa Kaviratne passes away http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44536-sanjeewa-kaviratne-passed-away.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 16 March 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140316165724/http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44536-sanjeewa-kaviratne-passed-away.html 16 March 2014 17 March Mercy Edirisinghe, actress and singer (born 1948).Mercy passes away; but memories will live on http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44562-mercy-passes-away-but-memories-will-live-on.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 17 March 2014Mendis B. D. Jude Veteran actress Mercy Edirisinghe passes away http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/veteran-actress-mercy-edirisinghe-passes-away/25772 News First 17 March 2014 23 March 2014 29 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171029122613/http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/03/veteran-actress-mercy-edirisinghe-passes-away/25772 dead M. A. Gafoor, film director.Veteran cinematographer Gafoor no more http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/44560-veteran-cinematographer-gafoor-no-more.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 17 March 2014Mercy Edirisinghe and M.A. Gafoor pass away http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-59044-news-detail-mercy-edirisinghe-and-ma-gafoor-pass-away.html Ceylon Today 17 March 2014 23 March 2014 23 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202226/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-59044-news-detail-mercy-edirisinghe-and-ma-gafoor-pass-away.html dead 22 March J. W. Subasinghe, lawyer and civil servant.Will Subasinghe: Sri Lanka's oldest P.C. is no more The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 23 March 2014 Sithie Tiruchelvam, lawyer and activist.Sithie Tiruchelvam passes away http://www.sundaytimes.lk/140323/news/sithie-tiruchelvam-passes-away-90069.html The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) 23 March 2014Death of Sithy Tiruchelvam http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100311 Sunday Island (Sri Lanka) 23 March 2014 23 March 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062024/http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=100311 deadSrinivasan Meera Sri Lankan rights activist Sithie Tiruchelvam passes away https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/sri-lankan-rights-activist-sithie-tiruchelvam-passes-away/article5820092.ece The Hindu 23 March 2014 3 June – S. D. Bandaranayake, politician.Jeyaraj D. B. S. 'Imbulgoda Veeraya' with us no more http://www.dailymirror.lk/opinion/dbsjeyaraj-column/48124-imbulgoda-veeraya-with-us-no-more.html The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) 7 June 2014SD Bandaranayake is no more http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/29896-sd-bandaranayake-is-no-more.html The Nation (Sri Lanka) 4 June 2014 14 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140609233541/http://www.nation.lk/edition/breaking-news/item/29896-sd-bandaranayake-is-no-more.html 9 June 2014 dead dmy-all See also Years in Sri Lanka References 2 2014 in Sri Lanka Category:2010s in Sri Lanka Category:Years of the 21st century in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka