# 2025 in Sri Lanka

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The following lists notable events that will occur and take place during 2025 in Sri Lanka.

## Incumbents
### National

| President | Prime Minister | Speaker | Chief Justice | Opposition Leader |
| Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Age 57) | Harini Amarasuriya (Age 55) | Jagath Wickramaratne | Murdu Fernando | Sajith Premadasa (Age 58) |
| National People's Power (since 23 September 2024) | National People's Power (since 24 September 2024) | National People's Power (since 17 December 2024) | Independent (since 10 October 2024) | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (since 3 January 2020) |

### Provincial
## Events
### Ongoing

* 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis
* 2023–2024 mpox epidemic
* Operation Yukthiya
* Red Sea crisis
** Operation Prosperity Guardian

## Events by month
### January

* 1 January – The "Clean Sri Lanka" national initiative commences under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
* 16 January – The government announces an agreement with Chinese state oil company Sinopec valued at $3.7 billion to construct a "state-of-the-art oil refinery" with a capacity of 200,000 barrels in Hambantota.
* 9 January – General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero is sentenced to 9 months of imprisonment over defamatory statements against Islam.
* 10 January – Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga is arrested by the Mirihana Police for allegedly assaulting his neighbor.
* 13 January – "Amba Yaalu", the first 100% female-staffed tourist hotel in Sri Lanka is opened in Kandalama, Dambulla.
* 16 January – Sri Lankan underworld figure and drug kingpin Janith Madushanka, alias “Podi Lassie”, is arrested in Mumbai, India.
* 19 January – Former Minister Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa is arrested by the Walana Anti-Vice Unit regarding an illegally-assembled lorry.
* 20 January – The Gal Oya Dam is breached in the Nena Kaadu area in Ampara, resulting in moderate flooding.
* 22 January – Former Minister Anura Priyadharshana Yapa and his wife are arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over allegations of misuse of funds amounting to over Rs. 6.1 million in 2014.
* 24 January – Four Sri Lankan cricketers are named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2024, with Charith Asalanka as captain of the team and Kusal Mendis as the wicketkeeper, as well as Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga. Meanwhile, Kamindu Mendis is included in the ICC Test Team of the Year 2024 and Matheesha Pathirana in the ICC T20I Team of the Year 2024. Sri Lanka women's cricketer Chamari Athapaththu is also included in the ICC Women's T20I Team of the Year 2024 as the captain. Kamindu was later awarded as the ICC Men’s Emerging Cricketer of the Year.
* 25 January – Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, is arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for committed offences under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act No. 5 of 2006.
* 26 January – The "Eagle’s Viewpoint", the highest permanent settlement in Sri Lanka with an altitude of 6,182 feet above sea level in the Nuwara Eliya District, is opened to tourists.
* 28 January – Johann Peries becomes the first Sri Lankan to reach the summit of Mount Vinson, the highest mountain in Antarctica at 4,892 metres.
* 29 January – Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna is arrested over allegedly obstructing the duties of police personnel in Anuradhapura.
* 31 January – Ishadi Amanda becomes the first runner-up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant held in Las Vegas, United States.

### February

* 4 February – The 77th National Independence Day is celebrated at the Independence Memorial Hall in Colombo with the theme “Let’s Join the National Renaissance”.
* 6 February – Sri Lankan scientist Prof. Neelika Malavige is appointed as the president-elect of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID), where she will assume the presidency in 2027 and serve until 2029.
* 8 February – Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) Batticaloa District MP M. S. Naleem is assaulted by a supporter of the Sri Lanka Mahajana Pakshaya (SLMP) and is admitted to the Eravur Hospital.
* 9 February – An issue at an electricity sub-station near Colombo leads to a nationwide power outage. Officials blame the incident on a monkey entering the grid transformer.
* 10 February
** The new train service ‘Ella Odyssey Nanu Oya’ starts operations from Nanu Oya to Badulla.
** Sigiriya is nominated as the world’s most welcoming city for 2025 by Booking.com, in the "10 Most Welcoming Cities on Earth for 2025" based on over 360 million of its verified customer reviews.
* 11 February – Convenor of the Nawa Sinhale National Movement Dan Priyasad is arrested and remanded by Sri Lanka Police for an investigation over an alleged incident of forcing the Nan Eriya Police OIC not to arrest a drug trafficker in 2024.
* 13 February – Former Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) MP Kulasingam Thileepan is arrested by the ‘Q Branch’ of the Tamil Nadu Police for allegedly obtaining an Indian passport using fake address proof documents.
* 17 February – The 2025 Budget is presented to Parliament by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
* 18 February – Former Puttalam District MP Shantha Abeysekara and his son are arrested by the Police Illegal Assets Investigations Division due to an illegally assembled vehicle.
* 19 February – Notorious drug trafficker and organized criminal “Ganemulla Sanjeewa” is shot and dead in the Aluthkade Courts Complex by an assailant who disguised as an attorney.
* 20 February – An express train collides with a herd of elephants near a wildlife reserve in Habarana and derails, killing six of the animals.

### March

* 14 March – Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) MP M. S. Naleem resigns from his parliamentary seat to contest in the upcoming local elections for the Eravur Urban Council. He is the first resignation of the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka.

## Predicted and scheduled events

* July/August – 2025 Lanka Premier League

## Holidays

Source:
* 13 January – Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
* 14 January – Thai Pongal
* 4 February – Independence Day
* 12 February – Navam Full Moon Poya Day
* 26 February – Maha Shivaratri Day
* 13 March – Medin Full Moon Poya Day
* 31 March – Eid al-Fitr
* 12 April – Bak Full Moon Poya Day
* 13 April – Day prior to Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Day
* 14 April – Sinhalese and Tamil New Year Day
* 18 April – Good Friday
* 1 May – May Day
* 12 May – Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
* 13 May – Day following Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
* 7 June – Id Ul-Alha
* 10 June – Poson Full Moon Poya Day
* 10 July – Esala Full Moon Poya Day
* 8 August – Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
* 5 September – Milad un-Nabi
* 7 September – Binara Full Moon Poya Day
* 6 October – Vap Full Moon Poya Day
* 20 October – Deepavali
* 5 November – Il Full Moon Poya Day
* 4 December – Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
* 25 December – Christmas Day

## Deaths
### January

* 2 January – J. R. P. Suriyapperuma, 96, politician, MP (2010–2015)
* 8 January – Lucky Jayawardena, 70, politician, MP (1994–2004, 2015–2020)
* 11 January – Indradasa Hettiarachchi, 97, politician, MP (1977–1994)
* 17 January
** Shiva Pasupati, 96, lawyer, attorney general (1975–1988) and solicitor general (1974–1975)
** Kulanthai Shanmugalingam, 93, playwright
* 19 January – Victor Ivan, 75, journalist
* 22 January
** Anil Bharathi, 75, singer
** Y. M. Sumanasiri, 81, sitarist
* 23 January – Anura Wickramasinghe, 80, journalist
* 29 January – Mavai Senathirajah, 82, politician, MP (1989–1994; 1999–2020), leader of Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (2014–2024)
* 31 January – K. B. Manawa, 87, author

### February

* 1 February – Bernard Rulach, 77, cricketer
* 3 February
** Harry Jayawardena, 82, industrialist
** Kandiah Balendra, 85, business executive
* 10 February – Aruna Rankothge, 52, rugby player, rugby referee and coach
* 13 February – Kumari Perera, 68, actress
* 16 February
** Inayet Akbarally, 88, business leader, co-founder of Akbar Brothers
** Seetha Ranjani, 70, journalist
* 20 February – Amitha Wedisinghe, 82, singer
* 25 February – Peter Soorasena, 85, dancer
* 26 February – Wasantha Vittachchi, 69, actor and makeup artist

### March

* 1 March – Susantha Chandramali, 61, actress
* 4 March – Prasanna Fonseka, 77, actor