Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as the new Prime Minister

Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian trawler with 06 Indian fishermen aboard for poaching in the island's waters, during a patrol carried out in the seas north of Mannar on the night of 20th July 2022.

Sri Lanka Navy apprehend 33 individuals, suspected to be on an illegal migration attempt to a foreign country via sea, during a search operation carried out in seas off Negombo ( 21st July 2022).

The Conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems was held in Qintian, Zhejiang, China on 18 July, 2022.