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The 2024 Sri Lanka floods were a natural disaster resulting from heavy monsoon rains, causing flash floods, mudslides, and falling trees. [1] The floods killed at least 16 people and affected 20 out of the country's 25 districts , with some areas reporting over 400 mm (16 in) of rain.
Lanka appears later and in parallel, between the 10th [28] and the 12th centuries CE. [3] The name Lanka, a Sanskrit word, comes from the Hindu text the Ramayana, where Lanka is the abode of King Ravana. The Ramayana Lanka began to be considered as the present-day Sri Lanka between the 10th [28] and the 12th centuries CE. [3]
Education in Sri Lanka has a long history that dates back two millennia. While the Constitution of Sri Lanka does not provide free education as a fundamental right, the constitution mentions that 'the complete eradication of illiteracy and the assurance to all persons of the right to universal and equal access to education at all levels" in its section on directive principles of state policy ...
Formerly the town was renowned as a centre of pearl fishing, mentioned in the 2nd-century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. [2]Mannar is known for its baobab trees and for its fort, built by the Portuguese in 1560 and taken by the Dutch in 1658 and rebuilt; its ramparts and bastions are intact, though the interior is largely destroyed.
The Tamil language is spoken by native Sri Lankan Tamils and is also spoken by Indian Tamils of Sri Lanka and by most Sri Lankan Moors. Tamil speakers number around 5 million by making them the second largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka. There are more than 40,000 speakers of the Sri Lankan Malay language.
They apply Sri Lankan Law which is an amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law; and are established under the Judicature Act No 02 of 1978 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1] The judiciary consist of the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, district court (Sri Lanka)s, magistrate's court (Sri Lanka)s ...
Twilight of the tigers: peace efforts and power struggles in Sri Lanka. (Oxford University Press, 2009). Silva, K. M. de History of Sri Lanka (1982) pp 239–488 online ; Silva, R. Kumar de, and Willemina G. M. Beumer, Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon, 1602–1796. Serendib Publications, London, 1988. Sivasundaram, Sujit.
St. Anthony's Group (St. Anthony's) is a Sri Lankan conglomerate company headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. St. St. Anthony's Group owns businesses across Sri Lanka engaged in hardware, textiles, cement, roofing, media, construction, hospitality, farms, manufacturing, retail, solar and hydropower.