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The Colombo International Book Fair is an annual trade fair for books usually held in mid-September at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall in Colombo, Sri Lanka. [1] Organized by the Sri Lankan Book Publishers’ Association, it is the largest book exhibition and fair in the country. [2] 22nd edition of Colombo International ...
1.11 ha. Design and construction. Architect (s) Michael Brawne. Developer. Ministry of Housing and Construction. National Library of Sri Lanka is a research and a reference library and the main library and information centre in Sri Lanka. It is located on Independence Avenue, Colombo .
In the census of 1981, the Burgher population of Sri Lanka was 39,374 persons, about 0.2% of the total population. The highest concentration of Burghers is in Colombo (0.72%) and Gampaha (0.5%). There are also significant communities in Trincomalee and Batticaloa , with an estimated population of 20,000.
It publishes three daily, three weekend, five weekly, two monthly and three annual publications in Sinhala, English and Tamil. [ 2] Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited is a public limited liability company incorporated in Sri Lanka in 1926 by its founder D. R. Wijewardena. 75% of its shares were Nationalized under the Associated Newspapers ...
Sir Claude Corea – Minister of Labour 1946, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in the UK, Ceylon's Ambassador in the US, President of the United Nations Security Council, Ceylon's Ambassador at the United Nations Harindra Corea, Deputy Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, [101] Member of Parliament for Chilaw
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[ a] ( JVP / PLF; lit. 'People's Liberation Front') is a Marxist–Leninist communist party in Sri Lanka. [ 6] The party was formerly a revolutionary movement and was involved in two armed uprisings against the government of Sri Lanka: once in 1971 ( SLFP ), and another in 1987–89 ( UNP ).
Pariyatti (bookstore) Pariyatti is a nonprofit organization focused on the Theravadan tradition, based in Onalaska, Washington. [1] It publishes, distributes, sells and donates books and media devoted to the teachings of the Buddha. It has been called "North America's leading source of books for students of the Theravadan tradition" by Tricycle ...
A study conducted by Social Scientists Association, a think tank based in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, revealed the perceptions of the general population on LGBTQ issues. 27% of respondents knew someone who was transgender, and 24% knew someone who was lesbian or gay. 60% of respondents stated that they would not be ashamed to travel next to a ...