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The Sri Lankan Rupee ( Sinhala: රුපියල්, Tamil: ரூபாய்; symbol: රු (plural) in English, රු in Sinhala, ௹ in Tamil; ISO code: LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka. It is subdivided into 100 cents ( Sinhala: සත, Tamil: சதம் ), but cents are rarely seen in circulation due to its low value. It is issued ...
Sri Lanka Railways began partnering with ExpoRail and Rajadhani Express in 2011 for premium service on major routes. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Its northern line , affected by almost three decades of war, is being rebuilt; in 2015, it was restored to Jaffna and Kankesanthurai at pre-war levels The maximum speed on this line is currently 120 km/h(74 mph). [ 15 ]
Sri Lanka Army. The Sri Lanka Army ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදාව, romanized: Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Tamil: இலங்கை இராணுவம், romanized: Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon ...
At the top center of the card the word "Sri Lanka" is printed in the Sinhala and Tamil languages. The purple number on the right of the Sri Lankan emblem represents the Province from which the application was made. The numbers range from 1–9. The numbering convention is as follows: 1. Western Province; 2. Central Province; 3. Southern ...
Yapahuwa served as the capital of Sri Lanka in the latter part of the 13th century (1273–1284). Built on a huge, 90 m (300 ft) high rock boulder in the style of the Sigiriya rock fortress, Yapahuwa was a palace and military stronghold against foreign invaders. The palace and fortress were built by King Buvanekabahu I (1272–1284) in the year ...
The Lanka Hospitals Corporation: 22,351: 0.63 Health Care Equipment and Services: 1997 [39] Teejay Lanka: 22,147: 0.62 Consumer Durables and Apparel: 2000 [40] Brown and Company: 21,422: 0.60 Capital Goods: 1892 [41] Dilmah Ceylon Tea Company: 20,986: 0.59 Food, Beverage and Tobacco: 1981 [42] Sunshine Holdings: 20,909: 0.59 Food, Beverage and ...
Gamperaliya (The Transformation of a Village) is a novel written by Sri Lankan writer Martin Wickremasinghe [2] and first published in 1944. Wickremasinghe subsequently wrote Kaliyugaya and Yuganthaya, as a trilogy encompassing three generation of the same family and the changing society, culture and economic environment of Sri Lanka between the early and mid 20th century.
Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated close to the southern tip of India. The bird life of Sri Lanka is very rich for its size and 528 species have been recorded. In addition to the many resident birds, a considerable number of migratory species winter in the country to escape their northern breeding grounds.