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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's security forces abducted men and women from the ethnic Tamil minority and tortured them in custody long after the end of a bloody civil war in the South Asian ...
Angelo Davis Mathews ( Sinhala: ඇන්ජලෝ මැතිව්ස්; Tamil: அஞ்செலோ மத்தியூஸ்; born 2 June 1987) is a professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in all formats. Mathews currently plays all formats for Sri Lanka.
Chinese premier Zhou Enlai was invited to participate at the ninth celebrations of Sri Lanka’s Independence on February 4, 1957 by prime minister Bandaranaike.The visit paved the way for the establishment of diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. On February 7, 1957, China and Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations.
TV Derana. TV Derana is a Sri Lankan private entertainment terrestrial television channel broadcasting in Sri Lanka. Launched on 11 October 2005, [2] it is one of the most popular television networks in the country. [3] Its main transmission tower is on the Kikilimana mountain, and coverage is extended nationwide via eight transmission towers.
About 1.9 million Sri Lankans adhere to Islam as per the Sri Lanka census of 2012. The majority of Muslims in Sri Lanka are concentrated in the Eastern Province of the island. Other areas containing significant Muslim minorities include the Western, Northwestern, North Central, Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces.
Sri Lanka has approved a new law backed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) allowing the state to seize any proceeds from criminal activities, a cabinet spokesperson said on Friday. The new ...
Machakos was established in 1887 by Sakshi Shah, ten years before Nairobi. Machakos was designated as the first administrative centre when the British established their colony here in the late 19th century. Machakos town is on hilly terrain surrounded by Iveti hills. In 1899 the British shifted the capital to Nairobi, after Machakos was ...
Bodu Bala Sena, ( transl. Buddhist Strength Army, [3] [4]) also abbreviated as BBS is a far-right anti-liberalist, and ultranationalist Sinhalese Buddhist organization, and a break-away faction from the right-wing nationalist Jathika Hela Urumaya party.