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  2. Central Telegraph Office, Colombo - Wikipedia

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    Country. Sri Lanka. Completed. 1910 or 1911. The Central Telegraph Office is a building in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that housed the Ceylon Telegraph Department, the precursor to Sri Lanka Telecom. [1] It is situated at Colombo fort along Duke Street, across from the headquarters of the Colombo Metropolitan Police; it was built in 1910 or 1911 and is ...

  3. British Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    The British Ceylon period is the history of Sri Lanka between 1815 and 1948. ... Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka: ... Contact Wikipedia;

  4. Portuguese Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    When the Portuguese were trying to establish relations with Ceylon, Dom Lourenço de Almeida, son of Dom Francisco de Almeida, and others arrived by chance in 1505 AD. So, the first contact between Sri Lanka and the Portuguese was established by Dom Lourenço de Almeida in 1505.

  5. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC), formerly Radio Ceylon, is the oldest radio station in Asia, and was founded as Colombo Radio in 1925. Edward Harper who was then the Chief Engineer at the Telegraph Department in 1921, was the first person who initiated experimental broadcasts in Ceylon. The first-ever broadcast on an experimental ...

  6. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, [ a ] historically known as Ceylon, [ b ] and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian peninsula by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. It shares a maritime border with the Maldives in the ...

  7. University of Ceylon - Wikipedia

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    Sanskrit: "Knowledge is the eye unto all." The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the University of Sri Lanka which existed from 1973 to 1978.

  8. Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and ...

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    Website. cultural.gov.lk. The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for internal affairs, development of Wayamba and culture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on internal affairs, Waymba development and ...

  9. Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National ...

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    The post of Ministry of Finance and the Treasury of Ceylon was established in 1947 under the recommendations of the Soulbury Commission under the Ceylon Independence Act, 1947 and The Ceylon (Constitution and Independence) Orders in Council 1947. [3] A young J.R Jayawardena, became the first Minister of Finance of independence Ceylon. Over time ...