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UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) Padukka ( Sinhala: පාදුක්ක, Tamil: பாதுக்கை) is a town in the district of Colombo in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It has a population of roughly 8,000. Elevation 44feet. Padukka, which is part of the Avissawella electorate is situated 33 kilometers east of Colombo, the ...
S. Sri Lanka Eye Donation Society. Sri Lanka Medical Council. Categories: Medical and health organizations by country. Organisations based in Sri Lanka by subject. Health in Sri Lanka. Medical and health organizations based in Asia by country.
Sri Vikrama Rajasinha ( Sinhala :ශ්රී වික්රම රාජසිංහ, Tamil :ஸ்ரீ விக்கிரம ராஜசிங்கன்; 1780 – January 30, 1832, born Kannasamy Nayaka) was the last of four kings to rule the last Sinhalese monarchy of the Kingdom of Kandy in Sri Lanka. The Nayak Kings were of ...
Report on the Sri Lankan peace process by Asiafoundation; hWeb - Sri Lanka’s recent history of ethnic conflict and political crisis originates from its colonial legacy; NorthEast Secretariat report on Human rights 1974-2004; hWeb - Sri Lanka’s recent history of ethnic conflict originates from its colonial legacy; Peace&War: Humanity Ashore ...
List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka. Top left: D. S. Senanayake became the first prime minister of Ceylon in 1947. Top right: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female prime minister of Ceylon and also its longest-serving prime minister, holding the office for over 17 years on three separate occasions. Bottom left: Ranasinghe Premadasa was ...
Profession. Physician. Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is serving as the current Minister of Health. [1] He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries, Minister of Industries and Minister of Education. [2] He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. [3]
Dutch Ceylon ( Sinhala: ලන්දේසි ලංකාව; Tamil: ஒல்லாந்த இலங்கை) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company. Although the Dutch managed to capture most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, they were never able to control the Kingdom of Kandy located in ...
The Pre-Anuradhapura period of Sri Lankan history begins with the gradual onset of historical records in the final centuries of the prehistoric period and ending in 437 BC. According to the Mahavamsa, the original inhabitants of Sri Lanka are the Yakshas and northern Naga tribes. Sinhalese history traditionally starts in 543 BC at the arrival ...