• In August 2019 President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena awarded national honours to 70 individuals for distinguished services. The awards ceremony...
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  • Republic of Sri Lanka, individuals are recognized for personal bravery, achievement, or service with the with national honours. The national honours consists...
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  • of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga awarded national honours to 78 individuals for distinguished services to mark the golden jubilee of Sri Lankan independence...
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  • The Sri Lanka men's national cricket team, (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජාතික ක්‍රිකට් කණ්ඩායම, romanized: Shri Lanka Jathika Crikat Kandayama; Tamil: இலங்கை...
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  • AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until...
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  • In November 2005 President of Sri Lanka Chandrika Kumaratunga awarded national honours to 231 individuals for distinguished services. The awards ceremony...
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    பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a national university in Sri Lanka. It is unique within the Sri Lankan national university system for being the only university to offer programs...
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  • The Sri Lanka women's national cricket team represents Sri Lanka in international women's cricket. One of ten teams competing in the ICC Women's Championship...
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    The president of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி Ilankai janātipati) is the head of state and head...
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  • The 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team occurred on 3 March 2009, when a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers, part of a larger convoy, was...
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    Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the Sri Lankan film industry. It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947...
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    well as the National Police Commission. The current Inspector General of Police (Acting) is Deshabandu Tennakoon. During the Sri Lankan civil war, the...
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  • in Sri Lanka. 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis Operation Yukthiya 5 January – Randimal Gamage, a frontline activist of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests...
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  • The Sri Lankan Chess Championship is organised by the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka, and was first held in 1972. The Sri Lankan Women's Chess Championship...
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    reaction to the Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 which prescribed Buddhism as the primary religion of the country, and Sinhala language its national language...
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  • SLIIT themselves under the approval from the UGC. SLIIT is one of the few Sri Lankan universities on the QS Asia University Rankings and Times Higher Education...
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    Mahela Jayawardene (category Sri Lankan cricketers)
    a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer and captain of the Sri Lankan national cricket team. He is the current consultant coach of the Sri Lankan national...
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  • the Sri Lanka national cricket team began with the formation of the Colombo Cricket Club in 1832. By the 1880s a national team, the Ceylon national cricket...
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    The Sri Lanka men's national volleyball team represents Sri Lanka in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Sri Lanka Volleyball...
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    Angelo Mathews (category Use Sri Lankan English from December 2022)
    professional Sri Lankan cricketer and a former captain of the national cricket team in all formats. Mathews currently plays all formats for Sri Lanka., Mathews...
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  • Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the most senior appointment in the Sri Lankan Armed Forces, and the highest-ranking military officer in service, outranking...
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  • 1948 in Sri Lanka marks the turn from the British Ceylon period to independent modern Sri Lanka. The year saw Sri Lanka, then known as British Ceylon...
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    Susanthika Jayasinghe (category Sri Lankan female sprinters)
    සුසන්තිකා ජයසිංහ; Tamil: சுசந்திகா ஜயசிங்ஹ, born December 17, 1975) is a Sri Lankan retired sprinter, who specialised in the 100 and 200 metres. She won the...
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  • Wimal Dissanayake (category Sri Lankan academics)
    conferred with the prestigious Deshabandu title during the 2019 Sri Lankan national honours. On 4 December 2021, he was conferred with the Asian Communication...
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    Kumar Sangakkara (category Sri Lankan Buddhists)
    චොක්ශනාද සංගක්කාර) born 27 October 1977 is a Sri Lankan former professional cricketer who represented Sri Lanka in 134 Test matches from 2000 to 2015, including...
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    Ravi Silva (category Sri Lankan physicists)
    Imprimatur Ltd and the Sri Lankan National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI). In 2008, he was appointed as an advisor to the Sri Lankan Minister of Science...
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    First Lady of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති ආර්යා Śrī Laṃkā Janādhipathi Aryā; Tamil: இலங்கை முதல் பெண்மணி Ilankai Mutal Peṇmaṇi) refers to...
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    Tillakaratne Dilshan (category Sri Lankan expatriate cricketers in India)
    a former Sri Lankan cricketer and former captain of the Sri Lanka national cricket team. He is often regarded as the best rated Sri Lankan player in...
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    Ranil Wickremesinghe (category Use Sri Lankan English from July 2022)
    Wickremesinghe (born March 24, 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. He also holds several ministerial positions...
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    Arumugam Thondaman (category Sri Lankan Hindus)
    Savumiamoorthy Arumugam Ramanathan Thondaman (29 May 1964 – 26 May 2020) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was the grandson of prominent...
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