Month: February 2023
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Feb- 2023 -14 FebruaryUncategorized
1987
Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka From police action to all-out civil war There is perhaps no better example to underline Sri Lanka’s ambivalent relationship with its closest neighbour than the occupation of the…
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14 February
1985
Sri Lanka’s Iconic First Shopping Complex Symbolises booming consumerism of its age To every generation of islanders, there will be an iconic building that defines the era that they lived in and the values it…
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14 FebruaryUncategorized
1985
The First Mrs. World is from Sri Lanka Rosy Senanayake is crowned to much applause They say that ‘failures are the pillars of success’… but in the case of Rosy Senanayake and her journey as…
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14 FebruaryMEDIA RELEASES
INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION
NCINGA and Cisco recently concluded ‘Intelligent Automation’, at The Kingsbury Hotel Colombo, welcoming over 80 C-suite, senior professionals and key decision
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14 FebruaryUncategorized
1983
A Violent ‘Eelam War I’ Takes Off First phase of conflict follows July riots The events of 23 July that gave rise to the start of a protracted conflict between the Sri Lankan state and…
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14 FebruaryUncategorized
1983
Anti-Tamil Pogrom Sets Capital Ablaze Sets off ‘Black July’ across the island History, they often say, is not necessarily only what happened; but also what you could and choose to remember. If this is any…
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13 FebruaryUncategorized
1982
Sri Lanka’s First Test Cricket Encounter Hosts essay great strokes against England In the world of cricket today, a lot can happen in less than a year. But Sri Lanka had to bide its time…
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13 FebruaryUncategorized
1982
Island’s First UNESCO World Heritage Sites Today’s eight iconic sites began with three Certain cities of classical antiquity are instantly recognisable; they evoke feelings of admiration and even awe. Among these, Athens and Sparta in…
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13 FebruaryUncategorized
1981
Monarch Wows Crowds on Her Second Visit Queen Elizabeth II on a five day state tour The second visit of the late Queen Elizabeth II to our fair shore was – in the strict sense…
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13 FebruaryMEDIA RELEASES
RICHARD DE ZOYSA
Richard de Zoysa, the Convenor of the People’s Convention for Good Governance, outlines his views and his vision for a just a prosperous New Sri Lanka
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