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African Sri Lankans, mainly the Sri Lanka Kaffirs, are a very small Ethnic group in Sri Lanka who are descendants of African mercenaries, musicians, and labourers taken to what is now Sri Lanka by Portuguese colonists during the period of Portuguese colonial rule on the island. [3] There are currently around 1,000 African Sri Lankans.
In protest against the proceeds of poppy sales on Armistice Day (11 November) being used for the benefit of the British ex-servicemen to the detriment of Sri Lankan ex-servicemen, one of the latter, Aelian Perera, had started a rival sale of Suriya (Portia tree) flowers on this day, the proceeds of which were devoted to helping needy Ceylonese ...
Premala Sivaprakasapillai née Sivasegaram (born 22 April 1942) is a Sri Lankan engineer.She is the country’s first female engineer and the first female civil engineer. [1] [2] She is also one of the prominent members of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.
Remembrance Day (Sinhala: ජාතික රණවිරු සැමරුම් උළෙල Jāthika Raṇaviru Sæmarum Uḷela), also known as National War Heroes Commemoration Day, is a memorial day observed in Sri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War, which is observed to commemorate the war heroes which fought in the war and the civilians who were killed in the war from ...
Veterans Day is Nov. 11, and restaurants and coffee shops around the country are saluting those who served with free coffee, meals, and other tasty items. Here are a few worth checking out if you ...
It was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 1938 and became known as Veterans Day in 1954. Veterans Day is celebrated on Nov. 11—the day the armistice ending World War I was signed ...
Generally speaking, women in Sri Lanka are responsible for cooking, raising children, and taking care of housework. [2] In families relying on agriculture, women are in charge of weeding and help with the harvest. [2] Among poor families, women also perform full-time work for upper class individuals. [2]
The task now facing the people of Sri Lanka is immense and requires all hands. It is most important that every effort be undertaken to begin a process of healing and national reconciliation". [316] Time magazine named the end of the Sri Lankan civil war as one of the top 10 news stories of 2009. [317]