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In 1956, the Official Language Act, commonly known as the Sinhala Only Act, was introduced which made Sinhala the only official language of Sri Lanka with no parity for Tamil. The policy turned out to be "severely discriminatory" and placed the Tamil-speaking population at a "serious disadvantage". [ 29 ]
The institute was established in 1968 and offers Graduate, Post Graduate, Executive Education, Diploma and Certificate programmes in the fields of Information Technology, Business Management, Languages, Engineering, and Design. The MBA programme is the flagship programme of the institute and is offered in two year full time.
Under the program, the Sri Lankan government implemented a new Inland Revenue Act and an automatic fuel pricing formula which was noted by the IMF in its fourth review. In 2018 China agreed to bail out Sri Lanka with a loan of $1.25 billion to deal with foreign debt repayment spikes in 2019 to 2021. [280] [281] [282]
August 4, 2024 at 8:29 AM. Zak Crawley averages 32.23 from 47 Tests [Getty Images] England opener Zak Crawley has been ruled out of the Test series against Sri Lanka starting this month because of ...
The deal, which expands a relationship that started in September, will see BNP Paribas implement Mistral AI's large language models across multiple business areas, such as customer support, sales ...
This is a list of salaries of heads of state and government per year, showing heads of state and heads of government where different, mainly in parliamentary systems.Often a leader is both in presidential systems.
The Online Safety Bill is a Sri Lankan Internet safety bill aimed at regulating its citizens' Internet usage. It was announced in September 2023 and passed by Parliament on 24 January 2024 by a 108–62 vote. The bill has been criticised by human rights groups, journalists and opposition politicians as a means of stifling freedom of speech.
The Office on Missing Persons (OMP)' is a Sri Lankan government department tasked with bringing closure to suffering victims and their relatives by determining the status of all missing persons in Sri Lanka. It is the first pillar of four "Transitional Justice mechanisms" proposed by the Sirisena–Wickremesinghe administration in the aftermath ...