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2. Prostitution in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   Prostitution is not as widespread in Sri Lanka as in some neighbouring countries. [4] It is estimated that there are 40,000 prostitutes (known as "ගණිකාව" (Ganikawa)) [5] in the country, [6] and nearly half of them operate in Colombo. [7] Child Sex tourism [4] [8] and human trafficking [9] are problems in Sri Lanka.

3. Sri Lanka president fails to get backing of largest party for ...

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   COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe failed on Monday to secure the backing of the biggest political party in parliament for his re-election bid, posing a major challenge ...

4. List of presidents of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon). The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.

5. Sri Lankan Chetties - Wikipedia

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   Sri Lankan Chetties. Sri Lankan Chetties ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා චෙට්ටි, romanized: Śrī laṁkā Ceṭṭi, Tamil: இலங்கை செட்டி, romanized: Ilaṅkai Ceṭṭi) also known as Colombo Chetties, are an ethnicity in the island of Sri Lanka. [1] Before 2001, they were known as the Sri Lankan ...

6. Colombo - Wikipedia

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   The impact of the Tsunami on households and vulnerable groups in two districts in Sri Lanka : Galle and Colombo, Swarna Jayaweera, Centre for Women's Research, Colombo, 2005; Patterns of Community Structure in Colombo, Sri Lanka, An investigation of Contemporary Urban Life in South Asia, Neville S. Arachchige-Don, University Press, Maryland, 1994

7. Sri Lanka will get the second tranche of a much-need bailout ...

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   COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The International Monetary Fund executive board approved the release of the second tranche of a $2.9 billion dollar bailout package to help Sri Lanka recover from the ...