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The festival's theme was "The Book of Wisdom" [10] and featured the anthem "Tomorrow Changed Today" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike. [11] The festival again won the International Dance Music Awards in 2013 for the Best Music Event. [17] Tomorrowland 2012 also won the DJ Award for the Best International Dance Music Festival. [18] Tomorrowland ...
Sri Lanka is a popular tourist destination. Tourism is a key industry that attracts international tourists yearly. Foreigners visit Sri Lanka to see nature, wildlife, historical monuments, and indigenous culture. In 2018, tourist arrivals peaked at 2.5 million, who spent a total of US$5.6 billion in the country.
India last toured Sri Lanka in 2021. [6] In July 2024, Sri Lanka Cricket confirmed the fixtures for the tour. [7] This was Gautam Gambhir's first assignment as head coach and Suryakumar Yadav's first series as full-time T20I captain of India. [8] [9] India won the T20I series whitewashing Sri Lanka by 3-0. However, Sri Lanka won the ODI series ...
Sri Lanka and Thailand signed a Free Trade Agreement in February 2024, and agreed to enable visa-free travel. [ 9 ] Sri Lankans are unable to travel to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Bangladesh and the Philippines, five of the world's most important markets, without a complex visa application process with a hefty visa fee. [ 10 ]
Last Test: 29 April–3 May 2021: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh: First ODI: 8 March 2011: New Zealand v Pakistan: Last ODI: 26 October 2024: Sri Lanka v West Indies: First T20I: 6 August 2011: Sri Lanka v Australia: Last T20I: 30 July 2024: Sri Lanka v India: First WODI: 1 July 2022: Sri Lanka v India: Last WODI: 7 July 2022: Sri Lanka v India: Team ...
A number of terrorists attacks have occurred in Sri Lanka, especially during the periods of the Sri Lankan Civil War and the second JVP insurrection. Sri Lanka has experienced some of the worst terrorist attacks that have occurred worldwide, with 100 or more fatalities over the last 100 years. [1] [2]
The Sri Lanka and Pakistan national cricket teams toured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 11 December 2013 to 20 January 2014. The tour included three Tests , five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and two Twenty20 Internationals (T20I) between Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
However, payments were made in rupees and annas at the "fictitious par" (fixed accounting rate) of two shillings per rupee (i.e. £1 = Rs. 10/-). The Bank of Ceylon was the first private bank to issue banknotes on the island (1844) and Treasury notes were withdrawn in 1856.