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  2. List of government-owned companies of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Orient Lanka Ltd; Paddy Marketing Board; ... Ruhuna 2001- Venture Capital Co. (Pvt) Ltd ... Spices & Allied Products Marketing Board; Sri Lanka Port Management ...

  3. Abeywardena Balasuriya - Wikipedia

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    He was born on 9 March 1947 [3] in Mugunuwatawana, Chilaw, Sri Lanka. [1] He completed education from St. Mary's College, Chilaw. His father, Kandappuhami was a harmonium player. In mid 1960s, he worked in the Air Force. When the job became a barrier to the singing career, he left the army and joined the Paddy Marketing Board as a technical ...

  4. Maithripala Sirisena - Wikipedia

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    The Paddy Marketing Board continues to regulate the prices of paddy to this day. [31] He also began important irrigation projects such as Moragahakanda, Kalu and Walawe rivers . [ 45 ] He was re-elected to Parliament at the 2000 parliamentary election and retained his ministerial portfolio.

  5. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport - Wikipedia

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    This was the first time the An-225 had landed in Sri Lanka. [ 43 ] During the COVID-19 pandemic, The airport has been handling ship crew changes and repatriation flights, In June and July 2020, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport handled more than 50 flights involving 2,188 passengers. [ 44 ]

  6. M. J. Perera - Wikipedia

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    Mapatunage James "M. J." Perera was a Sri Lankan civil servant (3 February 1915 – 14 March 2002) with nine members in his family in Udumulla, Padukka.He created broadcasting history by being the first Ceylonese Director General of Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, taking over the helm from John Lampson of the BBC.

  7. Rice production in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Paddy field in Sammanthurai, Ampara District. Rice production or Paddy production is one of the main productions and staple foods in Sri Lanka. It cultivates in all districts of Sri Lanka during two monsoon seasons. It is estimated that about 708,000 ha (1,750,000 acres) of land uses for paddy. [1] The seasons are called Maha season and Yala ...

  8. Sri Lankan Tamils - Wikipedia

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    The Indian Tamils (or Hill Country Tamils) are descendants of bonded labourers sent from Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka in the 19th century to work on tea plantations. [110] [111] Most Sri Lankan Tamils live in the Northern and Eastern provinces and in the capital Colombo, and most Indian Tamils live in the central highlands. [109]

  9. Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka's more recent history was marred by the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War, which began in 1983 and ended in 2009, when the Sri Lanka Armed Forces defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. [19] Sri Lanka is a developing country, ranking 78th on the Human Development Index.