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Robin Li developed the RankDex site-scoring algorithm for search engines results page ranking [23] [24] [25] and received a US patent for the technology. [26] It was the first search engine that used hyperlinks to measure the quality of websites it was indexing, [27] predating the very similar algorithm patent filed by Google two years later in ...
On 14 July 2006, after a long campaign against the merger, the JVP filed three separate petitions with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka requesting a separate Provincial Council for the East. [3] On 16 October 2006 the Supreme Court ruled that the proclamations issued by President Jayewardene were null and void and had no legal effect. [ 3 ]
The government first introduced a bill to establish the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) on the 22 May 2016. [4] The Office was established 15 September 2017, [2] [7] and operations commenced on 28 February 2018 with the appointment of members to the commission. [8]
Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. [5] [6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country. [7] [8] [9]
The Public Service Commission (PSC) of Sri Lanka is an independent government commission established under the Constitution of Sri Lanka to manage human resources in the public service. [ 1 ] The first Public Service Commission was established in 1946 under the Ceylon (Constitution) Order in Council, with powers over the appointment, transfer ...
Rajapaksa's term was disputed by Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka had two concurrent prime ministerial claimants. After failing to conduct a majority support vote in the house, Rajapaksa's duties were suspended by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. [25] Subsequently resigned from office to pave way for Wickremesinghe. [26] (10) Ranil Wickremesinghe
The Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is established on 22 May 1972. By 1977, the voters were tired of Bandaranaike's socialist policies and elections returned the UNP to power under Junius Jayewardene , on a manifesto pledging a market economy and "a free ration of 8 seers (kilograms) of cereals".
The Act was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 2022 [2] to address the growing need for data protection in the digital age. It is designed to safeguard personal data while allowing for legitimate data processing activities.