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DuPont made public in 1938 that their company had invented nylon. [1] This new invention was the first synthetic fiber, fabrics that are commonly used in textiles today. [2] In 1939, DuPont began marketing nylon monofilament fishing lines; however, braided Dacron lines remained the most used and popular fishing line for the next two decades, as early monofilament line was very stiff or "wiry ...
This was the first souvenir sheet of two stamps of different denominations: 50 cents and 2.50 rupees with a sheet value of Rs. 5. [5] On 1 April 2007 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first postage stamp of Sri Lanka a souvenir sheet was issued in both perforate and imperforate types. [5]
Muttiah Muralitharan, who was hailed by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 2002 as the "best bowler ever" in Test cricket, dominates the bowling records for Sri Lanka. [12] He is the world record holder for the highest number of wickets, the most five wickets per innings , as well as the most ten wickets per match. [ 13 ]
The institution later functioned under the new act of the Sri Lanka Standards Institution Act No. 6 of 1984 replacing the previous outdated act. [2] The organisation works as a regulatory institution and it is a kind of state corporation on behalf of the government mainly to protect consumers from the unethical business trade malpractices.
50th Anniversary of Sri Lanka regaining Independence Blue 146.5 x 73.0 mm polymer 4 February 1998 A lion holding a sword 1000 rupees The ushering of peace and prosperity to Sri Lanka Blue 157 X 78.5 mm paper 20 May 2009 17 November 2009 [3] [4] Layard's Parakeet: 500 rupees Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2013 held in Sri Lanka Purple
The company was awarded by LMD as the most respected finance company in Sri Lanka in 2019. The company is the fastest to cross the Rs. 1 billion profit mark in 2019. [ 4 ] In 2014, Australian gambling tycoon James Packer's Crown Casino planned to start a joint venture project with Vallibel One, its value more than US$300 million, but the ...
A number of different units of measurement were used in Sri Lanka to measure quantities like length, mass and capacity from very ancient times. [1] Under the British Empire, imperial units became the official units of measurement [2] and remained so until Sri Lanka adopted the metric system in the 1970s. [3] [4]