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Siddhalepa is a Hettigoda Group owned brand of over 150 Ayurveda based medicines and wellness products produced in Sri Lanka. [1] It exports its products across the world. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
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Below is a list of bank holidays, public holidays and full moon Poya Days in Sri Lanka for the year 2017. [1] 12 January – Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day; 14 January – Tamil Thai Pongal Day; 4 February – National Day; 10 February – Navam Full Moon Poya Day; 24 February – Mahasivarathri Day; 12 March – Madin Full Moon Poya Day
The Sri Lanka fuel crisis began on 3 November 2017 when rumours started spreading that a fuel shipment belonging to Lanka IOC (Indian Oil Company) was rejected. Later on the rumour was confirmed as legitimate and the reason given was that the fuel in the rejected shipment was not up to standards. [1]
The Ministry of Environment [2] (Sinhala: පරිසර අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka with oversight of the environment and the Mahaweli Development programme, as well as the general development of the Mahaweli River, its environs and communities living within defined ...
The Sri Lankan economic crisis [8] is an ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka that started in 2019. [9] It is the country's worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948. [9] It has led to unprecedented levels of inflation, near-depletion of foreign exchange reserves, shortages of medical supplies, and an increase in prices of basic commodities. [10]
Following the disaster, President Maithripala Sirisena requested the Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Police, and the Disaster Management Centre to provide assistance and relief to the victims. As per the Disaster Management Centre on 20 April 2017, the landslide caused 32 deaths with 8 more missing, and affected a total of 1,765 people. [ 2 ]
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Rod Tucker (Aus) stood in his 50th Test as an umpire. [25] Quinton de Kock (SA) passed 1,000 runs in Tests and became the first South African wicket-keeper to score a Test century against Sri Lanka. [26] [27] Lahiru Kumara (SL) took his first five wicket haul in Tests. [28]