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The main causes for disability in Sri Lanka are poor hygiene, lack of medical care, the prevalence of 30 years of war, the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami, and an increase in accidents. [ 2 ] About 1.6 million Sri Lankans, 8% of the population, were regarded as disabled in 2012.
Disability in Sri Lanka; S. Sri Lanka at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games This page was last edited on 20 May 2023, at 15:41 (UTC). Text is ...
Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha (born April 21, 1975) is a Canadian-American poet, writer, educator, and social activist. Their writing and performance art focuses on documenting the stories of queer and trans people of color, abuse survivors, mixed-race people and diasporic South Asians and Sri Lankans.
2022 Sri Lankan protests: Another curfew is imposed at 7.00 p.m. until 7.00 a.m next morning, but would later be extended by three days. [90] [91] 10 May 2022 Sri Lankan protests: Amidst the violent clashes, the vehicle in which MP Kumara Welgama was travelling in is attacked by a group of individuals in the area of Makumbura. Welgama was given ...
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 1 June 2020 9 May 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development Ranil Wickremesinghe: United National Party: 21 July 2022 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe: Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment Anura Kumara Dissanayake: National People's Power
Pages in category "Sri Lankan disability rights activists" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. P. Ajith C. S. Perera
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...