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The Official Language Act (No. 33 of 1956), commonly referred to as the Sinhala Only Act, was an act passed in the Parliament of Ceylon in 1956. [1] The act replaced English with Sinhala as the sole official language of Ceylon, with the exclusion of Tamil from the act.
Murder in Sri Lanka (12 C) N. Natural disaster deaths in Sri Lanka (3 P) S. ... (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Death in Sri Lanka" The following 2 pages are in this ...
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (commonly abbreviated as NWSDB) is the National Organization responsible for the provision of safe drinking water and facilitating the provision of sanitation to the people in Sri Lanka. The organization had its beginning as a subdepartment under the Public Works Department for water supply and drainage.
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Date of death Age at death (years) Cause Godfrey Edward Madawala: Narammala: September 1932 [1] 54 S. O. Canagaratnam: Batticaloa South May 1938 [2] 57-58 Neil Hewavitarne: Udugama: 30 October 1939 [3] Charles Batuwantudawe: Kalutara: 13 September 1940: 62 Naysum Saravanamuttu: Colombo North: 19 January 1941 [4] 43-44 C. E. P. de Silva: Negombo ...
The Sri Lankan Constitution of 1972 was a constitution of Sri Lanka, replaced by the 1978 constitution currently in force. It was Sri Lanka's first republican constitution, and its second since independence in 1948. The constitution changed the country's name from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, and established it as an independent republic.
The Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka was a 2011 report produced by a panel of experts appointed by United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon to advise him on the issue of accountability with regard to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1]
The Constitution of Sri Lanka defines courts as independent institutions within the traditional framework of checks and balances. They apply Sri Lankan Law which is an amalgam of English common law, Roman-Dutch civil law and Customary Law; and are established under the Judicature Act No 02 of 1978 of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. [1]