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Two tourists have died from suspected pesticide poisoning after their hostel in Sri Lanka was fumigated for bedbugs, Britain’s PA Media news agency has reported. Ebony McIntosh, a 24-year-old ...
By 2010 Sri Lanka's poverty rate was 8.9% while it was 15.2% in 2006. [41] Sri Lanka also made it into the "high" category of the Human Development Index during this time. [42] However, the government came under fierce criticism for corruption and Sri Lanka ranked 79 among 174 countries in the Transparency International corruption index. [43]
2–2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 29 March 2011 Tajikistan: L 0–2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 7 April 2011 North Korea: L 0–2 Kathmandu, Nepal: AFC Challenge Cup: 9 April 2011 Afghanistan: L 0–1 Kathmandu, Nepal: AFC Challenge Cup: 11 April 2011 Nepal: D 1–1 Kathmandu, Nepal: AFC Challenge Cup: 29 June 2011 Philippines: D 1–1 ...
Sri Lanka is a democratic republic and a unitary state which is governed by a semi-presidential system. [198] Sri Lanka is the oldest democracy in Asia. [199] Most provisions of the constitution can be amended by a two-thirds majority in parliament.
Both countries of South Africa and Sri Lanka were part of the Dutch and British Empires. Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) was a Dutch colony from 1658 - 1796 and a British colony from 1815 - 1948 while South Africa (mainly the Dutch Cape colony) was a Dutch colony from 1652 - 1806 and a British colony (including other parts of South Africa) from 1806 - 1910.
The match ended in victory for Sri Lanka, with England just 3 runs short of their target. [7] [8] The One Day series ended in a draw. Gooch was the top scorer for England with 138 runs in total, and Wettimuny for Sri Lanka with 132. They were the only batsmen to score more than 100 runs in the series. [9]
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The 2008–2009 SLA Northern offensive was an armed conflict in the northern Province of Sri Lanka between the military of Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The battle began with a Sri Lanka Army (SLA) offensive attempting to break through the LTTE defence lines in the north of the island, aiming to conclude ...