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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.
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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 ...
Sri Lanka Navy with Sri Lanka Police and other intelligence services in international waters south of Sri Lanka seized a foreign fishing vessel carrying over 336 kg of heroin worth over Rs. 3100 million gross street value. [213] Total number of COVID-19 deaths in Sri Lanka exceeds 10,000 with 189 more deaths. [214]
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 ...
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
Private provident funds existed in the private sector, with some companies contributing on a voluntary basis until 1958, when the Employees' Provident Fund was established by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike following the enactment of the Employees' Provident Fund Act No 15 of 1958 which established the Employees' Provident Fund which made it compulsory for all employers and employees to contribute if ...
Sri Lanka emerges as first runners-up in the 2020 Online School Debate Championship, losing to Canada 8–1 in the finals. [63] It was the first instance where Sri Lanka made it to the finals in the history of World Schools Debating Championships. Sri Lanka was also awarded the top-performing ESL team for secondary English-speaking countries. [64]