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Sri Lankan license plate - Western Province - front side Sri Lankan license plate - Southern Province - rear side. Vehicle registration plates of Sri Lanka (known in Sri Lanka as "number plates") started soon after introduction of motorcars in 1903. Initially the numbers started with Q, and the oldest existing plate is "Q 53" of a 1903 Wolsley.
Services accounted for 58.2% of Sri Lanka's economy in 2019 up from 54.6% in 2010, industry 27.4% up from 26.4% a decade earlier and agriculture 7.4%. [41] Though there is a competitive export agricultural sector, technological advances have been slow to enter the protected domestic sector. [42]
General Rohan Daluwatte - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1996-98. [10] General Srilal Weerasooriya - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 1998-00. [11] General L. P. Balagalle - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2000-04. [12] General Shantha Kottegoda - on the retired list. Commander, Sri Lanka Army 2004 ...
The Sri Lanka Army Special Forces Regiment is considered one of the best Special Forces divisions in the world, usually ranked in the top 10 in the world. The Special Forces Regiment currently consists of four regular battalions organized into the Special Forces Brigade, under the operational command of I Corps forming its Special Operations ...
In 2010, The New York Times placed Sri Lanka at the top of its list of 31 places to visit. [281] S&P Dow Jones Indices classifies Sri Lanka as a frontier market as of 2018. [282] Sri Lanka ranks well above other South Asian countries in the Human Development Index (HDI) with an index of 0.750.
According to frontier market investors, frontier assets would actually diversify and reduce risk, which contradicts the general notion that risk would be added by including those markets. [15] Those who have a focus on frontier markets have different views on what the future holds for the inter-correlation of countries within the asset class.
In Sri Lanka, the driving licence is the official document which authorises its holder to operate various types of motor vehicle on public roads. They are administered by the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT). A licence is required to drive on a public road and a minimum age is 18 years for all vehicles.
4 years, 8 months and 19 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 11 2nd National State Assembly: 4 August 1977 1 4 August 1977 7 September 1978 7 September 1978 1 year, 1 month and 3 days United National Party: Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present) 12 8th Parliament: 7 September 1978 1 7 September 1978 26 March 1982 20 December 1988