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  2. Sri Lanka votes in first election since protests ousted president

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    Sri Lanka's former president fled the country in 2022 after months-long protests [Getty Images] ... everyday Sri Lankans continue to feel the pinch. "Jobs are the hardest thing to find," says 32 ...

  3. Chased out by protesters, a political dynasty plots its comeback

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    For years, the Rajapaksa family – led by Mahinda - held a vice-like grip over Sri Lankan politics. In his first term, Mahinda Rajapaksa presided over the bloody end to Sri Lanka's civil war ...

  4. MAS Holdings - Wikipedia

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    Website. masholdings.com. MAS Holdings is a Sri Lankan apparel manufacturer. [3][4][5] The company was founded in 1987 by Mahesh, Sharad and Ajay Amalean. [6] MAS Holdings began as an underwear manufacturer and later diversified into sportswear, performance wear and swimwear. [7][8] MAS Holdings has 53 manufacturing facilities in 17 countries ...

  5. Cinnamon Gardens - Wikipedia

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    Cinnamon Gardens (Sinhala: කුරුඳු වත්ත Kurundu Vaththa, Tamil: கறுவாத் தோட்டம்) is an affluent neighbourhood in Colombo, Sri Lanka located 3 kilometers south-east from Colombo's centre. Cinnamon Gardens is named from the former cinnamon plantation in this area. In the year 1789, there were 289 ...

  6. Arcade Independence Square - Wikipedia

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    40+. Total retail floor area. 8,400 square metres (90,000 sq ft) No. of floors. 2. Website. arcadeindependencesquare.com. The Arcade Independence Square is a shopping complex in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Housed in a group of renovated buildings including the former Jawatta Lunatic Asylum and the former Western Provincial Council Building, it was ...

  7. Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - Wikipedia

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    The board of management of the BNMF maintains the BMICH complex. Its board is specified by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike National Memorial Foundation Act and includes the ex officio members the President of Sri Lanka as the chairperson, the Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Auditor General of Sri Lanka.

  8. Colombo - Wikipedia

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    National capital status. [edit] Colombo was the capital of the coastal areas controlled by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British from the 1700s to 1815 when the British gained control of the entire island following the Kandyan convention. From then until the 1980s the national capital of the island was Colombo.

  9. Havelock City - Wikipedia

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    Havelock City is a large mixed-use real-estate project in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Residential component of the project consists of 8 residential towers and the Commercial component of the project consists of a 46-storey office tower and a Shopping Mall built to international standards. It is popular for its clubhouse, 7-acre garden, and the ...