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January
Thai Pongal - The Festival of the Tamils
Thai Pongal is celebrated on the first day of the month Thai of the Tamil calendar. The day normally falls between 12th and 15th of the month of January in the Christian calendar. Thus, Thai is the first month of the Tamil Almanac, and Pongal is a dish of sweet concoction of rice, moong dal, jaggery and milk. This festival is celebrated by one and all as it is non-relevance to any particular religious faith. The whole Tamil population of the world celebrate it without any differences. Therefore it is widely known as "Tamil Thai Pongal" or the "Festival of the Tamils".
January
January
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who is currently in Sri Lanka on a 3-day official visit, on the invitation of the Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute of International Relations and Strategic Studies (LKIIRSS) delivered a special lecture on “Sri Lanka-Pakistan Relations” at the Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel on Tuesday (05).
January
New Year’s Reflections - Look For The Good Featured
In the New Year, let's resolve
to get less stressed, upset, anxious
about things over which we have no control.
Lets have a narrower focus on our lives,
loving and helping our family and friends,
making our community a better place to live,
to create peace and contentment.
December
Sri Lanka Tourism Strategy 2016
The tourism industry of Sri Lanka is poised for growth to achieve sustainable development phase within the next few years, based on the strategic direction determined by the new government.Sri Lanka Tourism has formulated a broad Strategic Marketing Plan for year 2016, with the participation of private and public sector stakeholders addressing long standing needs of the industry and the future expectations of the country as a tourism destination. The new strategy was refined for its contents to maximise the benefits to the tourism industry and to position Sri Lanka as the most sought after travel destination in Asia.
December
December
Sri Lanka's gross domestic product grew 4.8 percent in the third quarter of 2015 from a year earlier, the Census and Statistics Department said releasing the estimated Gross Domestic Product at constant (2010) prices in Production approach and other macroeconomic indicators for the third quarter of 2015 on Dec.
December
150th Anniversary of Colombo Municipal Council
Following is the speech delivered by Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development Eran Wickramaratne, during the Colombo Mayor's Conference which was held in Colomboon December 14, 2015
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December
Following are the remarks to media by Mangala Samaraweera, Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs on Human Rights Day at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 10th December 2015.
December
Pensioners deserve our respect
Pensioners of any country are part of that community who use to sacarify their past for ours today and tomorrow. From the outset we must acknowledge that none of the country can pay back for the services, which they normally deliver in the best interests of their respective nations. However, in turn from the society almost every pensioner do expect that they should be treated with respect, dignity and honor.
