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The Government of Sri Lanka ( GoSL) ( Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative ...
Presidential elections will be held in Sri Lanka on 21 September 2024. [ 1][ 2] Voters will elect a president for a 5-year term. Incumbent president Ranil Wickremesinghe is running for re-election as an independent candidate. [ 3][ 4][ 5] This would make him the first incumbent president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, MP ( Sinhala: අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil: அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968), is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District, the current party leader of the Janatha Vimukthi ...
Visitors to Sri Lanka must obtain a visa, either on arrival to Sri Lanka or in advance, unless they are a citizen of one of the visa-exempt countries. Most visitors entering for tourism purposes are required to obtain a visa on arrival, unless they are exempt from obtaining one. [ 1 ]
Duty-free permit. Duty-free permit (or Duty-free vehicle permit or Motor Vehicle Permit on Concessionary Terms) is a permit issued by the Treasury of the Government of Sri Lanka that allows its holder to import a vehicle into Sri Lanka on duties concessions or exempt from certain taxes. [ 1][ 2] The practice had been started by government of ...
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) is a government agency of Sri Lanka, tasked with overseeing overseas employment of Sri Lankan Citizens and their welfare. It was established in 1985, under the provisions of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act. No. 21 of 1985 from which it derives its remit and powers. [1]
History. The country was first divided into several administrative units during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The kingdom was divided into three provinces; Rajarata, Ruhuna and Malaya Rata. These were further subdivided into smaller units called rata. [ 1] Over time, the number of provinces increased, but the second-level administrative division ...
University of Sri Lanka. The University of Sri Lanka was a public university in Sri Lanka. Established in 1972 by amalgamating the four existing universities, it was the only university in Sri Lanka from 1972 until 1978. The university was based at six campuses in Colombo, Peradeniya, Sri Jayewardenepura, Kelaniya, Moratuwa and Jaffna.