This web site is dedicated to raising awareness of the pressing need for Sinhala and Tamil to develop in a technologically literate world. Currently, our indigenous languages are technologically challenged and in imminent danger of being marginalised. It is imperative that urgent steps are taken to develop viable character allocation tables. In order that Sinhala and Tamil are equiped to take their rightful places at the global arena of IT, this site details historical background, the methods, obstacles, and support required in the implementation of character allocation tables for Sinhala and Tamil. Brief Political History Development of Sinhala Characters Evolution of Sinhala Characters Three Sinhala (Hodiyas) without the Vowel Expansion Development of Tamil Characters Tamil Alphabet with the Vowel Expansion Position of Sri Lanka Standard Institute Difficulties Relating to the Current Software Advantages of having a Sinhala and Tamil Character Matrix Why we need complete Sinhala and Tamil Characters News Paper Articles References Solution Cartoons (more New Cartoons) Comments received and My Observations Save Our Language Sinhala (SOS) Computer literacy low-Survey Basic Conditioning for flawless Sinhala grammer (© Ceylon Daily News March2, 2002 writer K A I Kalyaratne) E-mails to and from SinhalaGNU/Linux Copy from Catalogue of Palm leaves Vol 1 (© National Arcives Sri Lanka) Daily Mirror Features Donald 25/12/2004 (244kb) Donald's character allocation table ISBN 955-98975-0-0 E-mail your request (shall post you a copy) Contents do have Copyright areas & Patent pending areas ©2000-2005 it times highlights the problem again!!! Developd by Donald Gaminitillake; E-mail your Comments to: lankaprinter@gmail.com Time is ripe to change the SLSI1134 Unicode Sinhala and SLSI 1134 is incorrect Accept my Standard My proposal has been honoured by the President of Sri Lanka I have proved my case Nalaka Gunawardene's ICT Hype and ICT Realities Unicode Consortium explain why we get garbage Sinhala http://www.lirneasia.net/2006/04/questioning-ict-myths/ Rawaya News paper May 20 2007