Query: sri lanka government gazette

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14th Parliament of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2010 parliamentary election held on 8 April and 20 April 2010. The parliament met for the first time on 22 April 2010 and was dissolved on 26 June 2015.

15th Parliament of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2015 parliamentary election held on 17 August 2015. The parliament met for the first time on 1 September 2015. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of parliament is 5 years therefore the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka will meet for the first time no later than 1 September 2020.

1st Northern Provincial Council <=SEP=> The 1st Northern Provincial Council is the current meeting of the Northern Provincial Council, with the membership determined by the results of the 2013 provincial council election held on 21 September 2013. The council met for the first time on 25 October 2013. According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka the maximum term of a provincial council is 5 years from the date of its first meeting.

Alchemy Boulders <=SEP=> Alchemy Boulders (Pvt.) Ltd, established in 1996, is the largest and leading quartz mining, processing and export company in Sri Lanka. The firm is in the operations of mining and mineral processing. Founded by the late Mr. Zuhuree Rauf, Alchemy is headquartered in Kandy, Sri Lanka (with branch offices in Singapore, South Korea and Japan).Sri Lanka is a rich source of quartz.

Auditor General of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The role of the Auditor General of Sri Lanka is to aid accountability by conducting independent audits of government operations. The Auditor General is appointed by the President. These audits provide members of Parliament with objective information to help them examine the government's activities and hold it to account.

Batticaloa District <=SEP=> Batticaloa District (Tamil: மட்டக்களப்பு மாவட்டம் Maṭṭakkaḷappu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: මඩකලපුව දිස්ත්‍රික්කය maḍakalapūva distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Batticaloa.

Cabinet of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The Cabinet of Sri Lanka is the council of ministers that form the central government of Sri Lanka. It is responsible to and answerable to parliament.As of 4 September 2015 the cabinet had 44 members - president, prime minister and 42 ministers. There are also 13 state ministers and 23 deputy ministers who are not members of the cabinet (in addition one cabinet minister is a state minister and a deputy minister).

Daily News (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The Daily News is an English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka. It is now published by the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited (Lake House), a government-owned corporation. The newspaper commenced publishing on 3 January 1918. D. R. Wijewardena was its founder.The present-day newspaper is written as a broadsheet, with photographs printed both in color and black and white.

Divisional Secretariats of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as divisional secretariats. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the korales and ratas. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the 'Divisional Revenue Officer'. Later the D.R.O.s became 'Assistant Government Agents' and the Divisions were known as 'A.G.A. Divisions'. Currently, the Divisions are administered by a 'Divisional Secretary', and are known as 'D.S.

Gampaha District <=SEP=> Gampaha District (Sinhalese: ගම්පහ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය gampaha distrikkaya, Tamil: கம்பகா மாவட்டம் Kampakā Māvaṭṭam) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country.  The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the town of Gampaha.

Gazetted officer (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> A gazetted officer is a police officer in the Sri Lanka Police Service whose name is published in the The Sri Lanka Gazette. As such, they are similar to commissioned officers in the armed forces. The Officer in Charge of a police station is a junior gazetted officer as well as the head on an investigation team. It is common to find a separate mess, a gazetted officer's mess, at large police installations such as national, regional police HQs and the Police Field Force HQ.

Government Agent (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> A Government Agent (GA) or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country. The GA is the administrative head of public services in the District. As Sri Lanka has 25 districts, there are 25 governments agents at any given time. The post is one of the oldest in the civil service as it had been established by the British during the colonial era.

Government Gazette (Greece) <=SEP=> The Government Gazette (Greek: Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως, Efimeris tis Kyverniseos) is the official journal of the Government of Greece which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President. It was first issued in 1833. Until 1835, during the regency on behalf of King Otto, the gazette was bilingual in Greek and German.The issues of the gazette are usually indicated with ΦΕΚ, initials for Φύλλο Εφημερίδος της Κυβερνήσεως (Government Gazette Issue).

Government Gazette of South Africa <=SEP=> The Government Gazette (Afrikaans: Staatskoerant) is the gazette of record of South Africa. It is the "official organ of Government". The Government Gazette is used by the government as an official way of communicating to the general public.

Government gazette <=SEP=> A government gazette (official gazette, official journal, official newspaper or official diary) is a periodical publication that records the business and proceedings of a government and has been authorised to publish public or legal notices. It is usually established by statute or official action and publication of notices within it, whether by the government or a private party, is usually considered sufficient to comply with legal requirements for public notice.

Government of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The government of Sri Lanka is  a semi-presidential system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution.

Hatton, Sri Lanka <=SEP=> Hatton (Sinhalese: හැටන්, Tamil: ஹற்றன்) is a town in the Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka governed by the Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council.

Hong Kong Government Gazette <=SEP=> Hong Kong Government Gazette is the official publication of the Government of Hong Kong and publishes laws, ordinances and other regulations. It is managed under the Government Logistics Department (GLD).

Impeachment of Shirani Bandaranayake <=SEP=> Shirani Bandaranayake, the 43rd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka, was impeached by Parliament and then removed from office by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in January 2013. Bandaranayake was accused of a number of charges including financial impropriety and interfering in legal cases, all of which she has denied. The impeachment followed a series of rulings against the government by the Supreme Court, including one against a bill proposed by Minister Basil Rajapaksa, President Rajapaksa's brother.

Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War <=SEP=> The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War was the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka intended to perform a peacekeeping role.

Inspector General of Police (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the Minister of Public Order, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Public Order as it is currently. The current Inspector General of Police is N.K. Illangakoon, who succeeded Dr Mahinda Balasuriya.

J. R. Jayewardene <=SEP=> Junius Richard Jayewardene (Sinhalese: ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන,Tamil: ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), famously abbreviated in Sri Lanka as JR, was the leader of Sri Lanka from 1977 to 1989, serving as Prime Minister from 1977 to 1978 and as 2nd President of Sri Lanka from 1978 till 1989. He was a leader of the nationalist movement in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who served in a variety of cabinet positions in the decades following independence.

Kumaratunga cabinet <=SEP=> The Kumaratunga cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Chandrika Kumaratunga between 1994 and 2005. It was formed in November 1994 after the presidential election and it ended in November 2005 when Kumaratunga's second limited term ended. The Kumaratunga cabinet saw the second Cohabitation government of Sri Lanka when the United National Party won the 2001 general election

List of British colonial gazettes <=SEP=> This is a list of official government gazettes for current and former British colonies or protectorates. Some are available to consult at the British National Archives or the British Library.

List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> There have been fourteen Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka since the creation of the position in 1947, prior to the formation of the Dominion of Ceylon. The Prime Minister of Ceylon was the head of the government until 1978. In 1972, the country was named as the Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka and the position was known as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from then onwards. The Prime Minister also held the unified Ministry of External Affairs and Defence until 1977, when J.R.

List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces <=SEP=> The following is a list of attacks on civilians attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government - Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, EPDP, PLOTE, TMVP etc.).

List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka denotes the first female minister of that particular department.

List of government gazettes <=SEP=> This is an incomplete list of government gazettes.

List of government owned companies in Sri Lanka <=SEP=> This is a list of companies owned by the central government of Sri Lanka.

List of government schools in Sri Lanka <=SEP=> When indicating List of government schools in Sri Lanka it can be individually indicated as lists of government schools in Western, Southern, Eastern, Northern, North Central, Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa and Uva  provinces.

List of people killed by Sri Lankan government forces <=SEP=> The following is a list of notable killings attributed to armed groups under the control of the Sri Lankan government - Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and paramilitary groups (Home Guards/Civil Defence Force, Eelam People's Democratic Party, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal etc.).

List of schools in Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The following is a list of schools in Sri Lanka. List of schools in Central Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in Northern Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in North Central Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in North Western Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in Sabaragamuwa Province List of schools in Southern Province, Sri Lanka List of schools in Uva Province List of schools in Western Province, Sri Lanka

Local government in Sri Lanka <=SEP=> Local government is the third and lowest level of government in Sri Lanka – after the central government and provincial councils. The local government bodies are collectively known as local authorities. They are responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities.

Mahinda Rajapaksa <=SEP=> Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa, MP (Sinhalese: පර්සි මහේන්ද්‍ර "මහින්ද" රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə], Tamil: மகிந்த ராசபக்ச; born 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician who served as the 6th President of Sri Lanka from 19 November 2005 to 9 January 2015. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and he served as Prime Minister from 6 April 2004 until his victory in the 2005 presidential election.

Mannar District <=SEP=> Mannar District  (Tamil: மன்னார் மாவட்டம் Maṉṉār Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: මන්නාරම දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the town of Mannar.

Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The Ministry of Defence is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.The Ministry of Defence states that its principal objectives are the formulation, co-ordination and the execution of policies in relation to the national security.

Ministry of External Affairs and Defence <=SEP=> The Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was a ministry of the Government of Ceylon that conducted and managed all of Ceylon's relations with other countries and its military matters from 1947 to 1977.

Ministry of Home Affairs (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The Ministry of Home Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for public administration. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's Byzantine administrative service including District Secretaries, Divisional Secretaries and Grama Niladhari (village officers).

Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils <=SEP=> The Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for “To ensure efficient and effective Provincial and Local Administrative system responsive to the aspirations of the people and facilitate the achievement of Sustainable and equitable human development in Sri Lanka by advocating and strengthening the systems of Decentralized Governance.”

Mullaitivu District <=SEP=> Mullaitivu District (Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவு மாவட்டம் Mullaittīvu Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: මුලතිවු දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the town of Mullaitivu.

National Security Council (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The National Security Council of Sri Lanka is the executive body of the Sri Lankan government that is charged with the maintenance of national security with authority to direct the Sri Lankan military and Police. It was established in 1999.

Northern Province, Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The Northern Province (Tamil: வட மாகாணம் Vaṭakku Mākāṇam; Sinhalese: උතුරු පළාත Uturu Paḷāta) is one of the nine provinces of Sri Lanka, the first level administrative division of the country. The provinces have existed since the 19th century but did not have any legal status until 1987 when the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka established provincial councils. Between 1988 and 2006 the province was temporarily merged with the Eastern Province to form the North Eastern Province.

Officer in charge (police) <=SEP=> The officer in charge (OIC) is the gazetted officer in command of a police station in Sri Lanka. He/she is in charge of most of the investigations of the station and for maintenance of law and order within that police area. Officer in charge can also refer to the head officer of a fire station or district, as well as other public safety agencies, such as forestry districts and EMS districts.In the Canadian navy, the senior officer on board an orca-class patrol vessel is the officer in charge.

Outline of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Sri Lanka:Sri Lanka – island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒnˌ seɪ-ˌ siː-/), Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.

Parliament of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The Parliament of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව Sri Lanka Parlimenthuwa) is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for five-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws.

Parliamentary Council <=SEP=> The Parliamentary Council is a constitutional authority in Sri Lanka established under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka. Formally being constituted on January 1, 2011 as per the 18th Amendment, it replaces the Constitutional Council that was established under the 17th Amendment.

Politics of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> Politics of Sri Lanka takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Sri Lanka is both head of state and head of government, and of a  multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. For decades, the party system has been dominated by the socialist Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the conservative United National Party.

President's Security Division <=SEP=> President's Security Division (PSD) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Police charged with the close protection of the President of Sri Lanka. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). Until 2008 the unit was controlled army personnel assigned to President's protection, but these were formed into an independent unit named the President's Guard.

President of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ජනාධිපති; Tamil: இலங்கை சனாதிபதி) is the elected head of state and head of government of Sri Lanka. The President leads the executive branch of the Sri Lankan government and is the commander-in-chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.The office was created in 1972 and the president remains the single most dominant political office in the country. The current President is Maithripala Sirisena.

Prime Minister's Security Division <=SEP=> Prime Minister's Security Division (PMSD) is a unit of the Sri Lanka Police charged with the close protection of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is headed by a gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). The unit consists of both uniformed and non-uniformed officers who provide close protection and guard Prime Ministerial residences.

Provincial Governors of Sri Lanka <=SEP=> The following is a list of incumbent governors of Sri Lanka. The governor is the head of the provincial government and exercises executive power in respect of subjects devolved to provincial councils. The governor is appointed by the President of Sri Lanka for a period of five years. There are a currently nine governors.

Rajapaksa cabinet <=SEP=> The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. This Cabinet was called the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-cabinet-ministers-appointed-by-a-government/

Road signs in Sri Lanka <=SEP=> Road signs in Sri Lanka are standardized road signs closely follow those used in the United Kingdom with certain distinctions, and a number of changes have introduced road signs that suit as per local road and system. Sri Lankan government announced by a gazette that aimed to get a face-lift and introduction of over 100 new road traffic signs. The new change will be replaced in color and sizes and introduction of Variable-message sign & electronic digital sign boards in express highways.

Royal College, Colombo <=SEP=> Royal College (also referred to as Royal College Colombo, Royal College, Colombo 7, Colombo Royal College, or simply as Royal) is a selective entry boys' school located in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Royal Thai Government Gazette <=SEP=> The Royal Thai Government Gazette (Thai: ราชกิจจานุเบกษา; rtgs: Ratchakitchanubeksa), frequently abbreviated Government Gazette (GG) or Royal Gazette (RG), is the public journal and newspaper of record of Thailand. Laws passed by the government generally come into force after being published in the GG. The Cabinet Secretariat, a department in the Office of the Prime Minister, is now in charge of printing the GG.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike <=SEP=> Sirima Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhalese: සිරිමා රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක, Tamil: சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே; 17 April 1916 – 10 October 2000), commonly known as Sirimavo Bandaranaike (the suffix "vo" denotes respect), was a Sri Lankan politician and the modern world's first female head of government.

Sirisena cabinet <=SEP=> The Sirisena cabinet is the 15th and incumbent central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in January 2015 after the presidential election. As of 10 September 2015 the cabinet had 47 members - president, prime minister and 45 ministers. There are also 19 state ministers and 23 deputy ministers who are not members of the cabinet.

Sri Lanka <=SEP=> Sri Lanka (/sriːˈlɑːŋkə, -ˈlæŋkə/ or /ʃriː-/; Sinhalese Śrī Laṃkāva, Tamil Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and known from the beginning of British colonial rule until 1972 as Ceylon (/sɨˈlɒnˌ seɪ-ˌ siː-/), is an island country in South Asia near south-east India.Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest.

Sri Lanka Air Force <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව Sri Lanka Guwan Hamudawa) is the air arm and the youngest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. It was founded in 1951 as the Royal Ceylon Air Force (RCyAF) with the assistance of the Royal Air Force (RAF). The SLAF played a major role throughout the Sri Lankan Civil War. The SLAF operates more than 160 aircraft and has a projected trained strength of 27,400 airmen and 1,300 officers, who are from both regular and reserve service.

Sri Lanka Armed Forces <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Armed Forces is the overall unified military of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka encompassing the Sri Lanka Army, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Sri Lanka Air Force; they are governed by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The three services have around 161,000 active personnel; conscription has never been imposed in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Army <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Army is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces and is the nation's army. Established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, it was renamed when Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.

Sri Lanka Cricket <=SEP=> Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), formerly the Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka (BCCSL), is the controlling body for cricket in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Customs <=SEP=> Sri Lanka Customs is a non-ministerial government department, which performs the duties of collecting customs duties and other taxes and levies in Sri Lanka.  It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Finance.  Head of the Sri Lanka Customs is the Director General of Customs, Mr. Jagath P. Wijeweera.The department works with the powers vested under the Customs Ordinance (chapter 235).  In addition to this it enacts several other related enactments.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා නිදහස් පක්ෂය Sri Lanka Nidahas Pakshaya, Tamil: இலங்கை சுதந்திரக் கட்சி) is one of the major political parties in Sri Lanka. It was founded by S.W.R.D Bandaranaike in 1951  and, since then, has been one of the two largest parties in the Sri Lankan political arena. It first came to power in 1956 and since then has been the predominant party in government on a number of occasions.

Sri Lanka Police Service <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Police Service (commonly known to as the Sri Lanka Police) is the civilian national police force of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. The police force has a manpower of approximately 85,000. It is responsible for enforcing criminal and traffic law, enhancing public safety, maintaining order and keeping the peace throughout Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Ports Authority <=SEP=> Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) is the state-owned operator of major commercial ports in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1979, SLPA currently operates ports in Colombo, Galle, Hambantota, Kankesanthurai, Oluvil, Point Pedro and Trincomalee. As of 31 March 2013 SLPA had a 3% stake in Colombo Dockyard.

Sri Lanka Post <=SEP=> The Department of Posts, functioning under the brand name Sri Lanka Post, is a government operated postal system in Sri Lanka. The postal headquarters is the General Post Office which is located in Colombo. The department itself comes under the purview of the Ministry of Telecommunications and Posts.

Sri Lanka Railways <=SEP=> Sri Lanka Railway Department, branded "Sri Lanka Railways" (SLR), is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. It is a key department of the Sri Lankan Government, under the Ministry of Transport, with a history that begins in 1858. Sri Lanka Railways (formerly CGR – Ceylon Government Railway) operates the nation's rail network linking Colombo - the commercial capital of Sri Lanka - and many population centres and tourist destinations.

Sri Lanka national cricket team <=SEP=> The Sri Lankan cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1982, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.Sri Lanka's national cricket team achieved considerable success beginning in the 1990s, rising from underdog status to winning the Cricket World Cup in 1996.

Sri Lankan Civil War <=SEP=> The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka. Beginning on 23 July 1983, there was an intermittent insurgency against the government by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE, also known as the Tamil Tigers), an independent militant organisation which fought to create an independent Tamil state called Tamil Eelam in the north and the east of the island.

Sri Lankan local government elections, 1998 <=SEP=> Local government elections were held in Sri Lanka on 29 January 1998 for 17 local authorities on the Jaffna peninsula, in the north of the country. They were the first local elections held in the peninsula since 1983. Turnout was low due to the threats issued by the rebel Tamil Tigers. The Eelam People's Democratic Party gained control of nine local authorities, Democratic People's Liberation Front (PLOTE) three, Tamil United Liberation Front one and Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization one.

Sri Lankan local government elections, 2009 <=SEP=> Local government elections were held in Sri Lanka on 8 August 2009 for two local councils in the north of the country: Jaffna Municipal Council and Vavuniya Urban Council. They were the first elections held in the country since the government declared victory in the 26-year-old civil war on 18 May 2009. They were also the first local elections held in the Northern Province in more than 11 years. Both towns had been under government control for many years.

Sri Lankan local government elections, 2011 <=SEP=> Local government elections were held in Sri Lanka on 17 March 2011, 23 July 2011 and 8 October 2011 to elect 4,327 members for 322 of the 335 local authorities in the country. 13.7 million Sri Lankans were eligible to vote in the election. Elections to two other local authorities in Mullaitivu District are due but have been repeatedly postponed due to alleged delays in resettling internally displaced persons.

Sri Lankan national referendum, 1982 <=SEP=> The 1982 Sri Lankan national referendum took place on December 22, 1982, giving the people of Sri Lanka the option to extend the life of parliament by 6 years. It was the first and so far only national referendum to be held in Sri Lanka. The referendum was called for by President J. R. Jayawardene, who had been elected to a fresh six-year term as President in October 1982.

Sri Palee Campus <=SEP=> The Sri Palee Campus of the University of Colombo is located in Wewala, Horana. Established in 1996 it conducts courses in the field of performing arts and mass media. It was established by a notification of the Sri Lanka government gazette (Extraordinary) No 928/1 dated June 20, 1996. The campus is located in buildings and land originally donated to the University of Ceylon by the family of the late Mr. Wilmot A. Perera (trustees of the Sri Palee Trust) in memory of their father.

Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> Sunday Observer is a weekly English-language newspaper in Sri Lanka, published on Sundays.

Tamil Eelam <=SEP=> Tamil Eelam (Tamil: தமிழீழம் tamiḻ īḻam, generally rendered outside Tamil-speaking areas as தமிழ் ஈழம்) is a proposed independent state that Tamils in Sri Lanka and the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora aspire to create in the north and east of Sri Lanka.  Tamil Eelam has no official status or recognition by world states though sections of the Eelam were under de facto control of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for most of the 2000s.

Tamil National Alliance <=SEP=> The Tamil National Alliance (Tamil: தமிழ்த் தேசியக் கூட்டமைப்பு ISO 15919: tamiḻt tēciyakkūṭṭamaippu; TNA)  is a political alliance in Sri Lanka that represents the country's Sri Lankan Tamil minority. It was formed in October 2001 by a group of moderate Tamil nationalist parties and former militant groups. The alliance originally supported self-determination in an autonomous state (Tamil Eelam) for the island's Tamils.

The Sri Lanka Gazette <=SEP=> The Sri Lanka Gazette, officially The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, (Sinhalese: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය) is a public journal of the Government of Sri Lanka. It prints certain statutory notices from the government.

Traffic Police (Sri Lanka) <=SEP=> The Traffic Police is a specialized unit of the Sri Lanka Police responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways. It is headed by the Director of Traffic, in recent times a senior gazetted officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG). Therefore the post is also referred to as DIG - Traffic.

Uva Wellassa University <=SEP=> Uva Wellassa University (abbreviated as UWU) is a Sri Lankan National University. The university was established by government gazette effective 1st of June, 2005  in Badulla, Sri Lanka as the 14th national university of Sri Lanka. President Chandrika Kumaratunga established the university in 2007. The university officially opened by Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on 5th of August, 2009.It is the first all-entrepreneurial university in Sri Lanka.

Vavuniya District <=SEP=> Vavuniya District (Tamil: வவுனியா மாவட்டம் Vavuṉiyā Māvaṭṭam; Sinhalese: වවුනියා දිස්ත්‍රික්කය) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (previously known as a Government Agent) appointed by the central government of Sri Lanka. The capital of the district is the city of Vavuniya.