show the darkness of political war but it shows the trauma and psychological side of it that can tear people apart. Anil’s Ghost reflects on the dark and unsettling idea that no matter what you fix and change‚ the political war in the history of Sri Lanka was this dark time period that changed them forever. Sen supports Anil’s Ghost in his writing Identity and Violence that political war can only succeed based on the support of the people. “ Violence is fomented by the imposition of singular and
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University of Colombo‚ Colombo 3‚ Sri Lanka) Background paper for the 5th South Asian Economics Students Meet‚ 28th January to 3rd February 2008‚ New Delhi‚ India Accelerating Rural Growth and Empowering the Rural Poor The efficiency of the Samurdhi program in accelerating rural growth in Sri Lanka Shazana Ismail Department of Economics‚ University of Colombo‚ Sri Lanka Abstract Poverty reduction has been always a strategic consideration for all Sri Lankan governments since independence
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From the early-1980s to the 1990s‚ Sri Lanka was in a Civil War involving three essential groups: the government‚ the anti-government insurgents in the south and the separatists in the north. The civil war lasted 25 years killing 80 000 – 100000 people which caused economic‚ political and environmental distress for Sri Lanka. While the Tamil Tigers (the insurgents) were considered terrorists in 32 countries across the globe‚ the Sri-Lankan government forces were also accused of abusing human rights
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DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7314/APJCP.2012.13.4.1193 Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Methods among Female Health Care Workers in Sri Lanka RESEARCH COMMUNICATION Knowledge and Practices on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Methods among Female Health Care Workers: A Sri Lankan Experience RIW Nilaweera*‚ S Perera‚ N Paranagama‚ AS Anushyanthan Abstract Breast and cervical cancer are the most common causes of cancer mortality among women worldwide‚ but they are largely preventable. There are
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taxonomic and geographic reference. 2nd ed. Smithsonian Institution Press‚ Washington‚ D C. Gruber U F Grzimek‚ B and E.Trumler‚ 1990. Dingo. In: (Ed.) Grimeck‚ B. Grzimek’s Encyclopedia of Mammals‚ Vol.4‚ pages100-101. Hill‚ J E. 1980. The mammals of Sri Lanka. Spolia Zeylanica. 35: 203-211. Hodgson B H. 1841. Classified catalogue of mammals of Nepal. Calcutta J. nat. Hist.2: 60-61. Hooker‚ J.D. 1906. A sketch of the Flora of British India. Oxford. Jerdon‚ T C. 1867. The mammals of India. British Museum
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Sri Lanka Country Office 146‚ Reid Avenue Bambalapitiya Colombo 4 Tel: +94 11 2502743 Fax: +94 11 4512976 colombo@acted.org Headquarters 33‚ rue Godot de Mauroy 75009 Paris France Tel: +33 1 42653333 paris@acted.org www.acted.org Sri Lanka Country Strategy Paper 2011 - 2013 Foreword by the ACTED Sri Lanka Country Director alleviating potential sources of conflict resulting from socio-economic inequalities. In parallel‚ we will support community-driven development management as a way to ensure
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militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. For over 25 years‚ the LTTE waged a violent secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka that led to it being designated a terrorist organization by 32 countries. Prabhakaran was wanted by Interpol for terrorism‚ murder‚ organized crime and terrorism conspiracy. He also had arrest warrants against him in Sri Lanka and India. Early life Velupillai Prabhakaran was born in the northern coastal town of Velvettithurai
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Unlawful Killings in Sri Lanka What does it mean to be a human being? It means you have needs that need to be met and a life to protect. There are certain rights that come with being a human‚ and by living in fear for your life those rights are violated. Sri Lanka is a small country in southern Asia. It is ruled by a president. Their definition of a president differs from ours‚ however. Like us‚ the citizens of this country vote on who they want as their president‚ but not all is fair in politics
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concepts/theories/models‚ what are the key messages of the leader that is worth learning? To what extent the key messages reinforce or contradict the leadership concepts/theories/models? Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa is the 5th president of Sri Lanka and commander in chief of the Sri Lankan armed forces. He swore in as the fifth executive president on 29th November‚ 2005. Like many other presidents around the world‚ Rajapaksa possesses many leadership qualities that are worth noting. Rajapaksa practices visionary
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and Sri Lanka. The Tamils have been their own group of people‚ with admirable history‚ culture‚ language‚ and tradition since 15‚000 BCE‚ however they are still not part of their own sovereign Nation-State. Tamils make up 5.9%1 of India’s Population‚ and continue to grow. The Tamils mostly qualify to be defined as Nation-State‚ however there are several key factors that are absent. If the Tamil people were to push for sovereignty there would be significant changes and implications for both Sri Lanka
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