A Request for Help
This is a kind request for help from Karuna Trust for the continuation of excellent eye care service they provide to needy Sri Lankans.
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Learn to Play the Thammattama
2nd edition: a lesson book for beginning South Asian Drumming! Basic Patterns progressing to Solos and Duets. This is a practical lesson book for the uninitiated into Sri Lankan music who wants to learn to play but cannot currently find a teacher
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1983
K.T.Pulendran, the United National Party chief organizer for Vavuniya was assasinated by Tamil militants.
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1985
Tamil Tiger militants bombed the Yal Devi train at Kokavil killing 34 people and destroying the train tracks. The attack effectively ended the north-south rail transport.
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Sri Lanka AG says the MCC agreement is illegal
Jan 19, Colombo: Attorney General Dappula de Livera has informed the Secretary to the President that the U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) agreement proposed to be signed by the previous government of good governance is not legal. ...
US calls on Sri Lanka to respect religious beliefs of COVID victims
Jan 19, Colombo: U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Alaina B. Teplitz issuing a statement said peopleâs religious beliefs should not be quashed due to challenges created by the COVID pandemic and called on the Sri Lankan authorities to respect the peopleâs rights and dignity....
Sri Lanka Tourism gears up to welcome international visitors
Jan 19, Colombo: As Sri Lanka opens its doors to the world once again; Sri Lanka Tourism has pulled out all the stops, ensuring that every precautionary measure has been set in place to make the island getaway as safe, secure and serene as possible for the visitors. ...
Source: Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering

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