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	Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sri Lankan climate is tropical, characterized by monsoons: the northeast monsoon lasting from December to March, and the southwest monsoon from June to October.
		Sri Lanka is a centre of bird endemism.
		Sri Lanka is historically famous for its cinnamon and tea (introduced by the British in the 19th century).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sri_Lanka (4038 words)

	Politics of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 pluriform multi-party system.
		The Politics of Sri Lanka reflect the historical and political differences between the two main ethnic groups, the majority Sinhala and the minority Tamils, who are concentrated in the north and east of the island.
		Sri Lanka has a multi-party democracy that enjoys surprising stability given the high levels of political violence, especially that which occurred under the UNP regime of 1977-1993.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Sri_Lanka (1201 words)

	Sri Lanka
		Sri Lanka seemed on the brink of returning to war in Aug. 2005, when Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar was assassinated and the government declared a state of emergency.
		Sri Lanka: Economy - Economy The country's economy is primarily agricultural; the emphasis is on export crops such as...
		Sri Lanka's political decay: analysing the October 2000 and December 2001 parliamentary elections.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107992.html (1081 words)

	WWW Virtual Library Sri Lanka: Politics, Ethnic Conflict, LTTE (Tamil Tigers) and Civil War
		The current ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka is a much more complex business than a simple straightforward confrontation between a once well-entrenched minority the Tamils and a now powerful but still insecure majority -the Sinhalese.
		Sri Lanka has been fortunate to survive without war for the past 3 years, and a sigh of relief passed across the country as it marked the third anniversary of the ceasefire agreement signed between the Government and the LTTE on February 22, 2002.
		In Sri Lanka's conflict resolution exercise, it is the LTTE which still calls the shots.
	www.lankalibrary.com /pol2.html (2380 words)

	Buddhist Monks and Politics in Sri Lanka - 1987 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The tacit political alliances between the pro-American UNP and Sarvodaya built during the years of Left authoritarianism, along with the eagerness of fiscal conservatives to use Sarvodayan "rural self-reliance" as a rationale for cuts in the social service budget, combined to intensify Sarvodaya's steady drift to the center and isolation from the Left.
		Though the nuns in Sri Lanka generally observe the precepts of the full ordination (and are ackowledged as generally more pious than the average monk) their official status is as lay women who have taken the ten lay Buddhist moral precepts.
		The "political" activity "speaking as leader of the Sinhala race" was not stigmatized as such by the monks, reflecting the Mahavamsa's legitimation of this role for monks.
	www.changesurfer.com /Bud/Sri/Sri.html (12849 words)

	Trafford Publishing: Sri Lankan Ethnic Crisis: Towards a Resolution (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The fourth chapter stresses the importance of a new political beginning for Sri Lanka as a multiethnic independent nation, and explains eight basic factors that should constitute the foundation for such a new beginning.
		Thus, the factors that contributed to the escalation of the Sinhala -Tamil ethnic crisis in Sri Lanka are both political and economic in nature.
		Thus, since independence Sri Lanka was preparing itself not to bridge the differences that existed among the different ethnic groups in the country, but to aggravate them.
	www.trafford.com /robots/02-0606.html (4390 words)

	Sri Lanka Politics - One of the best blogs on the net: Tamil Nadu politics and Sri Lanka
		Buddhism came to Sri Lanka from the north of the Vindhya region.
		The only Sri Lankan leader with a sense of history who sought to reach out to the south was Ranil Wickremesinghe, he even sought to have a land bridge built to link this country with South India.
		It was this imposition of Hindi that that changed the politics of Tamil Nadu forever and resulted in the Congress which was a national party, whose leadership in the state was consisted almost entirely of Brahmins, being replaced by a regional party, the DMK which swept to power in 1965 in the state.
	srilankapolitics.blogspot.com /2006/01/tamil-nadu-politics-and-sri-lanka.html (1833 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sri Lanka - Politics And Society - Race, Religion, and Politics \| Sri Lankan Information Resource
		During the British colonial period and to a lesser extent in independent Sri Lanka, the two groups, which possess somewhat different cultures and ways of life, frequently perceived their interests to be divergent.
		In Sri Lanka, however, both the nature of diversity and the attitude of the government have been different.
		Sri Lanka - Penal Institutions and Trends in the Prison Population
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/sri-lanka/sri-lanka124.html (1156 words)

	Sri Lanka History
		Lanka, and his demon hordes, is, according to some scholars, a poetic account of the early southward expansion of Brahmanic civilization.
		Sri Lanka and is seen by many observers as a social revolution resulting in the eclipse of the Westernized elite.
		Highly informative for the study of modern political events and ethnic disturbances are S.J. Tambiah's Sri Lanka: Ethnic Fratricide, and the Dismantling of Democracy, A. Jeyaratnam Wilson's Politics in Sri Lanka, and Government and Politics in South Asia by Craig Baxter, Yogendra K. Malik, Charles H. Kennedy, and Robert C.
	members.tripod.com /~hettiarachchi/history.htm (18210 words)

	The Tsunami Disaster and Politics in Sri Lanka
		Sri Lanka was the country most affected next to Indonesia, where the earthquake measuring 9.0 on the Richter scale, occurred.
		At the time the tsunami struck Sri Lanka, CBK was holidaying in London, while her brother, a parliamentary minister, was holidaying in Los Angeles.
		In Sri Lanka as well, the government is reminding the people of their civic duty at every turn.
	www.marxist.com /Asia/srilanka_tsunami.htm (2318 words)

	Sri Lanka Newspapers - Sri Lanka News Updates around the clock
		Sri Lanka`s batting and bowling inadequacies were exposed when they lost the Test and ODI series in India and the team`s fortunes suffered further setbacks in New Zealand when they lost the ODI series 4-1.
		Sri Lanka`s disastrous run in ODIs that started in India continued in New Zealand and the former world champions who were number two in the world rankings two months back went from bad to worse and are now reeling at number seven of the points table behind the West Indies, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.
		Sri Lanka spinning wizard Muttiah Muralitharan has revealed he may retire next year, leaving Shane Warne to be Test cricket`s leading wicket-taker for at least the next two decades.
	www.lankanewspapers.com (3176 words)

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		Sri Lanka has been through turbulent times, overcome by a devastating civil war, yet able to sustain a system of parliamentary government.
		This study recounts a critical decade of electoral politics in Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2004, situated in the context of a militant ethnic conflict, that includes four General Elections and a Presidential election.
		The new politics of Sri Lanka, evident in this decade, is marked by a party system that is increasingly fractured, a politics increasingly divided over symbolic cultural issues, and the tension inherent in a mixed executive system.
	www.marshallcavendish.com /marshallcavendish/academic/catalogue/books/politics_n_inal_relations/9812103945.xml (587 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sri Lanka - Buddhism and Politics \| Sri Lankan Information Resource
		Buddhism plays an eminent political role in Sri Lanka and serves as a unifying force for the Sinhalese majority.
		One of the recurring problems in the history of Sri Lanka has been a definition of the state as the official supporter of Buddhism, which in turn has been the religion of the ethnic Sinhalese.
		As of 1988, the sangha controlled extensive estates in the interior of Sri Lanka and retained an independent power base that, combined with high status in the eyes of the Sinhalese population, gave the Buddhist orders influence as molders of public opinion.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/sri-lanka/sri-lanka76.html (499 words)

	Sri Lanka Politics - One of the best blogs on the net
		He strongly urged the Government of Sri Lanka and the LTTE “to shore up the ceasefire, ensure respect for the human rights of all Sri Lankans, and urgently resume their dialogue under the facilitation of the Norwegian Government,” Spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters.
		The war the Tigers want is not a war between Sri Lanka and the LTTE but a war between a Sinhala state and the Tamil people, with the Tigers as the sole representative cum protector cum avenger of the Tamil people.
		Sri Lanka is undoubtedly at the cross-road, skating on thin ice.
	srilankapolitics.blogspot.com (15534 words)

	Sri Lanka News - LankaWatch.com - Latest News from Sri Lanka
		Jan 14 (BBC) Media watchdogs in Sri Lanka have protested an alleged threat to a senior editor of an English weekly by President...
		Jan 13 (TamilNet) A minicamp of the Liberation Tigers in Trincomalee district was attacked by Sri Lankan troopers Friday evening, the Tigers have informed the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) truce monitors in the east port town.
		Post-tsunami scenario of conflicts in Aceh and Sri Lanka
	www.lankawatch.com (1242 words)

	Sri Lanka
		JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Nov 16 (IPS) - The ravages of war in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula scar this verdant region some 21 months after the start of the ceasefire between Tamil Tiger rebels and the government - one that has now been put in peril by the country's political crisis.
		JAFFNA, Sri Lanka, Feb 28 (IPS) - After decades of civil war, this year the migratory birds have returned to the wetlands along the A-9 highway to the north-eastern Jaffna peninsula, every inch of which is scarred with battles fought between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tiger rebels.
		TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka - With the guns of war stilled and the prospects for peace bright, investor interest is again being drawn to the deep, calm waters of Trincomalee, one of the world's greatest natural harbours on Sri Lanka's east coast.
	www.ipsnews.net /srilanka/index.shtml (3373 words)

	Asian Tribune :: View topic - The origin of leftist politics in Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Seventy years ago, the oldest left political party of Ceylon (as Sri Lanka was known then) was formed on December 18th.
		There was greater political awakening among the masses with the introduction of the universal franchise in Ceylon in 1931.
		The analysis of the contribution of left parties towards economic, social, political and cultural development of SL is only an academic excercise which should be left to the historians.
	www.asiantribune.com /forum/viewtopic.php?t=893 (373 words)

	Feature (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The unfortunate division of the Sri Lankan polity into politics based on nothing more than personalities rather than policies that would develop Sri Lanka leaves the Burghers increasingly dismayed because such shallow and superficial politics is contributing to the rapid disintegration of Sri Lanka into ethnic-based enclaves run by gangsters and extortionists.
		Burghers, whatever their political affiliation (or the lack of it) strongly believe that liberal democracy (as practised in, for example, Switzerland) does not mean domination by either a majority or manipulation by a minority as has been the practice in Sri Lanka since 1931.
		All decent citizens of Sri Lanka would endorse the Burgher perspective on what the politics of Sri Lanka should be (and could be) if we regain our senses and halt the slide over the abyss into irremediable chaos.
	www.dailynews.lk /2005/09/07/fea02.htm (1634 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Politics frustrate Sri Lanka tsunami victims
		MANALKADU, Sri Lanka, May 11 (Reuters) -- Varaprakasam Anesteen, a Sri Lankan fisherman, survived the Indian Ocean tsunami but lost his one-year-old son in the waves that engulfed a beach on the northern tip of the island.
		Five months later, after an outpouring of global aid, the 27-year-old from Sri Lanka's Tamil ethnic minority is convinced victims in the predominantly ethnic Sinhalese south are getting a better deal.
		But in a country as volatile as Sri Lanka, the perception that minority Tamils are losing out to the south in aid has dangerous implications.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/SODA-6CA4HU?OpenDocument (885 words)

	LankaWeb News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is already fighting a losing battle for the Sri Lankan Presidency has launched a seditious campaign to split Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) vote bank.
		After keeping a non corporative stance on the peace process through out the SLFP rule, Ranil Wickremesinghe has swiftly decided to seek a mandate for holding talks with the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to arrive at a joint policy on the issues of the peace process and negotiations with the LTTE.
		The LTTE was grateful for all the favors it received from the UNF government; G.L.Pieris and Bradman Weerakoone are now his political supporters whom tiger terrorists hold in a very high esteem now.
	www.lankaweb.com /news/items05/260905-1.html (547 words)

	SiberNews Media - Presidential politics in Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Having done the rounds soliciting support of various individuals as well as political parties, it finally dawned on Prime Minister Rajapakse last week a charm offensive alone will not suffice and that what the public wanted were clear cut policies on the two main issues confronting the nation, the economy and the peace process.
		That to Rajapakse was no easy task given the broad alliance he was hoping to build up whilst minimising their policy differences so as not to create an impression in the public mind, a Rajapakse presidency will bring with it more chaos and uncertainty as experienced with the SLFP-JVP alliance regime.
		Try as he might thus to keep to Kumaratunga's agenda, the President was none too pleased and was convinced Rajapakse had played her out politically, completely outman-oeuvering the Bandaranaikes and believed he would continue to do so after the nominations as well.
	www.sibernews.com /the-news/tamileelam/presidential-politics-in-sri-lanka-200509041871 (3180 words)

	The Sri Lanka Book Store - Politics
		The Blurring of a vision, the Mahaweli : its social, economic, and political implications
		The Break-Up of Sri Lanka : The Sinhalese-Tamil Conflict
		Colonialism in Sri Lanka : The Political Economy of the Kandyan Highlands, 1833-1886
	www.geocities.com /SiliconValley/Horizon/6156/politics.html (641 words)

	SRI LANKA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Virtual Gallery The goal of the website, "The Virtual Gallery"is to promote Sri Lankan artists by featuring scanned images of their work.
		Sri Lanka: More than Introduction: It has a collection of materials on Sri Lanka from various sources.
		A Complete Picture of Sri Lanka This Page contains information related to tourism, industry, sports and stock-market in Sri Lanka.
	menic.utexas.edu /asnic/countries/srilanka/srilanka.html (144 words)

	Women and Politics in Sri Lanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The essays in this volume situate women within the context of South Asian politics with special reference to the Sri Lankan situation.
		It focuses attention on historical perspectives, challenges and opportunities for women in electoral politics, the role of political parties, and Sri Lankan Women's organisations.
		The result of a national field survey on the subject are analysed as a chapter of the book.
	www.icescolombo.org /Public/wpsl.htm (64 words)

	Sri Lanka encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Sri Lanka politics and officials, Sri Lanka History. Travel to ...
		The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India.
		Occupied by the Portuguese in the 16th century and by the Dutch in the 17th century, the island was ceded to the British in 1796, became a crown colony in 1802, and was united under British rule by 1815.
		As Ceylon, it became independent in 1948; its name was changed to Sri Lanka in 1972.
	www.srilankaiworld.com (444 words)

	Politics of Sri Lanka
		head of government: President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (since November 12, 1994); note - Ranil Wickremesinghe is the prime minister; in Sri Lanka the president is both the chief of state and the head of the government, whereas in most governments the roles are given respectively to the president and prime minister when both offices exist.
		See also : Sri Lanka, List of Sri Lankan Presidents, List of Sri Lankan Prime Ministers
		Time is but the stream I go a-fishing in.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_sri_lanka.html (1045 words)

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