Buddhism and its historical monuments
The Sinhalese lived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C.,. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa 200 B.C. to circa A.D. 1000) and Polonnaruwa (from about 1070 to 1200). In the 14th century,2006(Ethnic groups:Sinhalese 83.8%, Sri Lankan Moors 7.2%, Indian Tamil 3.6%, Sri Lankan Tamil 3.9%, other 0.5%, unspecified 10% (2001 census provisional data/Religions:Buddhist 79.1%, Muslim 7.6%, Hindu 7.1%, Christian 6.2%, unspecified 10% (2006 census provisional data)
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Sri Lanka LTTE Secrets of sea tigers are
Sri Lanka LTTE Secrets of sea tigers are bared
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Sri Lanka LTTE Land-mines UNDP support for de-mining
Sri Lanka LTTE Land-mines UNDP support for de-mining
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Forging ahead for a homegrown solution
Forging ahead for a homegrown solution
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Sirasa News 2007.11.05
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Tiger high tech communication equipment recovered
Tiger high tech communication equipment recovered
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Series of Colorful Events to Tribute Sri Lankan Defence Forces
Series of Colorful Events to Tribute Sri Lankan Defence Forces *Your alarm goes off; you hit the snooze and sleep for another 10 minutes He stays up for days on end *You take a warm shower to help you wake up He goes days or weeks without running water *You complain of a "headache", and call in sick He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward *You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends He still fights for your right to wear that shirt *You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you He knows he may not see some of his buddies again *You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls He walks the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists *You complain about how hot it is He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow *You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong He doesn't get to eat today *Your wife/mother/ maid makes your bed and washes your clothes He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean *You go to the mall and get your hair redone He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today *You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months *You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home *You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume *You roll your eyes as a baby cries He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet *You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything... He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting *You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded - and of the innocents who have no one to stand up for them *You see only what the media wants you to see He sees the broken bodies lying around him *You stay at home and watch TV He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat *You crawl into your soft bed, with down pillows, and get comfortable He crawls under a tank for shade and a 5 minute nap, only to be awakened by gunfire *You sit there and judge him, saying the world is probably a worse place because of men like him If only there were more men like him! WHO is HE? Perhaps people will change their attitude and behavior to support HIS worthy cause... HE is sacrificing his today for our future Sri Lanka !!!
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Jayalath Jayawardane and Pulidevan in cease fire period.
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Jayalath Jayawardane and Pulidevan in cease fire period.
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