Free Essays on Sri Lanka

  1. History of Military Logistics of Sri Lanka

    Ancient history of logistics in Sri Lanka Early years of Sri Lanka saw the evolvement logistics through the renowned work of the historical books. The military logistics has taken an essential part in the early history of Sri Lanka. The best examples of military logistics can be given below. Mahawamsam...

  2. Peace Efforts in Sri Lanka

    Peace Ever since Sri Lanka became a democratic socialist republic, (1978)the Tamils of the north wanted to be an independent state and acted out through violence The first efforts toward peace were in 1985 at the Thimpu Talks which consisted of Tamil Delegation and Sri Lanka Delegation trying...

  3. Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka

    Tamil Tigers of Sri Lanka The Tamil Tigers immigrated to Sri Lanka from southern India and made up ten to fifteen percent of the population. The Tigers were the minority when compared to the Sinhalese, who represented seventy-five percent of the population. Right away there was ethnic conflict due...

  4. Sri Lanka Pharma Market Outlook 2015: More beyond Importers & Distributors

    With the recent development, Sri Lanka’s aim of developing a pharma industry should be to penetrate the global market since the internal market is not sufficient for any big firm to operate at optimum levels. According to a report published by Indian Council on International Relations in Dec. ‘14, the...

  5. International Organization for Standards for Sri Lanka

    International Organization For standards Sri Lanka The Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) is a member of the International Standards organization, representing Sri Lanka. The member is the only status that has the right to vote. The SLSI aims to: increase productivity and maximize...

  6. Infrastructure: a Sr Lanka Risk

    Infrastructure: A Sri Lankan Risk By Gloria Cervantes Juaquina Twidwell BUS 133B, Marketing in Asia Researching Foreign Risk Professor Jeff Fadiman 7 April 2004 Infrastructure: A Sri Lanka Risk Ten most effective questions: 1. What do you consider as the most significant economic...

  7. Sri Lankan Case Study

    The Sri Lankan Tamils fought back against their oppressors, but the Negroes in Mississippi Burning did not fight back. The Tamils in Sri Lanka had started the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to fight against the injustice the Sinhalese were giving them, but the Negroes did not start anything...

  8. The Ramayana

    found a pair of footprints in Sri Lanka. The giant monkey had stepped across the ocean to Sri Lanka. From there the giant footprints disappeared and reappeared. The giant footprints then led back to the ashram. The monkey must have reported what he saw in Sri Lanka to a party awaiting the information...

  9. My Pofile

    Gunmen opened fire on the Sri Lankan cricket team's bus in the Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, killing at least eight people and wounding six team members. Lahore test called off after attack on Lankan team BCCI shocked by attack on Lanka cricketers In Pics: Sri Lanka cricket team attacked in...

  10. Ltte

    is a militant organization based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in 1976, it has since actively waged a violent secessionist campaign that seeks to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka.[2] This campaign has evolved into the Sri Lankan Civil War, one of longest running armed...

  11. "Policies for Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Sources

    “White Paper on Policies for Electricity Generation from Renewable Energy Sources in Sri Lanka” Head Planner and Coordinator Dr. A. Atputharajah Chair of Drafting Team Professor H Sriyananda Technical Secretary Mr. M. Anparasan Power High Voltage and Energy Systems Club Department of...

  12. MAS case study

    barely be heard over the noise of political demonstrators marching in the streets around the building. In the summer of 2005, a ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the Tamil separatists was still tenuously in effect. The separatist war between the majority Sinhala government and the Tamil ...

  13. ASH SOC 308 Week 5 DQ 2 Why War

    conflict map site, analyze the impact of ethnic conflict in the world today. Examples include: Sudan Eastern Congo/Rwanda Iraq Sri Lanka Former Yugoslavia (Croatia, Bosnia, and Serbia) Check this A+ tutorial guideline at http://www.assignmentcloud.com/SOC-308-ASH/SOC-308-Week-5-DQ-2-Why-War ...

  14. SWOT Analysis

    Company Profile Dialog Telekom PLC (The Company/Dialog Telekom/Dialog) operates Sri Lankan’s largest and fastest growing mobile telecommunication network – Dialog Mobile. The company is also one of the largest listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalisation. Dialog...

  15. GEOG3 Analyse the response to seperatism

    minority for example the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka. Separatism can lead to a wide range of consequences that range from the collapse of governments and civil wars to, more political disputes and peaceful protests. Separatism does not have to be aggressive. The Sri Lankan civil war is a prime example of...

  16. Spreading of Buddhism in South and South East Asia

    directions, all around the world. Special significance is given to Buddhism spreading in the South and South East Asian region. Countries such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Indonesia are greatly influenced by the philosophy of Theravada Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism also referred...

  17. Safta

    experiences with trade liberalisation in the region. The Indo-Sri Lanka bilateral FTA for instance, even within a short period of less than three years of implementation, has led to a lot of dynamism in the intra-regional investments. India-Sri Lanka FTA has brought down the trade surplus of India with the...

  18. Literature-Leonard Woolf

    Some critics of Leonard Woolf’s writings on Sir Lanka have described him as a “passionate anti-imperialist” while others argue that he is a “Eurocentric racist.” What is your view? Leonard Sidney Woolf was a member of the Ceylon Civil Service who served the colonial enterprise in Ceylon for...

  19. Buddhist Violence

    Buddhist countries after the separation of the British Empire: Buddhism took a leading role in the nationalist movements that emerged as Burma and Sri Lanka sought to throw off the yoke of the British Empire. Occasionally this spilled out into violence. In 1930s Rangoon, amid resorts to direct action...

  20. shri klanka

    Sri Lanka ratified the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal in 1992 and we have taken many steps to fulfill the objectives of the Basel Convention since then. Efficient and effective implementation of the Basel Convention requires Parties...

  21. Mas Holdings

    Magazine [1]. It is one of the largest non-listed companies on Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization in the large apparel industry of Sri Lanka [2]. MAS holdings currently runs 28 factories and design studios in 10 countries with over 41,000 employers. It is the largest suppler to Victoria’s...

  22. Clothing Styles

    modernized cheongsam. People enjoy wearing cheongsam as a cosplay too. Finally, sari is the traditional costume in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Because sari is worn in many countries, there are differences of wearing it. In Pakistan, sari is not popular as an everyday wear but for formal...

  23. An Ancient Trade of India

    Trade Currently, the global annual production of coir fiber is about 350,000 metric tons (MT). Yet, even in the world’s top two producers, India and Sri Lanka, which account for about 90% of global coir fiber production, combined, this renewable resource is underutilized; local coir mills process only a...

  24. Technologies: Telecommunications

    Certification This is certification that D.M.J.B.Dissanayake has successfully completed his basic industrial training at Huawei Technologies Lanka Co (Limited) from 05th January 2009 to 04th July 2009. …………………….. ………………………… Date...

  25. Tsunami Experience.

    Ocean just south of Simeulue Island, off the western coast of northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The resulting tsunamis devastated the shores of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and other countries with waves of up to 15 m (50 feet) high, even reaching the east coast of Africa, 4500 km (2,800 miles) west of...

  26. Saarc Developments

    by a meeting of the foreign secretaries of the seven founding nations: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, in April 1981, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Subsequent to this the Committee of the Whole upon meeting identified five major areas for regional cooperation: agriculture,...

  27. ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment - E-Business Paper

    Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,...

  28. Tsunamis

    Sumatra’s coast, tsunamis demolished coasts and killed thousands in, Indonesia, India, and Sri Lanka. In this disaster, tsunamis ravished across the Bay of Bengal to wreak havoc in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. To help prevent such disasters from happening again, we must be able to predict such...

  29. Thomascook

    Thomas Cook Tours Ltd, Indian Horizon Travel & Tours Ltd and Thomas Cook (Mauritius) Holding Company Ltd. The company has overseas operations in Sri Lanka which is a branch of TCIL and Mauritius which is a subsidiary of Thomas Cook (India) Ltd. The company along with their subsidiaries has their presence...

  30. Culture Change

    is an enterprise within MAS Holdings (pvt) Limited, the largest exporter of intimate apparel and sportswear in Sri Lanka. Linea Intimo project is one of the largest investments in Sri Lanka for the manufacture of knitted seamless body-wear, mainly catering to the upper market of Europe and USA. Mr...

  31. Hindu Prayer

    devotion to your lotus feet and free me from the evil qualities like lust and greed. I bow to the son of the wind-god, the most beloved devotee of Sri Rama, the chief of monkeys and the repository of all virtues, the foremost among the wise, the fire to consume the forest of the demon race, possessing...

  32. Business Plan of an Online Accessory Store

    Introduction The Gift Lanka is a start-up retail store offering accessories and gifts to consumers wanting to create a personalized environment. The company would be located in the heart of Colombo and caters to all consumers irrespective of all races, class dimensions. Gift Lanka always looks beyond the...

  33. Global Cement Market to 2019 – Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Over 70 Countries

    Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam The market data covers the years 2008-2019. The major questions...

  34. Basic Features of Religions

    Storm are considered as deities. Many festivals are held in honour of these deities. Ex: “Shikien Sengu”, in honour of the Sun goddess Amaterasu. In Sri Lanka too the indigenous community (Veddas), believe and venerate the sun, moon, and trees, as spirits dwelling among them. Even though it is contradicted...

  35. Saarc. Policy Issues hinge on security and democracy

    such as India the 13th SAARC summit had to be postponed. The postponement of the summit has made the other members of SAARC, including Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan apprehensive of India’s hegemonic role and its capacity to virtually block any move towards cooperation among the seven SAARC member...

  36. chinese indonesian

    was scared of peace of order. So, in 1740 Company wanted to move a part of them to Sri Lanka. But, this kind of rumor was happened around Chinese. 「you might be thrown out into the sea among shipping to Sri Lanka!! 」 So, they took place coup detare. Then, Dutch and other European got panic and...

  37. ramayana

    all-Indian holidays celebrate events in the Ramayana. Dussehra, a fourteen-day festival in October, commemorates the siege of Lanka and Rama's victory over Ravana, the demon king of Lanka. Divali, the October-November festival of Lights, celebrates Rama and Sita's return home to their kingdom of Ayodhya ...

  38. Annual report

    ambition, that JKH and Sri Lanka subscribe to.” - Cecil Balmond “When the architect of the Waterfront Integrated Resort Cecil Balmond first visited the site, he visualised a property that represented the vigour of John Keells Holdings and the spirit of a new Sri Lanka. His first impression, on...

  39. Global Provitamin and Vitamin Market to 2019 – Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Over 70 Countries

    Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam The market data covers the years 2008-2019. The major...

  40. Overall Monetary Policy of the Government and Its Impact on the Macro Economic Objectives

    taxation” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monetary_policy We would like to give a brief introduction into the monetary policy before analyzing it in a Sri Lankan Context The discussion would be centrally fixated on money as the subject of this particular topic happens to be about the monetary policy...

  41. assignment

    address M/s-Sunchem Lanka Enterprises Address: No.- 287/23, Sunray Park, Mawala South, Wadduwa. Contact Details: Telephone: + 94 (0) 38 5678866; Facsimile: + 94 (0) 38 2285825; E-Mail: sunchemlanka@sltnet.lk Breif Background M/s-Sunchem Lanka was established in 2009 in Sri Lanka at Wadduwa (around...

  42. ACC 340 Week 3 Individual Assignment - E-Business Paper

    Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Kitts and Nevis, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,...

  43. Boxing Day Tsunami

    inundating coastal communities with waves up to 30 meters (100 feet) high. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, and Thailand were the hardest hit. With a magnitude of between 9.1 and 9.3, it is the second largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph...

  44. etisalat CSR

    many countries where these campaigns took place and many people participated in different countries with full sprit. Countries such as UAE, Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Pakistan participated in the campaign. In 2012, the Etisalat Group wanted to guarantee that its hard work is better coordinated across all operations...

  45. Intern Report

    Myanmar Bhutan Namibia Botswana Nepal Brunei Nigeria Burkina Faso Peru Cambodia Philippines Cameroon Saudi Arabia Chile Senegal Columbia Sri Lanka Cuba Sudan Djibouti Swaziland Dominican Republic Syria Egypt Tanzania Ethiopia Thailand Gabon Togo Ghana Trinidad &Tobago Guinea Tunisia ...

  46. Gandhigiri, Anyone

    Mallya enough money to let him buy the stuff. I like irony. Yet, the real question is how would the Mahatma have responded to the attack on the Sri Lanka cricketers in Lahore. Or rather how should India respond to it. I can appreciate that many in India feel a sense of schadenfreude. Here at last is...

  47. Global Tobacco Product Market to 2019 – Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Nearly 80 Countries

    Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Yemen The market data covers the...

  48. Global Fiberboard Market to 2019 – Market Size, Growth

    Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam The market data covers the years 2008-2019. The major...

  49. Global Air Conditioner Market to 2019 - Market Size, Growth, and Forecasts in Nearly 70 Countries-JSB Market Research

    Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam The market data covers the years 2008-2019. The major questions...

  50. Global Strap Footwear Market to 2019 – Market Size, Growth

    Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Senegal, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay The market data covers the years 2008-2019. The major...

  51. International Business and the Theories

    better and maximize its profit. until May 2008 it has been managed by the Emirates but Sri Lanka Government refused to renew the agreement which expired on March 31 2008.And even though it canceled the work permit of Sri Lankan’s British Chief Executive Officer Peter Hill. This came after the airline refused...

  52. dont look

    Theravada, or ‘The School of the Elders’, and Mahayana, which is ‘The Great Vehicle’. Buddhism is a widely-practiced religion in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka. Next, let’s take a look at the distinct differences between the two religions. Buddhism only introduced the concept of God in the later doctrines...

  53. Development Skills

    International Irrigation Management Institute, P.O. Box 2075, Colombo, Sri Lanka. For the past four years, she has been involved in case studies documenting gender roles and responsibilities in irrigated agriculture and irrigation management in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Niger and Burkina Faso. GATEKEEPER SERIES...

  54. Case Study

    extended throughout Africa, Asia, Continental Europe and Latin America showing the concept of 'born international ". CTC established business in Sri Lanka in 1932 and gained ownership of the British American Tobacco Company (Ceylon) Limited, Westminster Tobacco Company limited and Thomas Bear & Sons...

  55. The Ohio Buddhist Vihara Monks

    Inquiring about his background, and how the monks ended up in Cincinnati from Sri Lanka, a small island off of the coast of India, Sumanajothi proceeded to tell his story of his religious journey. Born in Sri Lanka, he completed 4 years of higher education before being ordained a monk in 1986...

  56. international business environment

    from some countries, such as China, but in other cases created a textile industry that might not have existed. Countries such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia were able to take advantage of favorable quota allocations to build significant textile industries that generated substantial exports...

  57. Global Tea Market to Develop at 2.8% CAGR between 2014 & 2020

    number of people earn their livelihood through the production and processing of tea. Leading countries for tea production include China, India, Sri Lanka, and Kenya. Based on product type, the tea market is categorized into leaf tea and CTC tea (crush, curl, and tear). The leaf tea market is further...

  58. Marketing Mix.Doc

    In Sri Lanka soft drink companies are engaged in a highly competitive market. There are large numbers of buyers as well as sellers in the market. Companies such as Coca cola, Pepsi are massive companies very much established through out the world. Companies like elephant house soft drinks, Ole soft drinks...

  59. Buddhism vs. Islam

    within Buddhism. One is named Mahayana Buddhism the other is called Theravada Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism is dominant in southern Asia, especially in Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand. Theravada Buddhism is sometimes referred to as Southern Buddhism because of its popularity in southern Asia...

  60. swot & pestel

    Lanka has a population of over 50 manufacturers in similar products. However CBL met these challenges as they had and still have many trusted consumers. Wickramage believes it is essential to understand the consumer properly and act accordingly, "we of course analyse the market, we see the requirement...