#OTD in 1960, Sirimavo Bandaranaike made history when she was elected Prime Minister of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). She was the world's first democratically elected female Prime Minister and head of government. #WomenInPolitics #WomensHistory #SriLanka
It turns out there is a Wikipedia page for this and the answer is Sri Lanka, with Colombo (5,648,000) at a staggering 45X over Kandy (125,400)
Scarlet minivets 17-22 cm tropical S & Southeast Asia, from India and Sri Lanka to southern China, Indonesia, and the Philippines. canopy of hilly forests, well-wooded habitats, and gardens. forage in small, active flocks and frequently join mixed-species groups Eat insects , berries
Já estou com abstinência da Copa. Será que não tem nenhum jogo hoje? Pode ser amistoso entre seleção da Mongólia com Sri Lanka, sem problema. Senão vou assistir a final só pra ver a Argentina perder novamente.
Revisiting the golden age of 50-over cricket in Australia does also make me feel a need to revisit my first over ODI I watched live, I did mention this many times on twitter, but I'm not sure I've revisited here. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 vs #WestIndies 🌴at the TCA Ground, 10/01/1985. youtu.be/B61sFKA-nTI?...
Obama and the supreme court made this possible. The Humanitarian Law Project used their First Amendment rights to teach the Kurdistan Workers' Party in Turkey & Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam how to resolve conflicts peacefully. They got jail time. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holder_...
Tarihte Bugün (21 Temmuz) MÖ 356: Efes'teki Artemis Tapınağı yakıldı. 1905: II. Abdülhamid'e bombalı Yıldız Suikastı düzenlendi. 1946: Türkiye'de ilk çok partili genel seçim yapıldı. 1960: Sri Lanka'da dünyanın ilk kadın başbakanı göreve geldi. 1969: Neil Armstrong Ay'a ilk adımı attı.
Sri Lanka uses air force drones to tackle spreading dengue outbreak reut.rs/4pwbfAt
Global ACI Chair Brahim Houla met with Sri Lanka's Prime Minister, Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, alongside SLAB Acting Director/CEO Ms. Chanditha Ediriweera, to discuss accreditation's role in strengthening quality infrastructure and trusted global trade.
Painted stork in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
Tufted gray langur and a Grizzled giant squirrel in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.
Tamils and supporters rallied outside the State Library of Victoria on July 19 to demand justice for the people who were murdered by the Sri Lankan army and buried in mass graves at the town of Chemmani in northern Sri Lanka. www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1458/ne...
#alphabetchallenge #weekcforcurve #bluetrain #ella #srilanka One big curve, on a bridge. On the Blue Train route from Kandy to Ella, Sri Lanka. People walk along the track for the view from the bridge and the trains stop on the bridge for people to get off for a while.
Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius): This species is endemic to peninsular India and Sri Lanka 📷 D. Alasamri
Sri Lanka's military joins dengue fight as cases top 76,000. Air Force drones help to detect mosquito breeding sites. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
"diplomazia del debito-trappola" non è uno slogan, è un manuale. Pechino presta miliardi per porti e ferrovie con condizioni che i debitori non possono ripagare, poi riscuote in asset strategici. Nel 2017, lo Sri Lanka, sommerso dai debiti della Belt and Road,
Sri Lanka's largest mass grave. The International Truth and Justice Project's report on Chemmani, published last week is very good and detailed. itjpsl.com/reports/chem...
I have been slowly building my family tree and searching for ancestors, and... aside from the direct line I have back to Scotland, it seems there are also branches going back to Wales and... the Netherlands. All of whom up and migrated to Sri Lanka. Yay colonialism? 😬
'BlingBling' #FotoVorschlag Nelligala / Sri Lanka
Energy sector stakeholders identify priorities to accelerate Sri Lanka’s renewable energy transition: The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce convened a forum titled "Energy Transition in Sri Lanka: Strategic Insights from Global Markets," bringing together government, indust… https://ranked.news/1157982?u=b
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