Sri Lanka

From its inception in 1976, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), or Tamil Tigers, have launched a campaign to form a separate independent state for the Tamils in the Northern and Eastern part of Sri Lanka (SATP). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a report in 2008 stating the LTTE to be “among the most dangerous and deadly extremists in the world” (FBI). According to the FBI report, the LTTE perfected the use of suicide bombers, invented the suicide belt, became the first

Introduction A business also called a company, enterprise or firm is a legally recognized organization, designed to provide goods and services to consumers. According to the purpose of the business, ownership of the business and nature of economic contribution of the business; the business can fall into one of the three standard sectors. There are; private sector, public sector and nonprofit sector. The part of the economy concerned with providing basic government services is called public

The tourism industry has become an increasingly important source of revenue for many countries. In the global environment concept, the tourism is the main communicator and promotor of the international trade. The expansion of the tourism creates many advantages and also cause some critical issues including social dislocations, Negative impacts on local culture and social structure, disruptive for the ecological and biological diversity. The minimising negative impact and managing the tourism industry

Introduction In 2015, 303 000 women died due to pregnancy or childbirth-related complications and 5.9 million children died under the age of 5 (WHO, 2016). Furthermore, over 45% of the child deaths occur during the first 28 days of life. The majority of the maternal and child deaths occur in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Moreover, a child from a poor background in these countries is 56 times more likely not to survive the first 5 years of life (Lassi et al., 2014). The problem of poor

Buddhist-Christian dialogue in the Sri Lankan context Introduction Today, more than ever before, we talk about interreligious dialogue. Religious pluralism and multi culturalism have seen a rapid growth, particularly, in the Western countries .As a result of globalization and migration our contemporary world become more aware of the importance of interreligious dialogue. The fact that people of various religions and cultural backgrounds have come close to each other on the global stage, shows that

business of Ceylon. Many historical and economic authors used the phrases such as "Merchant Bankers of Ceylon" and "the Only Bankers" to indicate Chettiars. These phrases express the important roles played by the Chettiars in the banking history of Sri Lanka. It was also another important event that was favourable for Chettiars; the Bank of Ceylon stopped its functions with the Island's first coffee crisis in

We are currently living in a highly lucrative market, in a rapidly growing economy. Similar to Malaysia, there are millions of small and medium enterprises in Sri Lanka who desperately needs financial and business support in starting up and growing their businesses. We opine that there is a serious lack of financing options for the SMEs. Moreover, the current trend towards an increase in the number of entrepreneurs

Power Struggle 18. In the 21st century the interests and influence of China, India, and the US are beginning to intersect and overlap thereby this region is bound to become epitome of international conflicts and power dynamics. The presence of the three powers in the Indian Ocean is shown at Appendix Q attached. The littoral countries are going to play a major role in the ongoing power struggle because of their strategic locations. It is clearly evident that of the three most influential countries

The purpose of my mission is to go to Sri Lanka to end hunger. I will be going to a small town in Sri Lanka called Gampola, which has an estimated population of 27,660 people. About 1 in 7 children die every day due to the lack of food. My team of 6 people, including me will go to Gampola and rent a food pantry that will take volunteers and donations from all around the world in order to pack nutritious meals for the children in that town. Our main goal is to make sure none of these kids die due

Findings About the PC House PLC PC House (PCH) was established in 1997 with the vision “To be the benchmark in ICT in Sri Lanka”. Its first showroom was opened with two employees & before the collapse in 2012, PCH had evolved in to a staff of around 500 employees with 35 branches island wide. The company engaged in the business of importing, assembling and distribution of all types of computers and electronic equipment. The values of the PCH were spreader among customer centric service, speedy service