Fishing and the Villages of Southern Sri Lanka: A Case Study Facts Fishing has been a mainstay industry in Sri Lanka for centuries, but it has been ravaged with political, economic, environmental disasters and social issues over the past century (Olstrom, 1990, Yamada, et al., 2006, Arunatilake et al., 2014). In the southern tip of Sri Lanka, lies the fishing village of Mawelle (Ostrom, 1990, p. 149). Southern Sri Lanka’s fishermen fish with beach seines (called madella or “big net”) that
British Columbia in a rusty boat followed by another four hundred ninety two exhausted Sri Lankan Tamil asylum seekers in August 2010 (CBC News, 2010). Their migration stemmed from the civil war that had been ongoing in their homeland for over two decades. Human rights agencies and media around the world raised concerns over human rights violations, and death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians in Sri Lanka. Canadians, those of Tamil ethnicity and otherwise, were concerned, many of whom took
Introduction Background of the Study Sri Lanka?s gem industry is with a very lengthy and colorful history. Sri Lanka, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, ?Gemmed Island? and ?Rathna Dveepaya?; has been well-known to the world for centuries as a land popular for Gemstones. Gem industry is one of the oldest economic sectors in the country which comes from nearly 3000 years back.((?Gem trade in Sri Lanka _ Explore Sri Lanka Gem Market,? n.d.) It means that the story of Sri Lanka?s gems is as old as civilization
nearby island of Sri Lanka. Among these people, known today as “Sri Lankan Tamils”, are my ancestors. Centuries later, in the 1200’s, these Tamils formed the Jaffna Kingdom, an independent monarchy covering the northern part of Sri Lanka. In 1505, the Portuguese took control of almost the entire island, and, over the next few centuries, control of the island shifted between the Portuguese, the Dutch, and the British. After several wars and treaties, Britain gained total control of Sri Lanka (then called
The Floriculture Sector in Sri Lanka employees over 5000 people in the corporate trade and more than 10,000 families are involved directly as out growers and Suppliers in the Semi Urban and rural Sector (Export Development Board of Sri Lanka, 2014). Main export markets of Sri Lanka are Europe (72%), Far East and Middle East
2- Legal Issues 2.1- Taxation Sri Lanka's tax rate are mid-range for the region the highest corporate tax is 28%, related to Pakistan -35%, India -30%, Bangladesh -27.5%, Nepal -25%, and Maldives -0% private sector contacts and economists generally admire the government for maintaining the quiet consistent tax policy over the certain years, for some, persistent taxes are also relevant than lower taxes. One unusual omission was the 2013 extension of the 12.5% value added tax (VAT) to supermarket and
` Sri Lanka From ancient times Sri Lanka has been an attractive tourism region. its known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean because of its location in the Indian Ocean and attractive coastline. In ancient times sri lnka was known as cylon. Sri Lanka has a zone of 65610 square km with 1585 km coastline. Because sri lanka close to the equator its has a hot and wet climate. There are many palm-studded beaches and has a hot wet climate of average temperature of 20-30 c degrees. The main tourist’s attraction
India is Sri Lanka’s closest neighbor and natural ally with its historic, cultural and linguistic similarities. Relationship between Indian and Sri Lanka is highly matured considering the asymmetric differences and India’s consistent commitment towards Sri Lankan policy. In this decade, India and Sri Lanka build a very strong relationship and came to close contacts at the highest level in terms of politics, growing trade and investment, cooperation in the fields of development, education, culture
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Plant fossils are found in the well known Jurassic sedimentary basin in the Puttalum district, Northwestern Province, Sri Lanka. Fossil specimens were collected at a Tabbowa basin and the morphological characters of leaves, shoots and stems, were studied. Specimens could be diagnosed as conifers belonging to two genera Brachyphyllum and Pagiophyllum. The two genera closely resemble one another in foliar morphology. However, combined transmitted light and polarizing microscopic observations together
Social Construction Theory Social construction theory explains how government policies affect different groups of citizens by rewarding them or punishing them by government body (Ingram, Schneider & Deleon, 2007). When a policy is introduced by policymakers the benefited groups and burdened groups of the participants are contemplated and policy is designed based on that purpose. Before taking the decision making, the rational government takes two below mentioned stands. 1. Will this policy afflict
In Sri Lanka English is learned as a second language .This study investigates the impacts of English Language learning on the values of the Tamil prospective teachers. The study explores whether the learning of English language has an impact on the values of the Sri Lankan Tamil prospective teachers. Qualitative and quantitative methodology was utilized for the study. A questionnaire and interviews with the participants were utilized for the study. The findings show that the English language learning
TO DEVELOP SRI LANKA FISHING INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION 1. Sri Lanka is a tropical island in the Indian Ocean and low- to middle income country with a population of nearly 20 million and it was locate in south-east of the Indian sub-continent between latitudes 6 -100 N longitudes 800-820 E with consisting land approximately 65,610 km2. The majority of the peoples’ are Singhalese (74%) while the rest of (26%) were include Sri Lankan Tamils, Muslims, Burghers and others. The Sri Lanka is a developing
Zheng He was born in 1371, Kunyang Yunnan province, China and died in 1433, Calicut, now Kozhikode. He was an admiral, explorer, eunuch, diplomat, and trader, whose adventures brought great wealth and riches to China and spread its religions and influences across Southeast Asia, Persia, Arabia, Africa and India. He was always remembered for his greatness and his leadership in the expeditions and adventures he made. He made a whooping number of SEVEN voyages, each aiming extend Chinese maritime and
individuals revered trees and creatures, masks were an essential piece of Sri Lankan customs and functions. Presently hundreds of years after the fact they are a greater amount of a fascinating peculiarity. Then again, the traditional mask industry is still a flourishing business that keeps on fascinaing both locals and travelers much the same. With their beautiful exteriors, odd shapes and captivating histor, traditional Sri Lankan masks are generally discovered embellishing the walls of local houses
Schooling for ages 5 to 14 is compulsory in Sri Lanka. The five stages of education in Sri Lanka include: primary, junior secondary, senior secondary, collegiate and tertiary [8]. Even though Sri Lanka claims a total adult literacy rate of 91.2% and a total youth literacy rate of 98.15% [9], it still faces challenges in its free education system. One of the main challenges Sri Lanka faces is tertiary education pressure. The tertiary enrolment ratio is only 6% out
PATTERNS IN SRI LANKA 1.1 History of village settlement in Sri Lanka. According to the chronicle-the ministers of Vijaya established their own settlement and lived there. Those residences were there after called by Gamas. Gama is heritable property which were occupied sometimes only by members of a single joint family. According to the (Vinya), Gama means a place which may have consisted of even one single “Kuti” or two or more than that. Thus one ‘Kuti’ Gama means a hamlet. In the Sri Lanka, Sinhalese
also look at how issues around water shortage are framed around other social issues in the media and how this issue only becomes a part of discourse when there is another social or political agendas to discuss. This essay will also briefly describe a Sri Lankan case study on water scarcity and link that into a South African context. It will look at how the United Nations views the environment and conclude with recommendations on how the scarcity can be reversed. The 7th goal of the millennium development
higher standard of living. Today there are many kind of business all over the world, Which enhances the economical level of people. But Sri Lankans mostly depend on their traditional business, which can be easier for them as they practiced from the past. So that they are well adapted to that system and they are able to compete with other countries too. As Sri Lanka is one of the growing country, nowadays they are using modern techniques in implementing their process in the field of their business they
1 Introduction Flooding becomes a major issue for all parts of the world. This causes due to heavy fall of rain water and sudden change of whether conditions. Due to lack of the capacity of existing cannels and irrigation systems, water flow becomes slow and dry lands fill up with water. This result the phenomena. This may happen naturally or sometimes due to man made changes to the natural landscapes. When consider about natural causes for flooding, it varies according to various parts of the world