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The concept of registration of persons and issuing identity cards was the subject of an agreement made between India and Sri Lanka in 1954, The draft bill submitted to the Sri Lankan parliament in 1962 was passed as the Act of Registration of Persons No. 32 of 1968. With the aim of activating the provisions of this Act, the Department of ...
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) is a government agency of Sri Lanka, tasked with overseeing overseas employment of Sri Lankan Citizens and their welfare. It was established in 1985, under the provisions of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Act. No. 21 of 1985 from which it derives its remit and powers.
Parliamentary elections were held in Sri Lanka on 5 August 2020 to elect 225 members to Sri Lanka's 16th Parliament. [1][2][3] 16,263,885 people were eligible to vote in the election, 31.95% of whom were young voters. [4][5] The incumbent Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance coalition claimed a landslide victory in the election, winning 145 ...
The National Identity Card (abbreviation: NIC) is the identity document in use in Sri Lanka. It is compulsory for all Sri Lankan citizens who are fifteen years of age and older [1] to have their NICs. NICs are issued by the Department for Registration of Persons. The Registration of Persons Act No. 32 of 1968 as amended by Act Nos 28 and 37 of ...
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, romanized: Śrī Lankā Rajaya; Tamil: இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a Semi-presidential republic determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the island from both its commercial capital of Colombo and the administrative ...
Top right: J. R. Jayewardene was the first Executive President of Sri Lanka and also its longest-serving President, holding the office for over 11 years. Bottom left: Mahinda Rajapaksa served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to 2015. Bottom right: Anura Kumara Dissanayake is the current President of Sri Lanka, since 23 September 2024.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake NPP. The 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election was the ninth presidential election and was held on 21 September 2024. [ 3 ][ 4 ] Incumbent President Ranil Wickremesinghe ran for re-election as an independent candidate, making him the first sitting president to run for re-election since Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2015. [ 5 ...
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 April 2004: Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs [32] [33] [34] Sarath Amunugama: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 23 November 2005: Mahinda Rajapaksa [35] Karu Jayasuriya: United National Party: 28 January 2007: 9 December 2008 [36] [37] [38] Sarath Amunugama: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 1 January 2009 [39] [40 ...