India must take position on Lanka's war crimes: rights group
Clearly what this report says it’s good to kill one ethnic group [the Sinhalese and Muslims, Moors, Burghers] who DO NOT seek favor ... to book and also hand out equal punishment to those Sri Lankan’s [Tamils] who funded, colluded with ...
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The history of the Colombo Chetties of Sri Lanka by Shirley Pulle Tissera The Colombo Chetties form an integral part of Sri Lankan society They are a separate ethnic group different from the Tamils Moors Malays Burghers and the majority Sinhalese community
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Sri lankan moors http en wikipedia org wiki Sri Lankan Moors
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Serialising Part Eight of J B Muller s The Burghers Edition March 17 2008 In the Land of the Palmyra Palm The Genesis of the Jaffna Burghers The beginning of the Burgher Community in Jaffna then known as Jaffnapatnam began with the Portuguese occupation of the Peninsula led by Dom Andre Furtado de Mendoa in 1591 and that was further consolidated by its annexation in 1619 under Dom Filipe D Oliveira One of the factors that aided the Portuguese from 1619 to 21 was the presence of a pro Portuguese native Catholic group in Jaffnapatnam that helped the Portuguese to end the so called Jaffna kingdom said to have begun in medieval times The highest ranking Portuguese official at Jaffnapatam was the Captain Major or Capito major and his authority was independent of the Captain General resident in Colombo He exercised the functions of both a Treasurer and that of an Auditor He was also the chief judicial officer and the Collector of Customs A Secretary or Escrivao assisted this important official The defence of the Peninsula was secured by two castles or fortresses the first one being named Nossa Senhora das Milagres or Our Lady of Miracles at Jaffna town The second fortress was at Kayts then known as Cais meaning quay All in all the Portuguese kept a military force of more or less 200 men to maintain their administration over the North The names of a few Portuguese casados have been preserved in the tombos Donna Anna Camella Francisco Cabreira de Seixas Thom de Mello Sebistiam Roiz Matheus Viera de Avreu Hyeronimo de Paiva Anto Vaz Freire and several others such as Alfonso D Anderadoe De Bares Barra De Brita Cardosa Chainho Chianho Consalves Corea Da Vara De Croes De Croese D Croos Delivera Dias De Faja Feras Ferera Ferere Fernando Gomes Gonsalves Gonsalvos D Mella D Livera Loco D Mainho D Maral De Mel De Neto Pires Pinto Perera Pezoto Rodrigo Rosairo D Rosairo D Silva De Sosa and Baptista The Portuguese casados took wives from
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List of Sri Lankan Moors - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a List of Sri Lankan Moors, Arab traders who settled in Sri Lanka between the eighth and fifteenth centuries and now comprise 8% of the Sri Lankan population. ...



Temple of Buddha s tooth relic Kandy Sri Lanka Some Moors from areas that were within the dominions of the
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Demographics Colombo is a multi ethnic multi cultural city The population of Colombo is a mix of numerous ethnic groups mainly Sinhalese Moors Sri Lankan Moors
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Sri Lanka: Frommer's Guide from Answers.com
(Click to enlarge) Sri Lanka (Mapping Specialists, Ltd.) Sri Lanka An island country in the Indian Ocean off southeast India



Tamil and Muslim ethnic communities who have lived in harmony with each other for centuries The Sinhalese form the majority 74 of the population followed by Tamils 15 and Muslims 9 Sri Lanka s 1 5 million Muslims are mostly Moors i e descendent s of Arab traders who settled in the island centuries ago while about 1 10 of them are Malays who came to Sri Lanka during
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Moors
Within the context of Portuguese colonization, in Sri Lanka (Portuguese Ceylon), Muslims of Arab origin are called Moors (see Sri Lankan Moors). Religious relations ...



Viet Nam Sri Lanka must boost trade investments 04 02 2008 Sri Lankan s ambassador to Viet Nam Aparekka Ratnapala spoke to Viet Nam News on the occasion of Sri Lanka s National Day today Could you give us some background information about Sri Lanka Sri Lanka is a free independent and sovereign nation Legislative power is exercised by a Parliament elected by the people on a proportionally representative basis The executive power of the people including defence is exercised by the President who is also elected by the people The people of Sri Lanka are of diverse ethnicities and faiths The country is an ancient centre of Buddhist religion and culture The ethnic majority are the Sinhalese who are mostly Buddhists and minorities include Tamils Moors and Burghers Sri Lanka has an export oriented economy with a widely expanding service sector Tea rubber and coconut are important export agricultural crops with tea being a major foreign exchange earner Other crops of importance are cocoa and spices such as cinnamon cardamom pepper and cloves The government encourages foreign investment in diverse areas such as banking finance telecommunication energy information technology electronics assembly light engineering automobile parts and accessories manufacturing tourism mining agriculture and agro processing gems and jewellery healthcare and pharmaceuticals port related services and infrastructure projects National Flag The flag is dark red with a gold border A lion stands in the centre holding a sword in its right paw A representation of a bo leaf decorates each of the corners On the right side of the flag are two vertical stripes one saffron and the other green with a gold border to represent the country s two major ethnic groups The Constitution of Sri Lanka guarantees the protection of foreign investment Sri Lanka continues its efforts to introduce maximum and effective devolution of power to the provinces to meet the aspirations of the minorities including th
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The text of the Indo Sri Lanka Agreement 1987 The President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka His Excellency Mr J R Jayawardene and the Prime Minister of the Republic of India His Excellency Mr Rajiv Gandhi having met at Colombo on July 29 1987 Attaching utmost importance to nurturing intensifying and strengthening the traditional friendship of Sri Lanka and India and acknowledging the imperative need of resolving the ethnic problem of Sri Lanka and the consequent violence and for the safety well being and prosperity of people belonging to all communities in Sri Lanka Have this day entered into the following agreement to fulfill this objective IN THIS CONTEXT 1 1 Desiring to preserve the unity sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka 1 2 Acknowledging that Sri Lanka is a quot multi ethnic and a multi lingual plural society quot consisting inter alia of Sinhalese Tamils Muslims Moors and Burghers 1 3 Recognising that each ethnic group has a distinct cultural and linguistic identity which has to be carefully nurtured 1 4 Also recognising that the Northern and the Eastern Provinces have been areas of historical habitation of Sri Lankan Tamil speaking peoples who have at all times hitherto lived together in this territory with other ethnic groups 1 5 Conscious of the necessity of strengthening the forces contributing to the unity sovereignty and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka and preserving its character as a multi ethnic multi lingual and multi religious plural society in which all citizens can live in equality safety and harmony and prosper and fulfil their aspirations 2 Resolve that 2 1 Since the government of Sri Lanka proposes to permit adjoining provinces to join to form one administrative unit and also by a referendum to separate as may be permitted to the Northern and Eastern Provinces as outlined below 2 2 During the period which shall be considered an interim period i e from the date of the elections to the Provincial Counc
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Chinese embassy and consulate in Sri Lanka (LKA) , Colombo
Information of China embassy in Sri Lanka and its Website, Address, Email and Fax ... Ethnic groups: Sinhalese, Sri Lankan Moors, Indian Tamil, Sri Lankan Tamil ...