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Sri Lanka becomes a Republic
For nearly 50 years – 48 to be exact – Sri Lanka has been a Republic with its official name as the ‘Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka’. It was on May 22, 1972 that the country became a Republic changing its name from ‘Ceylon’ to ‘Sri Lanka’ – a name that had been used from [...]
Scary Ghosts
“Are ghosts real?” Vinuri asked her friend Ramila. “I don’t think so,” replied Ramila, “my mother says that it’s all in the imagination.” “But sometimes I feel scared when I think about it,” said Vinuri. “Don’t worry yourself thinking about these things,” said Ramila, trying to console her friend, “even my grandmother says it’s all [...]