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From: Prasad Dharmasena <dharma@eng.umd.edu>
Newsgroups: soc.culture.sri-lanka,soc.answers,news.answers
Subject: Sri Lanka FAQ - Monthly posting to soc.culutre.sri-lanka
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Date: 15 Mar 1994 14:23:11 GMT
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Summary: Sri Lanka FAQ answers common question for Sri Lankans Living
outside of Sri Lanka. It has information on where/how to get
more information. Contains some tourist information as well.
Originator: dharma@taylor.src.umd.edu
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Archive-name: sri-lanka-faq
Soc-culture-sri-lanka-archive-name: sri-lanka-faq
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) list on Sri Lanka
Last update: March 14, 1994
This list should not be construed as an endorsement of any of the
products or services mentioned herein. I will take no responisibily
for hardships caused due to incorrect or inaccurate or even accurate
information presented. Those who wish to use the information are
strongly encouraged to use common sense and consumer doubts if and
when applicable.
I have tried not to list any illegal or illicit activities. If the
services or persons mentioned here are engaged in such activities,
it is by their own discretion. I neither endorese nor condone such
activities.
You may freely distribute this FAQ list as long as:
(a) This notice is attached to the full or partial FAQ list
(b) You do not make money (or other equivalent compensation)
by doing so.
I would like to thank everyone who helped me in the compilation process.
Compilation (c) Copyright Prasad Dharmasena <pkd@frb.gov>
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Administrative: <0 - 9>
<0> What the heck is a FAQ?
<1> How do I get the latest copy of this FAQ?
<2> How do I make changes to the information in the FAQ?
General Information on Sri Lanka
+ <10> Where is Sri Lanka? What are the general information?
+ <11> How do I get tourist information on Sri Lanka?
+ <12> So what's so great about Sri Lanka?
Passports/Visas/Immigration/etc: <10 - 19>
+ <20> Where is of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in <country>?
+ <21> Where is the Embassy of <country> in Sri Lanka?
<22> How do I get my SL passport renewed?
<23> What are the US Immigration announcement phone numbers?
<24> Does Sri Lanka allow dual citizenship?
Electronic/Computer/Network related: <20 - 29>
<30> What are the electronic forums on Sri Lanka?
<31> Does Sri Lanka have e-mail?
<32> Is there a Sri Lanka related FTP site?
<33> Are there any Sinhala fonts?
<34> Are there any Tamil fonts?
<35> Are there Sinhala/Tamil word/text processors?
News: <30 - 39>
<40> What are the SL publications in <country>?
<41> Can we get SL newspapers in <country>?
<42> Are there any SL radio programs in North America?
<43> What are the SLBC shortwave frequencies?
<44> What are the BBC frequencies for North America?
<45> What are the All India Radio frequencies?
Services and general information <40 - 59>
<50> Are there any Sri Lanka related organizations?
<51> Who's the best airline ticket agent?
<52> From where do I get Sri Lankan spices?
<53> How do I get my wedding tape converted from PAL to NTSC?
<54> How do I send flowers to SL?
<55> How do I send money to and from SL?
<56> How do I send misc big items to and from SL?
<57> What about parcels to SL?
Misc.
<70> Are there any quality books on Sri Lanka?
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Subject: <0> What the heck is a FAQ?
FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions. This FAQ list tries to answer
some of the common questions.
Some newsreaders will allow you to go to the next subject with a ^G.
Else, do a search on the string "<xy>" to go to the question numbered xy.
--
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Subject: <1> How do I get the latest copy of this FAQ?
An up-to-date copy of this FAQ file can be obtained by sending an
e-mail to <dharma@eng.umd.edu> with the subject line containing the
words "send sri-lanka-faq" (no quotes). I will try (try being the
keyword here) to update the list once a month. So, if your copy of the
FAQ has a date which is within the last 30 days, chances are that you
*are* reading the latest version.
--
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Subject: <2> How do I make changes to the information in the FAQ?
You can't. Only I can change the FAQ file. If you find any errors,
omissions, or otherwise incorrect information, please point them out
to me. Your feedback is greatly appreciated.
--
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Subject: <10> Where is Sri Lanka? What are the general information?
Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Democratic
Socialist Repubic of Sri Lanka. Short: Sri Lanka, Former: Ceylon
Location: Latitude 5'55" - 5'51" Longitude 79'42" - 81'52"
Length: 432Km, Width: 224Km, Area: 65,610Sq.Km.
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura, Commercial Center: Colombo
International Airport: Colombo (Katunayake), Intl Seaport: Colombo
Literacy Rate: 87%+, Total Population: 18 million,
Population growth rate: 1.2% Life expectancy: 68 (male), 73 (Female)
Average temps: Max C(F) Min C(F) Elevation m(ft)
Colombo: 30.4(87.7) 24.0(75.2) 0(0)
Kandy: 28.7(83.7) 20.2(68.4) 305(1000)
Nuwara Eliya: 20.2(68.4) 11.4(52.5) 1890(6200)
Languages: Sinhala, Tamil, English
Currency: Sri Lanakan Rupee (US$1 ~= Rs. 50)
Telephone Country code for Sri Lanka: 94 (From US)
Time Difference: GMT+ 0530 hrs
--
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Subject: <11> How do I get tourist information on Sri Lanka?
Book: Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit, Sri Lanka
5th Edition, 1993
ISBN: 0-86442-169-9
[Thanks: Erik Futtrup <futtrup@daimi.aau.dk>]
--
Book: Insight Guides - Sri Lanka
APA Publications
--
** Sri Lanka
Ceylon Tourist Board Travel Information Center
78 Steuart Place c/o Ceylon Tourist Board
Colombo 3 72 Victoria Drive
Sri Lanka Kandy, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94(1)437059, 437060 Tel: +94(8)22661
437952, 437954/5
Dept of Wildlife Conservation Cultural Triangle Office
82 Rajamalwatte Road 212/1 Bauddhaloka Mawatha
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94(1)867086 Tel: +94(1)587912, 500733
[Note: 94 is the country code for Sri Lanka from the US]
--
** Australia
Ceylon Tourist Board W.Au office F. P Leonard Advertising Pte Ltd.
439 Albany Highway 241 Abercrombie Street
Victoria Park Chippendale
West Australia 6100 NSW Australia 2008
Tel:(09)362-4579 Tel: (??)698-5266
--
** Germany ** Denmark
Ceylon Tourist Board - Eu. Office Ceylon Touristrad
6000 Frankfurt Main Sollerodgardavej 38
Kaiserstrasse 13 D K 2840 Holte
Germany
Tel: 280-010, 283-750
--
** Japan ** Thailand
Tourist Board Representative Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Tourist Board
AMO 1/18 Soi 10
2/1 Atago 1-chome Sukhumvit Road
Minato-ku, Tokyo Bangkok, Thailand
Nippon
Tel:433-6377, 433-6378
--
** USA ** UK
Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Tourist Board Ceylon (Sri Lanka) Tourist Board
609 Fifth Avenue, Suite 308 52 High Holborn
New York, NY 10017, USA London WC1V 6RI
Tel:(212)935-0369 Tel: 01-405-1194
--
Contact the nearest Sri Lankan embassy/high commission/consulate/
or Air Lanka office as well.
--
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Subject: <12> So what's so great about Sri Lanka?
Famous sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke, who resides in the island, once
wrote "It may well be that each of Sri Lanka's attractions is surpassed
somewhere on Earth; Cambodia may have more impressive ruins, Tahiti
lovelier beaches, Bali more beautiful landscapes (though I doubt it),
Thailand more charming people (ditto). But I find it hard to believe
that there is any country which scores so highly in all departments -
which has so many advantages and so few disadvantages, especially for
the western visitor."
For a country of that size (about the size of West Virginia or
Ireland) things one can do is amazing: surfing, wind surfing, scuba
diving, rock/mountain climbing, to searching for ancient ruins,
wildlife, corral reefs, gemstones, spices, rituals, ...
read: trip reports archived on <amil.eng.buffalo.edu>:/pub/slnet/.
<ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca>:/rec-travel/.
--
Colombo: All the modern inconveniences. Most people speak a strange
dialect of English. Not being from the area, my advise is this:
"Leave Immediately."
Kandy: Still has good spots. But try to go see the country side.
Peradeniya campus, one of the best looking campuses in the world, is
nearby. Try not to get ragged. See Colombo.
Kandy Parade: "Perahera" is in July (?). Elephants (both kinds), traditonal
dancers, drummers, "Gini Keli" (fireworks- no, not the July 4th stuff), etc.
Mt. Piduruthalagala: Because it's there. Highest mountain top. 8100+ ft.
Yala/Kumana: National Park/Bird Sanctuary. Can stay overnight. No Camping.
Guided tours on vehicles. Chances of seeing wild elephants, leopards
are good. (reservations: wildlife dept.)
Katharagama: Religious place Buddhist/Hindu. Crack a coconut on god's stone.
See fire walks, needles through the cheeks (face!).
Anuradhaputa, Polonnaruwa, etc: Religious/Cultural/Historical. See the ruins.
Excavate your own. Ancient artwork in temples.
Beaches: The beach is always less than 70 miles away. No crowds, even on
long weekends. Plenty of free parking.
Adam's Peak: Religious/Adventurous. Said to have a 6 feet long foot
print of Adam/Buddha/Allah/David Koresh. At sun rise, you can see the
sun jumping up and down taking a bow or is it a bath? Top is 7500+ feet. ??
Zoo: Dehiwala (suburb of Colombo) Zoo is one of the best in the world.
Pinnawala: Elephant orphanage. How to catch a wild elephant in ....
Dambulla: `gala uding "coming water" thamba ha^liyata ta~ng ta~ng.'
Ancient artwork on the walls of seven caves. Buddhist temple.
Sigiriya: See the ancient erotica. Gaffiti? We invented it.
("King Kashyapa slept here" "with ....?")
--
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Subject: <20> Where is the Embassy of Sri Lanka in <country>?
** Australia
High Commission of Sri Lanka Consulate of Sri Lanka
??? Somewhere Street 191 Clarence St., 7th Fl.
Canberra ?? Sydney, NSW 2000
Tel: ? Tel: (2)262-5944
Fax: ? Fax: (2)290-2335
--
** Canada
Walter E. Fernando
High Commission of Sri Lanka
85 Range Road, Suites 102-104
Ottawa, Ontario
Tel: (613)223-8449
Fax: (613)238-8448
[Thanks: Thushara Amaranayaka <amarana@server.uwindsor.ca>]
--
** UK
Sri Lanka High Commission
13 Hyde Park Gardens
London W2 2LU
Tel: 071-262 1841
--
** USA
Amb: Dr. Ananda Guruge Perm Rep: Dr. Stanley Kalpage
Embassy of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Mission to the UN
2148 Wyoming Avenue, NW 630 Third Avenue, 20th Floor
Washington, DC 20008 New York, NY 10017
(202)483-4025 (212)986-7040
(202)483-4028 (212)986-1838 (Fax)
(202)232-7181 (Fax)
Passport Office: Ext. 120
--
--
** Sri Lanka
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic Building
Colombo 1
Sri Lanka
Tel: (1)325371
Fax: (1)446091
--
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Subject: <21> Where is the Embassy of <country> in Sri Lanka?
Australian High Commission
3 Cambridge Place
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)698767 thru 69
Fax: (1)686453, 698332
--
Canadian High Commission
6 Gregory's Road
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)694851 thru 53
Fax: (1)687049
--
French Embassy
89 Rosmead Place
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)698815, 699750,1
--
German Embassy
40 Alfred House Avenue
Colombo 3
Tel: (1)580431 thru 34
Fax: (1)580440
--
Indian High Commission
36-38 Galle Road
Colombo 3
Tel: 421605, 422788,9
Fax: 446403
--
Japanese Embassy
20 Gregory's Road
Colombo 7
Tel:(1)693831 thru 33, 698628
692154, 693015
Fax: 698629
--
Netherland, Embassy of
25 Torrington Avenue
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)589626 thru 28
Fax: (1)502855
--
Norwegian Embassy
34 Ward Place
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)698936, 692263,
699457, 687534
Fax: (1)695009
--
Swedish Embassy
315 Vauxhall Street
Colombo 2
Tel: (1)328822, 329261
--
Switzerland Embassy
68 Gregory's Road
Colombo 7
Tel: (1)695117, 695127
695148, 695176
--
UK High Commission
190 Galle Road
Colombo 3
Tel: (1)437336 thru 43
Fax: (1)437344
** USA
Amb: Mrs. Teresita C. Schaffer Sri Lanka Desk
Embassy of the United States Department of State
210 Galle Road 21st and C streets
Colombo 3 Washignton, DC 20551
Sri Lanka USA
Tel:(01)448007, 421271 Tel: (202)647-1450
Fax:(01)437345
--
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Subject: <22> How do I get my SL passport renewed?
There are two types of renewals.
(1) If your passport is less than 10 years old, you can simply renew
the existing one.
(2) If the passport is more than 10 years old (ie. it has been renewed
once before) OR it has run out of pages (stop traveling so much)
then you have to obtain a new passport.
Naturally, there are two types of forms that you have to fill out. (I
guess one form with two boxes to tick off makes too much sense.) So
when you call the embassy, (phone numbers are under <10>) be specific.
You may also need to give them the National ID number and the current
passport number before they can send you the form. Why? Why ask why?
There is a $130 surcharge for getting a new passport through the SL embassy
in Washington DC as they have to send the paperwork to Sri Lanka. As far
as I know, the five-year renewal doesn't cost that outrageous $130. If
you get your passport renewed in Sri Lanka, there is no $130 surchage.
Your mileage may vary for SL embassies in other countries.
For emergencies, the embassy can issue an one-time temporary passport
which is good only to enter Sri Lanka. You will have to obtain a regular
passport while in SL. Moreover, you may have problems of getting visas
(ie: transit visa -- to have the privilage of sitting on a lousy chair at
Charles de Gaulle airport.) with this temporary passport.
To get a new passport for a lost/stolen passport, you are required to
send a police report, national ID and/or original birth certificate
and/or citizenship certificate, documents to prove the legality of your
stay in the country (valid visa)... etc.
For more info, call the embassy. See <20>
--
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Subject: <23> What are the US Immigration announcement phone numbers?
These are the numbers for Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
of the United States, Washington, DC office. Toll calls.
Visa Cutoff Date Announcement (202) 663-1541
Visa Information (202) 663-1225
Immigration Lottery Info (202) 663-1600
Online Visa Information (202) 647-9255 (Modem/Data)
Also check with your local INS office.
--
alt.visa.us FAQ "us-visa-faq" is available (along with many other FAQs)
from <rtfm.mit.edu>: /pub/usenet/news.answers/ If you do not have
access to FTP, send an e-mail to <mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu> with
"send usenet/news.answers/us-visa-faq" (without quotes) in the body.
--
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Subject: <24> Does Sri Lanka allow dual citizenship?
[Thanks: Vicumpriya Perera <vperera@silver.ucs.indiana.edu> for sending
me a copy of the "Citizenship Act of Sri Lanka"]
Yes, Sri Lanka allows dual citizenship. A "Dual Citizen" is a legal citizen
of two countries. Other countries that allow dual citizenship are: US, UK,
Canada, ...?
--
If your child was born outside of Sri Lanka and you want it to have
the Sri Lankan citizenship, the law requires that the child's *father* (not
mother) be a citizen of Sri Lanka at the time of the it's birth. The
father has to register the child at an embassy/high commission/consular
office/etc. within one year of the date of the birth. Such a child
will become a "citizen of Sri Lanka by decent" and, therefore, may not
be restricted under articles 21 and 24. These children may also have
(automatically) the citizenship of the country of birth.
--
Current understanding: A Sri Lankan citizen who eventually becomes a
citizen of aother country has to make an application to the Minister [of
what, the "Citizenship act" doesn't spell out.] to resume the Sri Lankan
citizenship. Moreover, the Ministry will charge Rs. 100,000.00 for
such an application. [Rs. 125,000.00 per married couple]
Now, if you are not particularly inclined to pay them Rs 100,000 and
think that it is ridiculous to have to pay them to "resume" the
citizenship which you never gave up in the first place, you are encouraged
to go through legal means to get what *I consider* rightfully yours. Here
is why I consider that:
Article 19 of the "Citizenship Act" says: "If a citizen of Sri Lanka of
full age and of sound mind makes a declaration of renunciation of
citizenship of Sri Lanka in the prescribed manner, the Minister shall
cause the declaration to be registered; and, upon registration thereof,
the declarant shall cease to be a citizen of Sri Lanka." [I replaced
Ceylon with Sri Lanka]
Some countries such as the United States does *not* require you to
renounce your current citizenship in the *prescribed manner according to
the laws of the country of your current citizenship* at the time of
obtaining the citizenship of that country. In other words, if you have
not notified the Minister [of no particular portfolio :-)], he or she
has *not* declared you as having ceased to be a citizen of Sri Lanka. As
such, you are still a *lawful* citizen of Sri Lanka. Hence, there is no
need for an application to the Minister for the "resumption" of your Sri
Lankan citizenship.
However, if you are not a "citizen of Sri Lanka by decent" but by
"registration" the above argument doesn't hold as according to Articles
21 and 24, if you voluntarily become a citizen of another country, you
lose the citizenship of Sri Lanka.
Yes, I have looked at the amendments made to the article 19 and others.
However, all the amendments are there to allow you to retain the
citizenship of another country while "resuming" or registering as a
citizen of SL.
Rich Wales has looked at the issue of dual citizenship from the United
State's perspective. Latest update of his article can be obtained by
sending an e-mail to <richw@mks.com> with the subject line containing
the two words "send dualcit." Remember, this article is only useful
for those who are already citizens or permanent residents of the US.
(It's *not* an article on how to get the green card)
--
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Subject: <30> What are the electronic forums on Sri Lanka?
SLNet: A moderated electronic mailing list. To get a copy of the
application form, please send an e-mail to <dharma@eng.umd.edu> with
"send slnet-form" (no quotes) in the subject line.
--
Sawnet: South Asian Women's NET is a forum for south asian women, and
those interested in issues relevant to south asian women. Membership
is limited to women only (not necessarily South Asian). To subscribe
to Sawnet, send a message to <kher@cadse.enet.dec.com> with the subject
"Sawnet subscription request."
--
LaRC: Lanka Ribald Classics is an electronic magazine aimed at archiving
unwritten humor from Sri Lanka. Rated R. To become a member of the
mailing list, send an e-mail to <wpd@eng.umd.edu> Send contributions to
the same address.
--
GASSHO: A bimonthly electronic journal seeking to promote communications
and community amongst Buddhist scholars, laypractitioners, monks and nuns.
GASSHO is a non-sectarian publication and does not represent any particular
school of Buddhism. <dharma@netcom.com> or <GASSHO@f33.n125.z1.FIDONET.ORG>
Review Editor, GASSHO [ This list and the following list are not
P.O. Box 4951 directly related to Sri Lanka, but Buddhism
Berkeley, CA 94704-4951 is a major religion in the country ]
--
BUDDHA-L: Buddhist Academic Discussion Forum. To subscribe send an e-mail
to <LISTSERV@ULKYVM.BITNET> with "subscribe buddha-l your-name" in the
message body. Text archives maybe found via FTP/Gopher on coombs.anu.edu.au
or its mirror sites under /coombspapers/otherarchives
[Thanks: Vicumpriya Perara <itqu500@indyvax.iupui.edu>]
--
CricInfo: This is a gopher. [Cricket is the second religion for all.]
Path is: <Other Gophers/North America/USA/Oregon/CricInfo Gopher>
--
soc.culture.sri-lanka: A newsgroup on Usenet. Other relevant news groups
include soc.culture.tamil, soc.culture.indian, soc.culture.asian.american,
rec.sport.cricket, rec.sport.cricket.scores, misc.news.southasia, alt.
visa.us, alt.I.am.holier.than.thou.
--
BBS': Your local BBS' might carry full Usenet and Internet mail, in which
case you can subscribe to any news group or a mailing list on the Internet.
--
Veronica: On most gopher servers, veronica feature is able to do a keyword
search. I was surprised to find this FAQ via veronica.
--
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Subject: <31> Does Sri Lanka have e-mail?
Lanka Academic Network (LAcNet), a not for profit organization created by
overseas Sri Lankans, provides an electronic mail service to the following
institutions in Sri Lanka.
mrt.ac.lk U. Moratuwa
cse.mrt.ac.lk Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
ent.mrt.ac.lk Dept. Electronics & Telecom. Engineering
elect.mrt.ac.lk Dept. of Electrical Engineering
acc.ac.lk Arthur Clark Center
ifs.ac.lk Inst. of Fundamental Studies
ices.ac.lk International Centre for Ethnic Studies
pdn.ac.lk U. Peradeniya
eng.pdn.ac.lk Engineering Fac.
agri.pdn.ac.lk Agriculture Fac.
ugc.ac.lk University Grants Commission
kln.ac.lk U. Kelaniya
sjp.ac.lk U. Sri Jayawardenapura
nbro.ac.lk National Building Research Inst.
ict.cmb.ac.lk Inst. of Computer Tech., U. Colombo
cmb.ac.lk U. Colombo
pharm.cmb.ac.lk Pharmacology Dept.
parasit.cmb.ac.lk Parasitology Dept.
dscs.cmb.ac.lk Stat. & Comp. Sci. Dept.
ou.ac.lk Open U. of Sri Lanka
ef.org.ac.lk Environmental Foundation (NGO)
fdasl.ac.lk U.S. Food & Drug Administration
cisir.ac.lk Ceylon Inst. of Scientific and Industrial Research
limm.ac.lk Lahmeyer Int. (company)
its.ac.lk Inst. of Technological Studies
cintec.ac.lk Computer & Info. Tech. Council
If you need more information, you may contact <postmaster@blah.blah.blah.lk>
where "blah.blah.blah" is the institution domain of your interest. Since
e-mail to Sri Lanka goes over international telephone services, please do
NOT send long, useless, frivolous (huh?) or test messages.
***** If you find e-mail services to Sri Lanka valuable, please make a *****
***** small monetary contribution towards keeping the e-mail link alive. *****
You may send your tax deductible contribution (payable to LACNET) to:
Priyantha Samaratunga
Treasurer
3249 Blackstone Av.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
--
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Subject: <32> Is there a Sri Lanka related FTP site?
Check the anonymous FTP site <amil.eng.buffalo.edu> (128.205.21.5).
The directory /pub/slnet/ contains the following directories/files:
README - Read this first
doc/ - documents, reports, papers, etc.
images/ - gif and tiff images from SL + space shuttle photos of SL
info/ - information of all kinds
misc/ - chicken curry recipe, guitar cords, sinhala mac font
***** Please restrict your FTPing to non-business hours *****
***** (6:00pm - 7:00 am US Eastern Time). *****
Those of you who cannot ftp directly can use a mail server. Send the
word "help" in the message body to <ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com>
For more info on FTP, e-mail, gopher, WAIS, etc. read the O'Reilly &
Associates book "The Whole Internet - User's Guide and Catalog" by Ed Krol.
No, I don't get a commision on the book sales.
--
Another SLnet related file archive is <dharma@eng.umd.edu> To get a
listing of available files, please send an e-mail to the above
address with "help" (no quotes) in the Subject line.
--
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Subject: <33> Are there any Sinhala fonts?
There is a bitmap font for Macintosh available as a shareware at the Sri
Lanka FTP site (see <22>) as a binhex'd file. Contact Sunil Koswatta
<skoswatt@mcs.kent.edu> for more information.
--
Vasantha Saparamadu <vasa@ee.uts.edu.au> has sucessfully converted the
above to a LaTex font.
--
No Sinhala Metafonts that I know of (yet). If you are interested in
developing a sinhala Metafont, you may want to contact Wijesuriya
Dayawansa <wpd@eng.umd.edu> at University of Maryland.
--
Ecological Linguistics Sinhala Font for Mac and PCs.
P.O Box 15156 Price: US$80.00
Washington, DC 20003
(202)547-7678
--
Ethno Multimedia They sell five Sinhala PostScript fonts for
2055 Dundas Street West PCs, Macs, Amiga and NeXT. Price US$300/font.
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M6R 1W8
(416)588-7193
(416)925-6319
--
S.T. Nandasara Fonts for Xerox Ventura (Rs. 30,000)
Institute of Comp Studies WadanTharuwa SP (Rs. 20,000)
University of Colombo E-mail: stn@ict.ac.lk
Tel: (1)581245
[Thanks: Rasika Suriyaarachchi <rasika@kln.ac.lk> for the info]
--
S.P. Mahanama Fonts for Aldes Page Maker (PC)
145/1 Gramasanwardena Rd Four styles (Rs. 50,000)
Polwatte, Pannipitiya
Sri Lanka
Tel: (72)46918
[Thanks: Rasika Suriyaarachchi <rasika@kln.ac.lk> for the info]
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It is possible to make new Mac fonts with the package Fontographer
on the Mac. The package costs about $250.00 <hint><hint>
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Subject: <34> Are there any Tamil fonts?
[ There is a "Tamil Software Information FAQ" prepared by Ravi Sundaram
<sundaram@utacfd.uta.edu> being posted to soc.culture.tamil and
soc.culture.indian.info. Please check that FAQ for more (detailed)
information on Tamil fonts and Tamil WP software. ]
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ITRANS package made by Avinash Chopde comes bundled with wntml Tamil meta
font made by the Humanities and Arts Computing Center of the University of
Washington. Latest version I fould was 3.20. It comes with instructions
to install on PC or Unix. The package can be FTP'd from:
<cs.duke.edu> (128.109.140.1):/dist/sources/itrans32.tar.Z
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Macintosh fonts for Devanagari and Tamil are available for FTP at
<mac.archive.umich.edu>:/mac/system.extensions/font/type3/indianfonts.sit.hqx
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Another Mac Tamil font (Palladam Tamil Font, Version 2.1) is available.
I was not able to find the FTP silte info on this. The developer is
T. Govindaraj <tg@chmsr.gatech.edu>. He also has a mailing list about
the font. (Please send mail to <tamil-palladam-request@isye.gatech.edu>
if you would like to get on/off the mailing list)
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Adami Tamil font - I don't have any info on this. Supposedly a very
nice font.
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Ethno Multimedia (see <23>) also sells PostScript Tamil fonts.
Price: US$???? per font.
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Subject: <35> Are there Sinhala/Tamil word/text processors?
[ See note under <24> ]
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With the Mac fonts, any Mac word/text processor can become a Sinhala/
Tamil word processor, instantly. See <23> and <24>. {same is true of
PCs and TrueType fonts???}
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WadanTharuwa Contact: S.T. Nandasara
Computing Services Center Dot Matrix - 24pin (Rs. 20,000)
Inst. Comp. Studies, U of Colombo Laser (Being developed)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Tel: (1)581245 E-mail: <stn@ict.ac.lk>
[Thanks: Rasika Suriyaarachchi <rasika@kln.ac.lk> for the info]
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WordPower Laser version: Rs. 20,000
S.P. Mahanama Tel: (72)46918
145/1 Gramasanwardena Rd
Polwatte, Pannipitiya
Sri Lanka
[Thanks: Rasika Suriyaarachchi <rasika@kln.ac.lk> for the info]
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Thibasa Developed by IFS (?)
Dynamic Ramy, Haylese Group Laser: Rs. 25,000
Poster Lane, Deans Road Dot Matrix: Rs. 18,000
Colombo 10, Sri Lanka Tel: (1)699087, 699100
[Thanks: Rasika Suriyaarachchi <rasika@kln.ac.lk> for the info]
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ADAMI94.ZIP - Tamil word processer for MSDOS (IBMPC)
The package is shareware requiring a registration fee. It is available
on the following site as well as other Simtel mirror sites.
For a list of Simtel mirror sites, check MSDOS FTP documents.
<oak.oakland.edu> (141.210.10.117): /pub/msdos/editor/adami94.zip
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Pulavan - For PCs 386 and up. Developed by Dr. Vasu Renganathan
(vasu@u.washington.edu) at U Washington. It is a Tamil Teaching,
Learning, Translating software. There is a translation software
which translates a restricted number of sentence types from English
to Tamil. Source is available.
<wuarchive.wustl.edu>:/doc/misc/tamil/pulavan/
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PCTAMIL - Transliteration tool for PCs. PC based programs in this
package can beused for reading Romanized Tamil text in Tamil script.
<oak.oakland.edu>:/pub/msdos/editor/pctamil1.zip
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Subject: <40> What are the SL publications in <country>?
** Australia
Thorathuru: Newsletter of the SL Assoc. of NSW
Ed: Dr. Harold Gunatillaka
2 Liffey Place
Woronara
NSW 2232
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** UK
Silver Arrow???
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** USA
Sri Lanka Express news; ads; marriage proposals;
12922 Osborne Street English; Bi-weekly; $24.00/year;
Arleta, CA 91331
Ed: Mr. Deeptha Lelaratne
Tel: (818)897-7035
Fax: (818)841-9576
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The Lankan - Newsletter of SLANY (See <50>)
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Sri Lanka Update - News according to the government.
Published by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Washigton DC. (see <10>)
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Subject: <41> Can we get SL newspapers in <country>?
Lake House International Edition Upali Group Intn'l Editions
Sri Lanka News ?? Island
The Circulation Manager Circulation
Associated Newspapers of Ceylon, Ltd. Upali Newspapers, Ltd.
P. O. Box 1198, Colombo 223 Bloemendhal Road, Colomb 13
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
news;English; Bi-weekly?? Monthly??; news; English; Bi-weekly;
air:$58.75/yr; sea:$29.50/yr; price ??
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*** These two are highly recommended.
Counterpoint (A Ravaya publication) Pravada (Pravada Publications)
P. O. Box 66 129/6A Nawala Rd
Mount Lavinia Colombo 5
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Tel:(1)501339
political analyses; news; political analyses; news;
English; monthly mag; $24.00/yr; English; monthly mag; $38/yr
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Subject: <42> Are there any SL radio programs in North America?
Sravana Ramani 530 and 790 AM KPSK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles
programs and times?? news; music; interviews;
Voice of Lanka for programming information
14 London Street call Deeptha Leelaratne (see <30>)
Toronto, Ontario
M6G 1M9
Canada
(416)925-5131
(416)538-3382
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Subject: <43> What are the SLBC shortwave frequencies?
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) Radio Broadcasts
2000-2130 UTC 11835, 15120, 17805 KHz
0600-1000 UTC 6005, 9720, 17805 KHz
SLBC North American Service
2330-0000 UTC - 15425 KHz Monday
0445-0515 UTC - 15425, 9720 KHz Tuesday
Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 574 Torrington Square
Colombo
Sri Lanka
news???; music????;
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Subject: <44> What are the BBC frequencies for North America?
{try these and let me know if they work}
Eastern US/Canada Central, Mountain, Pacific US/Canada
Time (GMT) Freq. (MHz)
1400-1615 17.84 1400-1615 17.84
1400-1745 15.26 1400-1745 15.26
1100-1400 15.22 1100-1400 15.22
2100-0030 9.59 1300-1400 11.82
1300-1745 9.515 1400-1500 11.82, 9.74 (Sat/Sun)
2200-0430 7.325 1200-1400 9.74
1100-1200 6.195 0500-0815 9.64
2300-0430 6.175 2300-0230 9.59
1100-1400 5.965 2300-0430 7.325
2300-0430 5.975 0000-0730 5.975
world news;
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London Calling,
PO Box 76, Bush House, Strand,
London, England, WC2B 4PH
monthly magazine; program journal of the BBC World Service; 12pounds/year;
For a free copy of London Calling call/write
BBC,
630 5th Avenue,
N.Y, N.Y 10111-0002
(212) 581-7100
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Check the following anonymous FTP site for radio frequency listings
<nic.funet.fi>:/pub/dx/text/schedules/
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Subject: <45> What are the All India Radio frequencies?
0000-0115 9910 English
0130-0250 15120, 11830 News in various languages
1300-1500 15020, 9700 Sinhalese
1300-1610 11620 News in various languages
1330-1500 9565 English
1330-1450 10030, 9950 News in various languages
2030-2230 11620 English
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Subject: <50> Are there any Sri Lanka related organizations?
** USA
SL Assoc of New York (SLANY) SL Assoc of Washington DC (SLAW)
755 Webster Ave PO Box 65380
New Rochelle, NY 10804 Washington, DC 20035-5398
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Our Heritage Sri Lanka Ranga Kala Kavaya
Foundation for the restoration of 700 7th Street, SW, Apt. 407
democracy in Sri Lanka Washington, DC 20024
P. O. Box 1214 (703)527-3659
Hyattsville, MD 20785-0214 To promote the Sri Lankan Culture
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Sri Lanka Association of Los Angeles
Take your pick. Many divisions and factions. (Evidently, LA's
Sri Lankan population has exceeded the "critical mass.")
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Royal College Old Boy's Association of North America (R-COBANA)
Call Raj Gowrinathan (310) 271-9678 (Los Angeles)
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Trinity Old Boy's Association
Call Samy Thirunavukarasu (213) 874-8030 (Los Angeles)
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Other Sri Lanka related organizations ??????
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Following is a list of religious organizations. Temporary accomodations
maybe available at some of these places.
Buddhist Vihara Buddhist Information Center
Ven. Maharagama Dharmasiri Ven. Katugastota Uparathana
5017 16th Street NW P. O. Box 13504
Washington, DC 20011 Silver Spring, MD 20911
(202)723-0773 (202)832-9393
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America-Sri Lanka Buddhist Assoc. Bhawana Society
Ven K. Piyatissa Ven. Henepola Gunarathana
84-32 124th Street Rt. 1. Box 218-3
Kew Gardens, NY 11415 High View, WV 26808
(718)???-???? (303)856-3241
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Houston Buddhist Vihara Los Angeles Buddhist Vihara
8727 Radio Road Ven. Dhammarama
Houston, TX 77075 ??? Beachwood Drive
(713) 944-1334 Los Angeles, CA 90027 ??
(213)464-9698
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Hindu Temple (in Malibu)
1600 Las Virgenes Cyn Rd
Calabasa, CA 91302
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The other two buddhist vihara's in LA ????
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Any other church/temple/etc owned by Sri Lankans ?????
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Subject: <51> Who's the best airline ticket agent?
There are way too many ticket agents (just like lawyers) and they all
give competitive prices (just like lawyers??). Make sure that *all*
your flights are confirmed. You may have to call the airlines yourself.
Don't take a two week layover in Bosnia no matter how great it is going
to be according to the ticket agent. There is a file containing comments
from people who have bought tickets from travel agents. To get a copy,
send an e-mail to <rajiv@coos.dartmouth.edu> or look in the FTP site
<amil.eng.buffalo.edu>
Some European countries such as UK, France, etc require transit visas
if you carry a Sri Lankan passport. Some autorities/airlines may take
your passport. If they do take, insist on an official receipt for it.
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Listed below are some of the airlines which fly to Colombo.
Air Lanka NY office (phone ????)
Aeroflot
British Airways
Gulf Air
KLM (800)374-7747
Korean Air (800)223-1155
Kuwait Airways
Royal Jordanian (800)223-0470
Singapore Airlines (800)742-3333
UTA French Airlines
Air Jordan temporarily grounded
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Subject: <52> From where do I get Sri Lankan spices?
*Mail order places* (hence not geographically challenged) will be listed
here. Please help fill this void. Here's a chance to advertise your
booming home business... and it's free.
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** USA
Lanka Link India Emporium
18613 Pioneer Blvd 6848 New Hampshire Ave
Artesia, CA 90701 Takoma Park, MD 20912
(310)860-2840 (Los Angeles) (301)270-3322 (Wash DC Local area)
spices, groceries, arts, SL Marketing Dept canned food, spices
crafts, jewelries Sinhala/Tamil movies/CDs
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Paradise Imports, Inc Sailon, Inc.
10438 Paradise Court 44 Arcadia Court
Manassas, VA 22110 Harrington Park, NJ 07640
(703)330-8645 (Voice/Fax) (201)768-4327
(703)968-5524 (Wash DC area) Fax: (201)768-4882
Canned goods, spices, shipped Canned goods; Shipped via UPS.
via UPS. Any import needs, large Orders below $25 add $5 handling fee.
or small, maybe included in the
shipment from Sri Lanka.
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Vijaya Imports and Exports
36 Hamilton Ave
Staten Island, NY 10301
(718)720-7538
(718)883-1092
Whole-sale; SL Marketing Dept (MD)
canned goods, their own brand;
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Subject: <53> How do I get my wedding tape converted from PAL to NTSC?
Sri Lankan TV format is called PAL whereas that of US is called NTSC.
These are not compatible with each other. Hence, PAL video tapes need
to be converted to NTSC before you can play them on a normal VCR in the
US. (Vice versa for US tapes taken to Sri Lanka) Conversions can be
done in numerous ways (analog, digital, studio quality (super-VHS), low
quality, etc) Quality of the converted tape may depend on how much you
are willing to shell out.
There are way too many video places which can do this.
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Check with your school's video/broadcasting/television/ department. They
might be able to do it for free.
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Multi-system VCR/TV combinations can play all tapes. Following VCR is
a special case as it doesn't need a multi-system TV. See input/output.
AIWA HV-MG360 VCR will do the conversions on the fly.
Input format: PAL, NTSC, Secam, Mesecam
Output: PAL or NTSC (i.e can hook upto Sri Lankan or US TV sets)
Tuner: NTSC tuner (will record off the air from US broadcasts)
Operating Voltage: 110-240V (50 -60 hz)
[ Thanks for this info: Nimal Gamage <gamage@paradox.colorado.edu> ]
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Subject: <54> How do I send flowers to SL?
No one actually sends flowers from here. A florist or a company would
call up a florist in Sri Lanka and place an order on your behalf. So,
if you know of a florist in Sri Lanka, it would be cheaper to call them
directly rather than going through these middlemen.
{let me know of any florists in Colombo, Kandy, etc who will accept credit
card/money order/ COD/ etc payments.}
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(800)FLOWERS
Order + $26.99 surcharge. [Price check:8/24/93] Takes 2 - 3 days
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An FTD Flower shop (most florists are members of FTD) quoted $56.80
[Price check: 8/24/93] for an arrangement or a bouquet delivered in
Colombo. Look in your local yellow pages under florists for an FTD
member. Takes 1 - 2 days
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Subject: <55> How do I send money to and from SL?
International Money Orders
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Personal Checks; I believe most banks in SL accept personal checks
in US Dollars.
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Western Union can do wire transfers. Ask them where to pick up
the money in Sri Lanka.
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Subject: <56> How do I send misc big items to and from SL?
A 20ft. container costs about $2,000 - $2,500 from a US sea port to Colombo
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Ceylon Shipping Corporation (CSC) CSC - Katunayake Office
6 Sir Baron Jayatileke Mawatha Unit 6, Upper Fl, Plaza Building
Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Investment Promotion Zone
Tel:(1)328772, 328773, 326194, 423214 Katunayake, Sri Lanka
Fax:(1)447547, 449486 (Fax) Tel:(1)452907, 453672
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CSC - CA Office CSC - NY Office
Ceylon Shipping, Inc. Ceylon Shipping Inc.
Circle Business Center 2 World Trade Center #2228
4500E Pacific Coast Highway, #290 New York, NY 10048
Long Beach, CA 90804 (212)514-8780
(213)493-1450 (Area code maybe 310) (212)514-8908 (Fax)
(213)494-4886
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CSC Subsidiaries:
Ceylon Shipping Lines, Ltd.
Colombo Dockyard, Ltd.
Ceylon Port Services, Ltd.
Amalgamated Lines
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Blue Star Shipping in NY
(800)532-4320 or (718)297-4320
$5.50/cu.ft from Newark, NJ to Colombo, SL
$1.50/cu.ft from local home to Newark, NJ [Price check: early 1993]
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Forwardair Clearing & Forwarding (pvt) Ltd.
24 Rotunda Gardens
Colombo 3
Sri Lanka
Phone (1)27373, (1)430067
~1.5 cu.meters to Canada: Rs.20,000.00 [Price check: late 1992]
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Subject: <57> What about parcels to SL?
Following prices are for a 1 pound letter/document from Washington, DC
to Colombo, SL. Prices for boxes may vary depending on the size as well
as the weight. (They also asked for my zipcode)
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US Mail (Express Delivery) UPS
Go to a local post office (800)247-4747
$14.00, takes about 4 days $39.00, takes about 4 days
[Price check: 02/01/94] [Price check: 8/24/93]
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Federal Express DHL
(800)247-4747 (800)225-5345
$52.50, takes about 7 days $71.00, takes about 3 days
[Price check: 8/24/93] [Price check: 8/24/93]
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Emery ????
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Subject: <70> Are there any quality books on Sri Lanka?
This will be archived in a different file. More info later.
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