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Planet Talk has a way to make cheap calls to Sri Lanka to suit everyone. If you want
to make a cheap call to Sri Lanka immediately without opening an account, buying
a calling card or using a credit card use a Planet Talk Instant access number right now and call Sri
Lanka at a great rate. If you want to call Sri Lanka from your mobile phone without
having to get a new SIM use Planet Talk Card and get Sri Lanka calling credit sent
straight to your mobile. Open a Planet Talk Account for great quality lines to call Sri
Lanka from a registered landline or mobile or with a PIN from any other phone.
Planet Talk Instant offers no nonsense, simple, cheap calls to Sri Lanka. Just dial the correct access
number for Sri Lanka and when you hear the prompt just dial your Sri Lankan destination
& that’s it you’re connected. You can make cheap calls from home, office or mobile (although mobile
operators may charge more). You only pay for the call to the access number.
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Only two simple steps to start calling instantly!
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1. Find your destination.
2. Dial the access number & at the prompt dial your destination
in full
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Planet Talk Card is the simplest way to make a cheap call
to Sri Lanka from your Mobile. Simply send an SMS to 88077 (charged at standard
operator rate) and we will send you £5 international calling credit with an
0207 access number. Then just dial your access number followed by your Sri Lanka
number to make a cheap call to Sri Lanka from your mobile.
You don’t need to go to the shops to buy calling cards for Sri Lanka, you
don’t need to buy an extra SIM card for your call to Sri Lanka simply send
a SMS to 88077 and we will add £5 international calling credit straight to
your mobile, so you can start calling Sri Lanka immediately any time day or night.
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Only three simple steps to start calling instantly!
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1. Text CARD to 88077
for a £5 top-up
2. Receive a reply from us with an 0207 access number
3. Dial the access number 0202 669 0999 followed by your destination in full
E.G SRI LANKA 00 94 1234 5678
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Planet Talk Account is a prepay account giving you access
to cheap
calls to Sri Lanka and with great functions to help you make cheap calls to Sri Lanka from home, from your mobile
or from any UK landline.
Planet Talk Account helps you manage your finances, using
our easily accessible balance information allowing you to keep in touch with your
friends and family in Sri Lanka without worrying about the cost.
You can sign up online or over the phone you can start saving on your calls to Sri
Lanka almost immediately. Plus you get £10 FREE call credit whenever you introduce
a customer.
We are consistently reviewing our call charges to make sure that with Planet Talk Account offer the best rates to Sri Lanka
of all pre-pay cheap international calls accounts.
What time is it in Sri Lanka?
Remember to plan the time of your call to Sri Lanka. You don’t want to wake
grandma up in the middle of the night.
Time Difference between UK and Sri Lanka:
With Daylight Savings (BST) + 4.5 hours
Without Daylight Savings (GMT) + 5.5 hours
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Festival Calendar
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We have put together a calendar of important dates so you have no excuses, let your
family and friends know you're thinking of them during these special times of year
by making that cheap call to Sri Lanka with Planet Talk.
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Sri Lanka Important dates 2009
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Tuesday 1 January
New Year
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January*
Tamil Thai Pongal Day
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January*
Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
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Wednesday 4 February
National Day
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February*
Navam Full Moon Poya Day
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March*
Maha Sivarathri Day
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Monday 9 March
Milad un-Nabi (Birth of the Prophet)
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Friday 10 April
Good Friday
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April*
Sinhala and Tamil New Year
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April*
Bak Full Moon Poya Day
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Friday 1 May
May Day
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June*
Poson Full Moon Poya Day
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July*
Esala Full Moon Poya Day
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August*
Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
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September*
Binara Full Moon Poya Day
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Monday 21 September*
Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan)
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Friday 1 May – Saturday 2 May
Vesak (Buddha Day)
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October*
Vap Full Moon Poya Day
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Sunday 18 October
Deepavali
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November*
Il Full Moon Poya Day
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Saturday 28 November
Eid al-Adha (Hadji Festival Day).
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December*
Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
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Friday 25 December
Christmas Day |
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* Date to be confirmed. |
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Buddhist calendar for 2009 |
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About 70% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Buddhist; use our Buddhist
calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Tuesday 27 January
Losar (start)
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Sunday 8 February
Parinirvana - Nirvana day
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Sunday 15 February
Nirvana day (alternative date)
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Thursday 9 April
Theravada New Year
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Saturday 9 May
Wesak or Buddha day
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Tuesday 7 July
Asala - Dharma Day
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Tuesday 8 December
Bodhi Day
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Hindu calendar for 2009 |
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About 15% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Hindu; use our Hindu calendar
to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Wednesday 14 January
Makar Sankrant
Makar Sankrant celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.
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Friday 3 April
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana
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Wednesday 5 August
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates brotherhood and love.
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Saturday 19 September
Navaratri (start)
Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start
of autumn.
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Monday 28 September
Dussera
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
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Saturday 17 October
Diwali
Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South
Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.
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Christian calendar for 2009 |
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About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Christian; use our Christian
calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Saturday 14 February
St Valentine's Day
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Tuesday 24 February
Shrove Tuesday
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Wednesday 25 February
Ash Wednesday
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Monday 2 March
Clean Monday - Beginning of Lent (Orthodox)
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Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick's Day
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Sunday 22 March
Mothering Sunday
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Sunday 5 April
Palm Sunday
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Thursday 9 April
Maundy Thursday
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Friday 10 April
Good Friday
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Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday (Western)
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Sunday 19 April
Easter (Orthodox)
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Sunday 14 June
Corpus Christi
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Saturday 31 October
Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve)
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Sunday 1 November
All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows')
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Sunday 29 November
Advent Sunday
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Tuesday 8 December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve
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Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
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Sikh calendar for 2009 |
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There are about 19,215,730 Sikhs in Sri Lanka, use our Sikh calendar to make sure
you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Monday 5 January
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 31 January
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Wednesday 11 March
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)
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Monday 13 April
Vaisakhi
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Tuesday 14 April
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)
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Saturday 18 April
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 2 May
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 23 May
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Tuesday 16 June
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Sunday 5 July
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Thursday 23 July
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Friday 9 October
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 17 October
Diwali
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Monday 2 November
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)
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Tuesday 24 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Muslim calendar for 2009 |
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About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Muslim; use our Muslim
calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka.
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Wednesday 7 January
Ashura
Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi'ite
Muslims mark the martydom of the Prophet's grandson, Hussein.
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Monday 9 March
Milad un Nabi (Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad)
Shia Muslims celebrate this 5 days later.
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Saturday 14 March
Milad un Nabi (Shia)
Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad. Sunni Muslims celebrate this 5 days earlier.
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Saturday 22 August
Ramadan (start)
Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting.
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Monday 21 September
Eid-Ul-Fitr
The end of Ramadan when Muslims celebrate the end of fasting.
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Saturday 28 November
Eid-Ul-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice marking the day after Arafat.
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Friday 18 December
Al-Hijira
Islamic New Year; marks the migration of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers
from Mecca to Medina
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Sunday 27 December
Ashura
Islamic holy day observed on the 10th of the Islamic month of Muharram. Shi'ite
Muslims mark the martydom of the Prophet's grandson, Hussein..
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Hindu calendar for 2009 |
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About 15% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Hindu; use our Hindu calendar
to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Wednesday 14 January
Makar Sankrant
Makar Sankrant celebrates the sun's journey into the northern hemisphere.
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Friday 3 April
Rama Navami
Birthday of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Vishnu and the hero of the Ramayana
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Wednesday 5 August
Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates brotherhood and love.
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Saturday 19 September
Navaratri (start)
Navaratri (nine nights) symbolises the triumph of good over evil and marks the start
of autumn.
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Monday 28 September
Dussera
Celebrates Lord Rama's victory over the evil demon Ravana.
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Saturday 17 October
Diwali
Diwali, the festival of lights, is the most popular of all the festivals from South
Asia. It is an occasion for celebrations by Hindus as well as Jains and Sikhs.
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Christian calendar for 2009 |
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About 7.5% of the 20 million inhabitants of Sri Lanka are Christian; use our Christian
calendar to make sure you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Saturday 14 February
St Valentine's Day
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Tuesday 24 February
Shrove Tuesday
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Wednesday 25 February
Ash Wednesday
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Monday 2 March
Clean Monday - Beginning of Lent (Orthodox)
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Tuesday 17 March
St Patrick's Day
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Sunday 22 March
Mothering Sunday
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Sunday 5 April
Palm Sunday
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Thursday 9 April
Maundy Thursday
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Friday 10 April
Good Friday
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Sunday 12 April
Easter Sunday (Western)
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Sunday 19 April
Easter (Orthodox)
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Sunday 14 June
Corpus Christi
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Saturday 31 October
Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve)
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Sunday 1 November
All Saints' Day (Hallowmas, All Hallows')
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Sunday 29 November
Advent Sunday
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Tuesday 8 December
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve
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Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
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Sikh calendar for 2009 |
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There are about 19,215,730 Sikhs in Sri Lanka, use our Sikh calendar to make sure
you don’t miss that important date to call Sri Lanka
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Monday 5 January
Birthday of Guru Gobind Singh (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 31 January
Birthday of Guru Har Rai (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Wednesday 11 March
Hola Mohalla (Lunar Calendar)
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Monday 13 April
Vaisakhi
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Tuesday 14 April
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Nanakshahi calendar)
Hola Mohalla (Nanakshahi Calendar)
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Saturday 18 April
Birthday of Guru Angad Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
Birthday of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 2 May
Birthday of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 23 May
Birthday of Guru Amar Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Tuesday 16 June
Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Sunday 5 July
Birthday of Guru Hargobind (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Thursday 23 July
Birthday of Guru Har Krishen (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Friday 9 October
Birthday of Guru Ram Das (Nanakshahi calendar)
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Saturday 17 October
Diwali
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Monday 2 November
Birthday of Guru Nanak (Lunar Calendar)
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Tuesday 24 November
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur (Nanakshahi calendar)
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| Sri Lankans are heading to the polls in a landmark election.read more |
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| Touchscreen mobile devices will dominate the international market by 2013, according to Gartner.read more |
| Cheap calls: International travel 'set for increase' |
Thursday, Jan 07, 2010
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| More people intend to take international trips in 2010 than last year, it is believed.read more |
| Cheap calls: International travel guides available on electronic reader |
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009
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| International travellers will now be able to read the latest Lonely Planet guides on the new Kindle reader.read more |
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Wednesday, Oct 14, 2009
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| Women are more adventurous when they go travelling with female companions, according to a new poll.read more |
| 'More competition' in Sri Lankan mobile market |
Monday, Mar 08, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News |
| The Sri Lankan mobile market is seeing more competition, which could be good news for people making international calls to Sri Lanka.read more |
| Drivers continuing to make calls from car, poll shows |
Friday, Feb 26, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News |
| British motorists are still making phone calls from their car despite changes to the law making it illegal.read more |
| International calls: Travel agents bid to establish training academy |
Wednesday, Feb 03, 2010
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| Travel agents get together in the hope of setting up a specialist training academy.read more |
| Cheap calls: International tourism sector 'in recovery' |
Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010
Filed Under :Planet Talk Instant News |
| A recovery is underway in the international tourism sector, it is believed.read more |
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Colombo (Central) - 00 + 94 + 11
Dehiwela - 00 + 94 + 1
Galle - 00 + 94 + 91
Jaffna - 00 + 94 + 21
Kalmunai - 00 + 94 + 67
Kaluwanchikudy - 00 + 94 + 65
Kandy - 00 + 94 + 81
Kurunegala - 00 + 94 + 37
Laggala Pallegana - 00 + 94 + 66
Mobile - 00 + 94 + 71 to 75, 77, 78
Moratuwa - 00 + 94 + 1
Nawalapitiya - 00 + 94 + 54
Negombo - 00 + 94 + 31
Nuwara Eliya - 00 + 94 + 52
Panadura - 00 + 94 + 38
Peradeniya - 00 + 94 + 8
Pilimaialawa - 00 + 94 + 8
Pundaluoya - 00 + 94 + 51
Talatuoya - 00 + 94 + 8
Trincomalee - 00 + 94 + 26
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