Ceylon Passes Language Law
(N.Z.P.A. Reuter—Copyright) COLOMBO, Jan. 12. Ceylon’s controversial language regulations were approved by the House of Representatives yesterday—after a stormy debate and police intervention to remove two Opposition members. The two men were carried out shortly before the vote in favour of the Government's legislation, which allows the Tamil language, as well as Sinhala, to be used in official business in the northern and eastern provinces.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30959, 15 January 1966, Page 19
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69Ceylon Passes Language Law Press, Volume CV, Issue 30959, 15 January 1966, Page 19
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