Poppy Day in the Sri Lankan context
On Sunday November 11 another Poppy Day was held
with the usual ceremony at the War Memorial, Colombo. How relevant
is this commemoration to Sri Lanka today ? As in the decades
following the First World War this question has been raised again by
many people including retired military officers.
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Schools, academics in the gun sights
A “dramatic increase” in targeted violence
against schools and educational institutions, mostly in conflict
zones, is having a devastating effect on students, teachers, trade
unionists, administrators and education officials, according to a
new U.N. study released here.
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A foggy, froggy forest:
Sri Lanka’s frog radiation provides food for thought
In the dark of the Sri Lankan cloud forest, the
researchers’ only guide was the headlamps they used to light up the
night, illuminating the cold, grey mist that drifted through the
trees. They looked carefully as they walked among the trunks, the
beams from their headlamps casting left and right, up and down.
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