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The inaugural session of the SAARC Higher Education Ministers’ Conference was held in Colombo yesterday. Here Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka who was the Chief Guest posing for a group photograph with SAARC Secretary General Dr. Sheel Kant Sharma, Higher Education Minister of Afghanistan Dr. Mohammad Azam Dadfar, Education Minister of Bangladesh Nurul Islam Nahid, Education Minister of Bhutan Lyonpo Thakur S. Powdyel, Secretary, Department of Higher Education of India Shri R.P. Agrawal, Minister of State for Education of the Maldives Dr. Ahmed Ali Maniku, Education Minister of Nepal Renu Kumari Yadav, Member Academics, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Prof. Dr. Riaz-ul-Haq Tariq and Higher Education Minister of Sri Lanka Prof. Wiswa Warnapala. Picture by Dushmantha Mayadunne

SAARC Charters education strategy

The importance of education and higher education in developing countries cannot be contested. Knowledge is a driver of growth. Globally there is an increasing trend towards expanding and maintaining knowledge.

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Beware of saboteurs - President

President Mahinda Rajapaksa urged the nation to be vigilant of those who would seek to grab power at any cost, even by plunging the country to total economic chaos and bankruptcy.

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Combating terrorism:

Thailand assures support

Thailand will not allow anybody to use the Thai territory to destabilise Sri Lanka, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva told Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama on Wednesday.

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Indonesia, Lanka to sign Visa Exemption Agreement

Indonesian Foreign Minister Dr. Hassan Wirajuda will be visiting Sri Lanka on March 29 and 30 on an invitation extended to him by his counterpart Minister Rohitha Bogollagama.

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Blame LTTE for civilians’ plight:

UN, US, Britain urge pause in fighting

The United Nations, backed by Britain and the United States, on Thursday pressed for a “humanitarian pause” in strife-torn Sri Lanka and blamed the Tigers for the plight of trapped civilians.

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B’desh approves SAARC convention to combat terrorism

Bangladesh’s Cabinet approved a convention to strengthen cooperation among the SAARC nations in combating terrorism, a senior official said.

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Sequel to measures taken by Govt:

Lanka’s economy to grow around 5.5% in 2009

Sri Lanka’s economy is expected to grow around 5.5 percent in 2009 following the measures taken by the government to improve the liquidity of the financial sector, introduction of the stimulus package and further strengthen domestic demand, said Deputy Director, Institute of Policy Studies, Dr Dushni Weerakoon said.

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