Sugarcane Research Institute 25th anniversary :
Grow more sugarcane and use by-products
We Sri Lankans consume far too much sugar. That
might sound somewhat an unusual note for a beginning for an
inaugural address at a seminar held to mark the 25th anniversary of
the Sugar Research Institute. But I must repeat that we consume far
too much sugar, for our health. Statistics show that diabetes is on
the increase alarmingly. It is spreading even among children. And
one of the main causes for this is the high consumption of sugar.
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A voter’s plea: ‘You don’t have to do anything, but please don’t
steal’
The Morning Inspection - Malinda
Somewhere in the mid 1990s, I had the opportunity
to meet Nissanka Wijeratne, Education Minister in JR’s first
Cabinet. I was just accompanying my father, who was paying a
courtesy call on an officer who was senior to him in the CCS.
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Ali Sabry wins TOYP 2009 award for Law
Well-known civil lawyer M.U.M. Ali Sabry was
recently awarded the prestigious Jaycees TOYP 2009 award (Ten
Outstanding Young Persons of the Year) for the category Law.
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