English key to modern knowledge

Fostering English education by the present government should be appreciated. English is the key to modern knowledge. A knowledge of English is essential to master science and technology. However, there are some who advocate the medium of instruction in schools in Sri Lanka also should be changed into English.

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Would you like to be a king (or queen)?

The Morning Inspection - MALINDA

Imagine a world full of doctors. Visualize a hospital in a world made of doctors. All the patients would also be qualified physicians, specialists in this or that, surgeons and such. There would be no nurses or attendants. Doctor would have double up as nurse, attendant, ambulance-driver, lab technician, receptionist, record-keeper, cashier, pharmacist, electrician, mason, cook, cleaner, plumber etc. etc.

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Gamini: Largest actor of our times

If great actors are large, Gamini Fonseka of this nation was larger than all other actors of our times. This doyen of the silver screen was always top of the charts as a super star. The larger sense was not in the size of this man but in his broader scope of acting that outsized many. The characters he played were largely and finely detailed into reality.

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