Greening island: A top priority

With the mission of managing the environment and natural resources in order to ensure national commitment for sustainable development for the benefit of the present and future generations the Environment Ministry endeavours to create a country full of green and clean environment. Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa spoke to the Daily News about the arrangements set out to achieve this mission

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What the 64 Squares taught me

Listening to the speakers and the pre and post event conversation, I was persuaded to think about non-chess issues. Chess players used to retire or move to fun-chess pretty quickly after leaving school because the money you won at tournaments was not enough to live for more than a couple of days. Coaching was an honorary occupation. Times have change.

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Sri Lanka’s pioneering efforts :

Spread of Buddhism in Germany

On February 20, 1953, Asoka Weeraratna (Founder and Secretary, Lanka Dhammaduta Society) left Sri Lanka for West Germany. He was requested by this newly formed Society (later re-named in 1957 as the German Dharmaduta Society) to survey and report on the state of Buddhism in Germany and the ways and means that should be adopted to establish the Sambuddha Sasana in Germany. He was also urged to convey the goodwill of the Society to the Buddhists of Germany.

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