A trilingual nation - bridging the chasm
Role of English in both national and global
perspective:
It was both heartening and encouraging to hear
that, in an interview with Swarnavahini TV on March 16, 2011
Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga had said that the
government aims to build a trilingual nation by 2020 to remove
mistrust among communities and ensure that terrorism will not
surface again.
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A love note to a ferry and ferryman, passenger and passage
There were two friends from Peradeniya
University who filled my heart with music. Nishad Handunpathirana,
probably the most accomplished exponent of the israj in South Asia,
didn’t teach me anything.
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New era of freedom and development:
Human rights in Tibet
Prior to 1959 the health care in Tibet was in a
very primitive state. There were only four hospitals and about 400
health workers. After the change in 1959 workers employed in urban
areas managed to obtain health insurance facilities through their
employers. The farmers and herdsmen receive free medical care and
the regional government has spent 1.8 billion Yuan for the
development of health services during the past 52 years,
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