Redefining language

Nine centres of English language training in the nine provinces will be established in the course of the next six months. This is funded by the national budget under the programme ‘English as a life skill’. Each centre will have residential facilities, auditorium, lecture halls, library and language labs,

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The Morning Inspection

All the violins are playing for you Aunty Eileen

Aunty Eileen is no more. She passed away a couple of days ago. She was blessed with an exceptional gift and one she shared with many, many people. She was a teacher, so her music lives on and will continue to lift and enrich lives. This is the way of teachers and teaching,

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‘Strong international support for SL’s sovereignty’

Sri Lankan career diplomat, Nihal Rodrigo, served in diplomatic postings in Germany, India and Australia. He served as Ambassador in Sri Lanka’s Permanent Missions to the United Nations, respectively as in New York as Deputy Permanent Representative (1984-1987 and 1993-1996), and Geneva as Permanent Representative from 1987-1989.

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