Sri Lanka on track to achieve MDGs
First and foremost, on behalf of the people of
Seethawaka and the Kelani Valley, I would like to extend to the
President, our deep gratitude and respectful appreciation for
granting benefits to the people of our country through this budget,
which as planned and directed is, to strengthen and establish the
Mahinda Chinthana National Development Programme.
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The beautiful sound
This came to pass when Aravinda was nearing his
death. His last wish was to take a stroll in the jungle with a young
man. They had a destination, which took days to reach.
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Shake hands with an Angel - meeting with Lt. Gen Romeo Dallaire
Recently I had the honour and privilege of
meeting one of the outstanding humanitarians and outspoken advocates
for human rights of our time - Lieutenant General Romeo A. Dallaire,
(Ret'd) Senator, at York University. His reputation reaches to many
distant lands. Many Sri Lankans know him as the commander of the UN
Mission in Rwanda during the Rwandan genocide.
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The unrest of the privileged!
Every year about 250,000 students sit for the
university entrance exam in Sri Lanka and due to the extremely
competitive nature of this university entrance (as the positions
available in the non fee levying universities are limited), the
students and their parents undergo immense hardships in terms of
finance and time to prepare themselves for this hurdle. From these
250,000 candidates, every year about 100,000 earn the grade of
eligibility to enter the local universities,
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