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Sri Lanka - challenges and opportunities - Part II:

Complexities in land issue being addressed

We have already done away with the whole edifice of emergency regulations which at that time was a necessity for the protection of life and limb. But the government of Sri Lanka was quite determined to bring that regime to an end as soon as the hostilities were over. Hence, the regulations are no longer operative in any part of the island, and High Security Zones which were established during that period under these extraordinary circumstances visited upon us by a ruthless terrorist organisation are now in the process of been dismantled. There is only one high security zone today in the Northern peninsula - that is in the Palaly area, and 43 percent of that has now been given up. And it will shrink further during the next few weeks.

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The Human Dimension

What we can learn from child prodigies...

Time and again, we hear of children who do exceedingly well beyond all expectations of parents and peers. In a country where parents push the children sometimes too much, to achieve the dream they never could, we can understand and marvel at such child prodigies who stand out for an unusual degree of intelligence.

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Roads and bridges in pre-modern Sri Lanka

The technique of road construction and bridge building in pre-modern Sri Lanka were not rudimentary as one would imagine. They were in fact on par with the skills shown by our ancestors in art and architecture and hydraulic engineering. They indicate that the communication system very well served the needs of the time. According to the fifth century Chinese traveller Fa-Hsien, the roads and streets in the city of Anuradhapura were excellently laid out and beautifully maintained. He further states that there were four principal streets in Anuradhapura and that they were wide and well paved with bricks and lined with walls built of bricks.

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Lightning: ‘cultured man’ harms environment

If we need to lead a normal and healthy life there are a few important subjects we need to focus on. First is our health and protection. A clean, natural environment is essential for human life because food production depends on it, and our health is directly connected to pollution. The future of Sri Lanka depends on the children, who ought to be brought up with morals, social ethics, and most importantly discipline.

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Dr. N.M. Perera - embodiment of leadership qualities

Leaders inspire followers, they must have followers. Leaders lead from the front, they possess strength to face challenges. According to John Quency Adams - 'Action motivates to dream more, learn more, do more, become more - you are a leader.' A leader with a clear vision knows where to go. He is a man of integrity, honesty, magnanimity and a person who possesses, sincerity, calmness, honesty, fair mindedness and a sense of humour. Leadership entails directing people towards achieving a particular end or goal. It is the ability to get men do, what they don't like to do and like it.

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