Senior Citizens’ wholeness - a vital priority

World Elders’ Day falls today, October 1. Sri Lanka’s Senior Citizens and retirees are an unfortunate lot. Unfortunate because they are economically bankrupt and comparatively poor. They suffer silently because their protests to obtain a better deal are unseen and unheard by the authorities concerned.

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Asia’s ‘troubles’ spike along with its wealth

The Asia-Pacific region is no stranger to long-running conflicts and the territorial disputes which are currently being waged among some of its principle states have decades-long roots. But what is noteworthy about these ‘troubles’ currently is that they are exploding to the surface, as it were, once again, and coinciding closely with the new-found wealth of East Asia in particular.

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International Children’s Day :

Some funds meant for children going into private coffers

Every year October 1 has been named 'International Children's Day'. The 'Rights of Children' proposed by the Central Board of the United Nations on November 20, 1989 has been recognized by the whole world.

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