Programmes ongoing on citizen empowerment

Though it was a challenging task for Sri Lanka to balance resource mobilization while fighting a war against terrorism, our government has launched many progressive programmes, especially on poverty reduction and citizen empowerment.

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Socio-economic scene

Preparing for water scarcity

Many scientists thought that global warming would make the rainfall in humid tropical areas such as Sri Lanka even greater. Indeed, research published in the magazine ‘Science’ in last April shows that, based on changes to the salinity levels of the oceans in the period 1950-2000, the world’s wet areas have got wetter.

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International Day of the Girl Child - battle to fight child abuse

It is indeed a matter for relief for individuals and voluntary welfare organisations involved in protecting children from child abuse that the government has declared October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child following the decision of the United Nations.

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In Focus

Re-visiting PWC - Part IX

Despite the number of male Tamil teachers, PWC had during our time, especially in the Senior School to teach Science subjects, there was only a single Tamil lady teacher (in the middle school) to teach English, she rode a lady’s Raleigh bicycle to and fro from home.

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