‘Hunger for alternative energy must not increase hunger for food’

Countries must bear in mind that in search for alternative energy sources agricultural land of today and tomorrow must not be used. We must not let the hunger of alternative energy lead to an increase in hunger for food. The use of food crops for fuel production must be avoided to prevent the spread of today’s threat to food security caused by turning food crops into fuel crops. The food energy for peoples’ lives should not be made the driving energy for cars, President Mahinda Rajapaksa said.

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Unique learning experience for JOURNALISTS

It was all about hands on learning, sharing and having fun. At the end of the one month programme, the hardest thing for every participant was to bid farewell to their overseas counterparts knowing that there is little chance to meet them once again face to face.

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Relations with the Police in the North

I was deeply impressed, at the last round of Divisional Secretariat Reconciliation Committee meetings held in Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Mannar, at the progress made by the Police in developing relationships with local communities. The instructions issued by the Inspector General of Police, that all stations should assign one or more policemen to each Grama Niladhari Division, seemed to have been admirably fulfilled, and it was good to note that most Grama Niladharis knew immediately the name of the officer assigned to work with them.

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Gamini Dissanayake: Servant of Lanka

Many tributes have been paid to one of the great personalities who sojourned in this world. A personality loved by the youth of this country for all the great work he did while he breathed life. He is now no more. Lionel Gamini Dissanayake our leader and Servant of Lanka was snatched away - ‘killed’ in that horrendous bomb blast while campaigning as the United National Party candidate at Thotalanga on October 23, midnight ... day October 24, 1994. It happened at a propaganda meeting along with many others.

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