Unrest in universities - politically motivated
A suspicious bomb attack on a student monument
within the Sri Jayawardenepura University premises triggered
semi-violent protests across several universities. University
grounds suddenly turned into battle fronts with students finding
numerous reasons to clash with the administration. The Sunday
Observer interviewed a number of stakeholders in the higher
education sector to find answers as to what had triggered the sudden
uprising among the undergraduates.
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Incidents - stage-managed to rouse students
When Rohana Wijeweera conducted indoctrination
classes in universities, he told us the Vietcong (Vietnamese
communists) shut the door on US imperialists’ infiltration into
Asia. But via the Dudley – Sirima duo, the US once again started
creating a window in Sri Lanka to creep in to Asia and revive their
conspiracy.
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President to inaugurate Deyata Kirula on Feb 4:
Over Rs. 22,230 m for 47 projects
Over Rs.22,230 million have been invested in
various development projects in the Anuradhapura district to mark
the Deyata Kirula-2012 Development project, Telecommunication and
Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.
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Inauguration planned for this year :
Mattala int’l airport on track
With Sri Lanka aiming for a golden double of one
million tourists and one million US dollars in revenue from tourism,
and the country targeting nearly two billion US dollars in foreign
direct investments and many developments taking place in Hambantota,
a second airport was a crying need for almost a decade. Several new
airlines too want to include Sri Lanka in their radar while the
existing operators want to add capacity; hence, a second airport was
a long-felt need.
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