Community radio on wheels - Tuk tuk truth
UP in the hills of Kothmale, about 25 kilometres
southwest of Kandy in the central province of Sri Lanka, a strange
vehicle can be seen sputtering along the dirt tracks of the
villages. At a first glance, it is an autorickshaw or tuktuk, a
familiar sight on the roads of South Asia and as common on the
streets of Sri Lanka, as sarongs. But this is no ordinary vehicle.
This is eTuk tuk, the world's first radio-station and multimedia
centre on three wheels.
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UN targets Lanka child sex trade: Poor children are especially
at risk
Unicef says that Sri Lanka is the first country
in South Asia with a national plan of action to combat child sex
tourism, and now has "a unique opportunity" to lead the way for
other countries in the region.
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Lanka's Kovoor - theory: Nobody has supernatural powers. Period
Dr. Kovoor's main aim was to enlighten people
and teach them to go by reason and scientific verification. He was
born at Tiruvalla in Kerala, on April, 10, 1898 in a Christian
family. Dr Kovoor was very much attached to the rational teaching of
Buddha, because Buddha was a great social and religious reformer of
India, rebelled against Hindu dogmatism and taught a more rational
and tolerant philosophy than any others.
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