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Alternative energy:
Is it an answer to the looming power crisis in Sri Lanka?
As the population grows, the demand for
electricity is also increasing putting a strain on the economy. So
far, the main source of power generation in Sri Lanka is
hydroelectricity although fossil fuel is used to supplement the
growing demand for electricity, especially during drought seasons.
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Lift up your head...
They are "portions of genius":
Born in Sri Lanka, but now residing in Auckland,
New Zealand Sunil Gunaratne has pursued bird and wildlife
photography as a hobby for the past thirty years. The results of the
uncountable number of hours he spent traversing through the
wild-life parks, jungles and shrubs of Sri Lanka is now collected
under the simple title of Portraits - Birds of Sri Lanka in the form
of a coffee table book.
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STEPS in the right direction
Skills through English for public servants:
A four week intensive, residential course for
professional government and non government staff supported by German
Technical Cooperation's Performance Improvement Project on behalf of
the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development and the
British Department for International Development called 'STEPS' was
introduced recently.
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