Sri Lankan universities are no place for the arm

 

Compulsory 'leadership' training of university entrants by the military risks perpetuating the troubles of divided Sri Lanka

• Rohini Hensman guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 14 June 2011 09.01 BST

Sri Lankan students face compulsory 'leadership and positive attitude development' from the military. Photograph: Ho/AP

Students in Britain have protested vociferously against government cuts in education funding, and rightly so. But students in Sri Lanka, where state-funded higher education is also under attack, face an additional ordeal: compulsory "leadership and positive attitude development" of university entrants by the military. The scheme was introduced without warning by the ministry of higher education, and is being carried out by the ministry of defence.            Full Story>>&gt
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Police officers who arrested the Millionaire heroin peddler threatened with death– MP Duminda Silva acting as Hero in the heroin drama twice demands not to arrest ‘Japan Chooty’

Tuesday 14 of June 2011(Lanka-e-News
According to reports reaching Lanka e news , following the arrest by the police anti Narcotics Bureau, of a Kingpin in heroin business along with his ‘kudu’ (heroin) valued at Rs. 40 million and who distributed heroin to Colombo , the Director of the narcotics Division , J P U Jayasinghe and the officer, Rangajeewa who conducted the raid have come under dire death threats.

An underworld leader from Thotalanga , ‘Japan Chooty’ is reckoned as the mastermind behind the distribution of heroin distribution in Colombo. This mastermind who had disappeared for a while some time ago had popped up again with the backing and fond patronage of Duminda Silva , the defense Ministry monitoring M P, reports say. It has come to light that this ‘Japan Chooty’ uses the vehicle of Duminda Silva.
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