Student Dies After Leadership Training

Saturday, August 06, 2011

By Nirmala Kannangara
A twenty year old girl who was exposed to rigorous physical training at the Diyathalawa army camp as part of the leadership and positive attitude development programme introduced by the Higher Education Ministry has died of pneumonia last month.
An autopsy conducted on the body of Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Nishanthi Madushani of Warakarawa, Tennakoonwala, Keppettipola found that Madushani was an asthmatic patient and died of pneumonia as a result of her being exposed to the cold morning air while undergoing physical training sessions at the Diyathalawa military camp.                   Read More »    
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Rajapaksas Biting Their Own Tail, Two Years Too Late

Saturday, August 06, 2011

A popular TV programme that tests general knowledge of the middle class in Sri Lanka for millions of rupees as awards, recently asked a contestant, who the present Election Commissioner was. The choice of answers given to pick from, had four names. The contestant not knowing the answer, was allowed the option of using the knowledge of the audience. That was a pathetic display of ignorance in this urban polity, with 90 percent giving wrong answers. Dissanayake, who exited recently, was the most popular wrong answer, around 39 percent quoting his name. The right answer was from only just ten per cent in the audience.  Read More