Janaka Yagirala The UGC has organized a conference in Jaffna titled “The Role of Higher Education in Reconciliation” from June 13-14th, 2013. I consider it to be my solemn duty to publicize this conference. Of course its not the kind of conference where academics will submit and discuss their research with the intent of getting […]

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Asada M Erpini Mr. R. Sampanthan, please be a Sri Lankan first and foremost. Never a day seems to pass without, Mr. R. Sampanthan, the leader of the so-called major Tamil party, coming out with some statement that he is against attempts to repeal the 13th Amendment to the constitution, to dilute the powers that […]

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Sri Lanka Mission Geneva. Senior Minister for Scientific Affairs, Prof Tissa Vitarana told the 16th Session of the Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held in Geneva last week, that Sri Lanka which is now a middle income country expects to increase the contribution of high tech value added exports to the national […]

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Chaminda Perera -Courtesy The Daily News * Causing disruption to admin process * PCs a stumbling block to progress The then government was so much under pressure that it accepted the 13th Amendment to the Constitution without calling for a referendum in the face of a threat of invasion, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga […]

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