Reform strategy in higher education
The legacies of the colonial model, primarily the
Colonial University, in a way, still persist within the system as
this tradition made a significant impact on the institutions of
higher learning which came to be established in the 20s.
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Forty years since the first Moon landing:
‘One small step’ that altered our world view
NASA, the US space agency, has a love-hate
relationship with anniversaries such as its 50th birthday last year
and now the celebrations to mark 40 years since the first Moon
landing on July 20, 1969.
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Protect the rights of persons with disabilities
After Sri Lanka became a signatory to the United
Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on
March 30, 2007, action has been taken to make amendments to the
existing Act No. 28 of 1996 - Protection of the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities Act. The new legislation will be titled
'Disability Rights Act' and subject to the approval of the
Parliament. The draft bill was forwarded to the Attorney General for
his observations and on the advice of the Attorney Generals'
Department, amendments have already been made.
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Memoirs II:
Ananda College years
After the young miscreants were weeded out never
to re-enter school, Ananda College settled down peacefully under the
new Principal L. H. Mettananda to resume its educational activities.
Mettananda despite his ordeal, was not bitter or rancorous: his was
a lofty personality characterized by rare Buddhistic virtues.
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