Sea travels in ancient Lanka
For the first time in Independent Sri Lanka it
was reported in the media that a ship will be commissioned to
promote tourism. According to news reports this program is
co-sponsored by the Sri Lanka Tourist Board with the blessings of
the Tourism Ministry, the Sri Lanka Navy, Colombo Dockyard, the
Colombo Ports Authority and other agencies of the Ports and Aviation
Ministry.
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On Ekneligoda, in spite of Ekneligoda and his pals
Some years ago a newspaper whose editor and
editorial policy was so uncritically pro-UNP and operated on the my
enemy’s enemy is my friend that it was full of pro-LTTE content,
observed, editorially, that a Government with a fifth class media
policy cannot complain about third rate journalism. I think a
reverse of those figures would be more apt.
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Building a healthy nation
A balanced diet to start the day and adequate
physical activity is the key to creating a healthy nation. But the
situation among the student population is alarmingly unhealthy:
A survey carried out by the Health Ministry said
more than 40 percent of schoolchildren do not have the morning meal
and only less than 11 percent of students are physically active for
more than one hour, daily. More than 50 percent of students who do
not take their morning meal are males and they find it difficult to
concentrate on studies as a balanced diet in the morning is vital
for mental and physical activity.
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