Use of science and technology for development

Improve quality of life and boost economy:

During the past two decades, most of the South and South East Asian countries have developed socio-economically by effective use of science and technology. However, in Sri Lanka Science and Technology has been used to a relatively very little extent to the benefit of the people.

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‘Dayananda tripped the UNP’

Years ago, writing an account of a scout camp in Matara, my friend Kanishka Goonawardena, described a cricket match in great detail. He happened to be on the side that won. There were complaints about the winning team not playing fair.

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People have spoken sensibly

The accepted political culture in Sri Lanka is for the voters to go to their MPs for employment and other favours but election time is where the MPs in turn come to people to secure their own employment. This time however, people have not just elected their MPs but have made the elections an occasion to express their tacit approval of the Mahinda Chintana policies of the Rajapaksa Government.

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