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EDUCATION-SRI LANKA: School Books Deepen Ethnic Divide
A group of schoolteachers from villages bordering the war zone in Sri Lanka say text books should be rewritten if the racial divide between majority Sinhalese and minority Tamils is to heal.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Women’s Right To Abortion Debate Reopens
The debate on abortion has reopened in Sri Lanka after three years, with a government minister saying proposals to revise an archaic law banning pregnancy termination are under consideration.RIGHTS-SRI LANKA: Child Soldier Pawns In “Propaganda” War
Sri Lanka's government paraded young Tamil rebels, some just 13 years old, before the media recently to dispell all doubts that the separatist Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam (LTTE) forcibly recruit children.SRI LANKA: Sinhalese Majority Favour Peace Efforts Not War
As the long-drawn civil war escalates in Sri Lanka's north with a bloody battle claiming 2,000 lives over three days recently, public opinion in the island's south has swung in favour of non-military solutions to the war.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Biopirates Patent Traditional Wisdom
Long before the arrival of western drugs, indigenous doctors pounded and prepared medicine from wild plants and flowers gathered from Sri Lanka's thick tropical forests to treat a variety of illnesses.SRI LANKA: Biopirates Patent Traditional Wisdom
Long before the arrival of western drugs, indigenous doctors pounded and prepared medicine from wild plants and flowers gathered from Sri Lanka's thick tropical forests to treat a variety of illnesses.SRI LANKA: Tougher Laws Proposed for Bolstering Moral Values
Sri Lankan authorities are canvassing public support for fresh legislation to protect moral values, but independent experts say there are enough laws in the country except they are not implemented properly.EDUCATION-SRI LANKA: Smut Glut Hits Schools
A high school student buys several sleazy Sinhala language magazines thrust through the gate during interval. He pores over the steamy picture-stories, shares them with friends and stocks them in a safe place at home.CULTURE-SRI LANKA: Vandals ‘Rake Up’ Sri Lanka’s Past
Believing stories of fabulous treasures buried at Sri Lanka's historical sites and ancient Buddhist temples, gangs of vandals are scouring the countryside causing immense damage by literally raking up the past.DEVELOPMENT-SRI LANKA: Farmers Struggle Against Trade Lords
Farmers in Sri Lanka have toiled over the years to produce the country's food requirements but like their counterparts in other poor nations, the biggest adversary to a reasonable income is the middle-man who sets price.ENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: Villages on Phosphate-rich Land Resist Mine
Menike Gnanawathie, her face and clothes splattered with mud after working in the paddy fields, squats outside her home and declares with determination: "I won't leave these lands."ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Hotel Shows Tourism Can Be Eco- Friendly
Every guest at the serene Kandalama Hotel, nestling in wooded, low hills about 200 km north of the Sri Lankan capital, leaves with a gift of a 'neem' sapling.ENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: Hotel Shows Tourism Can be Eco-Friendly
Every guest at the serene Kandalama Hotel, nestling in wooded, low hills about 200 km north of the Sri Lankan capital, leaves with a gift of a 'neem' sapling.HEALTH-SRI LANKA: Showdown Over Ban on Tobacco, Liquor Ads
Sri Lanka's tobacco and liquor industry is headed for a showdown with legislators planning to ban advertising of their products in all media by January next year.SRI LANKA: Activists Seek to Curb Child Sex on the Internet
Pornography on the Internet hinders efforts by rights groups to corner child sex criminals, even with tightened world-wide laws against the abuse of youngsters.HEALTH-SRI LANKA: Helping the Living With Tissues From the Dead
A doctor who spent a lifetime building up from scratch one of the world's finest eye donation institutions has now turned his hand to collecting human tissue.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Shark Trade Puts Sri Lanka in a Spot
Sri Lanka is ikely to join a growing international move to include sharks on a list of protected fish species, but would find it harder to prevent a lucrative trade in shark fishing.ENVIRONMENT: Shark Trade Puts Sri Lanka in a Spot
Sri Lanka is likely to join a growing international move to include sharks on a list of protected fish species, but would find it harder to prevent a lucrative trade in shark fishing.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Eco-tourism Flourishes in Sri Lanka
Despite the tears welling up in their eyes, they cheerful peel the onions, dabble with red chilly powder and toss the salad.ENVIRONMENT-SRI LANKA: Eco-tourism Flourishes in Sri Lanka
Despite the tears welling up in their eyes, they cheerful peel the onions, dabble with red chilly powder and toss the salad.ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN-SRI LANKA: Repentant Industry Wants To Be Eco- Friendly
Aware that its tempting sun n' sands image has spawned problems like environmental pollution and rampant sex tourism, Sri Lanka is seriously looking at eco- tourism as a sustainable alternative for growth.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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