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Engineering wonders light up rural Sri Lanka by Lionel Yodhasinghe K. Jayasena and his fellow villagers of Lunugalahena like many other typical Sri Lankans blamed the politicians for not fulfilling their election pledges, such as providing electricity and motorable road to this rustic village in the foothills of the Sripada Mountain range. However, an engineering wonder lit up 77 houses in the village recently. "Providing electricity was the talk of the town especially during elections but our children wouldn't have been able to switch on a light to do their homework at night had this wonder not taken place," villagers said. Neither Jayasena nor his fellow villagers would have enjoyed the beauty of the cascading waterfalls nor would they have understood the value of the rhythm of babbling brooks around them. But to their surprise, a small dam was built across the village stream, ...
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New laws to save Bhikkus: welcome sign The proposal to introduce new laws to punish those who abuse the sacred yellow robe is a welcome sign and it is also the need of the hour as certain persons have been using it for material gains, though it is business, politics or practices of occult. No genuine bhikku would resist this move as it would not affect true bhikkus.  After all, the power of these laws to be vested in senior members of the Bhikku Sasana and, there are no instances where laymen involved in discharging the law. As laymen, we see the bhikku society is engaged in various consumerist and materialistic affairs which is causing disappointment. So much so that I am compelled to find out the background of a bhikku beforehand if I am to greet him by kneeling down before the monk.  I guess many laymen have this suspicion and for a layman to have such thought would affect his religious feelings. Therefore to purify the Sasana, the new laws will definitely be help...
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China needs not to worry about political change in Sri Lanka

China needs not to worry about political change in Sri Lanka  This is a misleading article. The writer, either does not know the true facts behind the Chinese backed infrastructure development in Sri Lanka or he is worried about China becoming unpopular among ordinary Sri Lankans as China directly worked with a single family, and allowing them to rob out of Chinese funds working here. The ordinary people are compelled to pay this debt for generations to come. However, China should not worry about the defeat of one family - Rajapaksa. China can renegotiate with the new incumbent instead and continue their business and other investment because Sri Lankans well understand the economic potential of China. At the same time, the new administration will not be stooge to the West as Rajapaksa propagandists tried to convince the voters during recent election. Therefore, this sort of articles, written without sufficient research, would further disappoint Sri Lankans. They,...
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