- People
and Events
No
nuclear bombs here but...
One cannot imagine how
nuclear weapons are made and tested and stored
with national pride after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Pictures document the horrendous nuclear
holocaust, survivors recount their horrible
experiences, yet nations make and stock nuclear
weapons to deter others' first strike, and these
others make their own to protect themselves.
In the wrong hands: a mentally aberated leader
directing the finger on the button, we could all
be blown to kingdom come. If we are unlucky
enough to survive, we'll burn forever till
merciful death takes us. We'll wander around
scarred, bald and blind wondering what we could
eat, what we could drink, what we could breathe.
- Our
unprotected artists and the law
We have many laws in
our statute books including that much vaunted law
on Intellectual Property, not to mention the
Copyright law. Arising from them, the question
could be asked whether these laws especially the
law concerning Intellectual Property is being
enforced.In this country
there are a whole array of playwrights,
dramatists, singers and writers whose works have
virtually become public property.
Take the songs sung by some of
our renowned artistes which are freely played not
only over radio and TV, but even sung by anybody
on TV and radio without an acknowledgement to the
man or woman to whom the songs belong.
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- Sri Lanka's
famous crime busters
There are many
guidelines for a reporter. Perhaps, the most
important thing is to establish a proper
relationship based on trust, goodwill and mutual
respect, with the right contacts. Which takes me
back to my reporting days of the '60s and '70s
when I hoofed the crime beat for the 'Observer'.
It was my good fortune to have personally known
and worked with some of the finest officers who
have adorned the country's police of yesteryear.
- St.
John's College, Jaffna commemoration of the 175th
anniversary
Some
reflections on St. John's College, Jaffna
St. John's
College, Jaffna, one of Sri Lanka's illustrious
schools, celebrates the 175th anniversary of its
founding this year. My acquaintance with this
school is limited to brief visits in the
seventies and to noting year after year that St.
John's always ranked among best performers at the
GCE (Advanced Level) Examination.In order to obtain an objective index of
performance of schools at public examinations, a
school examination performance index was devised
by the Department of Examinations in 1986, when I
was Commissioner. The commonly used means of
gauging school performance by the number of 4 A's
and 8 D's at the GCE (A/L) and GCE (O/L)
examinations is misleading as it may hide more
valid aspects of performance such as the number
of 4F's and 8F's.
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