Tiger Parenting; an Option Worth Considering

When we look at today’s youngsters, we can clearly notice a growing problem. The new generation seems not to be focused on education, they lack extra-curricular activities and aesthetic skills, and they don’t have respect for adults and teachers. School violence has become...

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Population Crisis; What shall we do?

World’s population is now more than 7 billion and rising rapidly. It has reached that point one year ago in October 2011. As humans, we have an immense impact on planet earth so complications arise naturally with the rising population. Overpopulation is now a...

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Terrorism, France and Beyond

Paris Attacks The Parisians awoke in 13th of November in to a terror stricken world. Paris terror attacks have killed more than 130 people and left many injured, some are still in critical condition. The jihadist group ISIS has claimed responsibility. Now it is the...

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Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero; In Remembrance.

A sad day indeed for Sri Lankans. The passing away of Venerable Maduluwawe Sobitha thero, the Chairman of the National Movement for a Just Society had shocked us. We grieve not as Buddhists or members of a certain political party but as Sri Lankans who expected a...

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The Never Ending Saga of the Rioting University Students

(Photo Courtesy : http://www.asianmirror.lk/ ) University students, according to some, the eager young minds that are going to take the future of our country, were always in a disadvantaged position in their quest for winning their claims. It has been recently proven...

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Window Shopper

Desiring for something I cannot gain; My depressing experience. The story continues... I am the lonely window shopper looking at the most beautiful thing for sale priceless jewel it is, fit for any crown desiring it to be mine everyday I imagined I'm the king with that...

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Once Upon a Time in Syria; Analysis on Syrian Conflict.

The human civilization was never free of problems and chaos in which war and destruction was common. In human history, there is no point in time which was free from conflicts and warfare. In the last century, the world was plagued with two world wars, struggles for independence,...

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Keeping Children Safe: Child Sexual Abuse Epidemic in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has celebrated another children’s day amidst of celebrations, national functions and more and more promises of making a world a better place for children. It is the same country which experienced a tragic rape and murder of a girl-child and a murder and a...

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The Poor Little 19th Amendment !!!

The 19th amendment to the constitution is now debated in the parliament of Sri Lanka. At time of preparing this article it has passed the reading for the second time and at the stage of the committee debates on the changes to it. Anyway, the final outcome is still not...

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