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| Army vacates more private property in Jaffna |
| 2012-12-25 |
The army recently released a 32-acre block of land at Ramavil, Jaffna, where the LTTE had a base during the ‘90s.
An army spokesman told The Island that 45 families would benefit from the release of the property. After the liberation of the Jaffna peninsula in early 1996, the army established a base at Ramavil, though it was subsequently vacated.
According to him, during eelam war IV, the site was used to accommodate internally displaced persons. "We closed down the facility
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| 400 new appointees refuse to work in remote areas |
| 2012-12-25 |
Nearly rejected their appointments as Information Technology (IT) teachers citing difficulties in serving at remote areas such as Dehiattakandiya and Dimbulagala, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane said.
He said the Education Ministry appointed 936 graduates and diploma holders, who passed out from the National Colleges of Education, as information technology teachers some 400 of them had refused to work in the schools assigned to them in remote villages.
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| TNA to highlight plight of Tamils at UNHRC sessions |
| 2012-12-25 |
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said today it would use all the means and resources available to them in order to make submissions at the Geneva United Nations Human Rights Council sessions to be held in March next year.
Mr. Premachandran said the TNA’s submissions would be based on the non-implementation of the LLRC recommendations and the current predicament faced by residents of the Northern province.
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| The almost forgotten LLRC report and the Sri Lankan psyche |
| 2012-12-25 |
Publicity shot from late-2011, depicting the President of Sri Lanka ‘reading’ the LLRC’s Final Report. Comprehension and cognition remain suspect.
Some years ago while on a visit from abroad, my niece was entertained and perhaps a little shocked when she overheard comments broadcast over the loudspeaker from a nearby school. It was the day of their annual sports meet and a teacher, obviously short – tempered, screamed into the microphone at some hapless students, “Magay yakaawe
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| 3100 teachers need transfers |
| 2012-12-25 |
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As many as 3100 teachers had worked at their respective national schools for more than 20 years, in violation of the national transfer policy that stipulates a teacher to be at the same place of work only for eight years, Education Minister Bandula Gunawardane said . The Minister said that he sought the Cabinet approval to implement the teacher transfer policy even at 342 national schools coming directly under the purview of the line ministry.
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| ALL STUDENTS TO GET MARKS FOR LEAKED O/L QUESTIONS |
| 2012-12-25 |
The CID inquiry has confirmed that questions in the science paper of the 2012 G.C.E. Ordinary Level examination has been leaked before the exam was held, Education Minister Bandula Gunawadena said.
The investigation has revealed that the tuition teacher in question had obtained the 19 questions through the Examinations Department, he said during a media briefing in Colombo today.
He further stated that students who sat for the O/L Science multiple choice question paper will be giv
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| An armless body found |
| 2012-12-24 |
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An armless, unidentified body has been found in Ranpokunagama, Nittambuwa, the Police said. The arms had been severed from the cadaver when it was found yesterday morning. According to the investigations carried out so far, the Police suspect the age of the deceased person to be about 26-years.
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| IRAN’S JUDICIARY RAPS WEST’S DOUBLE STANDARDS ON HUMAN RIGHTS |
| 2012-12-24 |
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has criticized the Western double standards on human rights, during a meeting with Sri Lankan Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem in Tehran on Saturday.
Larijani said Westerners use the subject of human rights as a “tool against the countries that do not depend on them.”
The Iranian judiciary chief said despite the double-standard views of the West about human rights, the Eastern states have a proper and humane view and &
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| 12,400 TEACHERS SET FOR TRANSFERS UNDER NEW POLICY |
| 2012-12-24 |
implement the National Teacher Transfer Policy starting from next week, with the aim establishing a balance in teacher distribution for national and provincial schools in the country.
Accordingly 3, served in the same for national school for over 20 years and 9, served in a national school for over 10 years are to be transferred under the new policy.
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