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Author: Nishika Fonseka

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Economy, Education, Youth

Unemployment: Where did it go wrong and what should be done?

The unemployment rate in Sri Lanka is not exceptional when compared with other countries in the world. In fact, it might seem relatively low. On a list of countries ranked in order…

Nishika Fonseka Nishika Fonseka on 02/10/201002/10/2010
Colombo, Elections, IDPs and Refugees, Peace and Conflict, Politics and Governance, Post-War, Youth

Concerns of first time voters in the 2010 presidential elections

In the upcoming presidential election a new voter base will be in play. A generation of first time voters whose futures will depend on the winner of next month’s election, are faced…

Nishika Fonseka Nishika Fonseka on 01/06/201001/03/2010
Disabilities, Districts, Media and Communications

The rights of the disabled: Forgotten and forsaken?

Of the more than 6 billion people in the world, the UN estimates that more than 500 million of them are disabled. That is approximately 8%. In the early 1900s and before,…

Nishika Fonseka Nishika Fonseka on 12/12/200912/09/2009
Colombo, Education, Kandy, Peace and Conflict

Ragging in our universities: A symptom or a disease?

Sri Lanka is one of the few countries that provides students the opportunity of a free secondary education. More than 200,000 students sit for the GCE Advanced Level examinations in Sri Lanka…

Nishika Fonseka Nishika Fonseka on 11/30/2009

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