tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81580606268826229172012-12-17T01:15:35.929-08:00Blogs.lk is an informal but reliable source of information published in the web specially targeting the Sri Lankan community. Important topics in different areas including health, economy, education, politics, entertainment etc. are published to fill the gaps in local web information. Information in this site deviates from other sources of information due to locality, originality, reliability, impartiality and vitality. We invited to be a regular reader of blogs.lk.ukrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03790623539600526276noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158060626882622917.post-48709157952652070002011-11-28T22:09:00.001-08:002011-11-28T22:22:32.448-08:002011-11-28T22:22:32.448-08:00

Official Establishment  Sri Lanka Olympiad Federation was established on 24th November 2011, at the National Science Foundation. Dr .S.R D. Rosa, National Coordinator of Sri Lankan Physics Olympiad Competition and a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo was appointed as the Chairman.   The Federation was established to fulfill the requirement of a central authoritative body to

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We can stop it In 2009 Sri Lankan people felt the freedom after the decades of brutal war. Now we are living in a peaceful country without war and all citizens have a responsibility to protect the country. However I have seen violations bit frequently during past days.  A murder of a kind doctor, killing of a schoolboy by his classmate by throwing a stone, a grenade attack to a bus due to a

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New tool to analyze CSE Stock investment decisions are not made blindly. Most of the time decisions are made with the careful analysis of share history and financial status. There are several tools to analyze the share price. Trade history charts are one of the popular tools. Today I like to introduce a new tool “Price Ratio” another tool to analyze the stock market. The concept When

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Stock market has it own terms and activities. This will provide further information about the frequently used terms and key activities in Colombo stock exchange announcements and reports. Rights issues When a company listed in the share market further wants to expand the capital it may issue rights. Unlike an Initial Public Offer (IPO) rights are issued only for the current shareholders of the

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ContinuedVaccines available in Sri Lanka Vaccine Disease/s prevent Type Age Details BCGBacillus Calmette-Guérin Tuberculosis Live attenuated At birth Vaccines given under the National Immunization Programme Pentavalent (DTP-HepB-Hib) Diphtheria, Pertussis, TetanusHepatitis BHaemophilus influenza-B

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In Sri Lanka we have a well established island wide immunization programme to prevent diseases. Government hospitals provide vaccines for free of charge. However there can be lot of question on vaccination and this is to educate you on vaccination. What is vaccination? Vaccination is a preventive treatment developed for bacterial or viral infections. Do all infections have vaccines? No,

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Let’s eradicate Thalassemia from Sri Lanka What is Thalassemia?Thalassemia is an inherited (pass from parents) disease which leads to produce absent or low amount of normal hemoglobin. This is literally a preventable disease. About our genes: Our genes are arranged in pairs with one gene received from each parent. There are two types of hereditary diseases. Autosomal Dominant – One defected

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Happiness is what everyone needs. We do everything for the happiness of our mind. In Buddhism the happiness is the final achievement and that happiness is eternal. However the path to happiness in Buddhism is different from what is conventional. Usually we can be happy if we get what we needed and if we don’t get what we don’t need. So to be happy always we simply need to provide what our mind

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China is a rapidly developing country and it supplies large number of products to the global market. In recent years Chinese products, especially the electrical and electronics items had invaded the Sri Lankan market. Chinese products are cheaper than the products of Japan or USA therefore the sellers as well as the customers are now interested on them. However the quality and the safety of these

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Lets protect Buddhism through correct practice Buddhism is a very practical religion. The Buddha taught how to train our mind to be happy. It is quite different from the happiness we generally expect. As an example “If someone wants to have a car, he will be definitely happy once he owns one. But since we cannot get everything we need it is difficult to be happy. Even though we get them the

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Investment decision at Colombo Stock Exchange  www.cse.lk Investing in the share market is generally accepted to be profitable. However the risk is not totally avoidable and it does not occur always by chance. Therefore the investment decision should be made carefully to minimize the risk and maximize the profit. Following are the points to be considered before investing in the stock market.

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The above is one of the headlines of The Straits Times today.  It may be a serious condition but made me laugh due to several reasons. Why do US and western community still worried about this terrorist and serial killer Prabhakaran. We all know that Saddam and Osama had been killed and Gaddafi will also be killed or arrested soon. They are terrorists outside US but even without the permission of

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Are you really protected?Today consumer market has grown in both size and variety. In urban areas due to the set up of supermarkets consumers are largely exposed to a wide range of local and imported products. Manufacturers and exporters face highly competitive environment in making a demand for their products. It is OK to compete as it leads to fair market price and high quality product, but it

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Garment industry plays an important role in Sri Lankan export market strengthening our economy via foreign exchange. The contributors of the garment industry (employers and workers) should be thereby appreciated, supported and protected.  However the incident that killed the youth Roshen chanaka cannot be undermined as an accident or riot. It is true that a police man has fired (or misfired) him

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University students are considered as adults, therefore they have the freedom to bear any political opinion and actively engage in political activities. However it should not ruin the university education system. Science the public money is used for the free education, university students have a responsibility to study well and contribute to the development of the country. Source 

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Many protests are going on these days to obstruct the implementation of the proposed pension scheme for the private sector.  Their main concern is threat to EPF and ETU. However it is timely requirement to understand the scheme well before protesting. According to the government the objective of this scheme is to provide financial support for all the employees after retirement. This is a good

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At a glance skin whitening doesn’t seem to connect with health problemes, but it can be if you do not select your skin whitening product carefully. Skin whitening has become a regular practice among the dark skinned and mix racial populations as many thinks white is beautiful. In Sri Lanka skin whitening treatments are offered with normal beautifying treatments such as facial. Our skin color is

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Osteoporosis is a degenerative condition which makes your bones weak and increases the fracture risk. However it should not be confused with joint pains occurred due to other conditions such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In a study done in Galle Sri Lanka participating 350 women found more than 42% prevalence rate in the sample. The prevalence was 61.5% among the women over 50

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Source:www.interestingemails.com Traffic accidentsNumber of vehicles on the road has been increasing rapidly since the introduction of open economy. Similar to that traffic accidents also increased. According to the 2009 Police statistics 2400 people died and more than 25000 injured due to automobile accidents and more than half of the incidents involved motor cycles.  http://www.police.lk/

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Sell your car onlineThe internet use is becoming popular in Sri Lanka every day. Many people use it for commercial purposes as well as a source of information. If facilitates online selling and buying without additional charges.  Several Sri Lankan web sites can be found in the internet, that provide facilities to sell your vehicle. Further these sites have significant number of users and allow

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Several years ago bank savings become one of the profitable and safest investments route. There were times that 5-year fixed deposit paid interest as high as 20% doubling your money by 4-5 years. However after the war, with much stable economy interest rates for savings dramatically reduced.  Therefore many people find ways to invest money for better return. Though not the safest, the stock

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Science Research Project Competition is an annual event organized by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The programme consisted of series of training workshops and a competition at the end. During the programme students are educated on conducting a science research and  guided throughout their research project by a group of scientists. Winners of the final competition will participate in the

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Astrology is a widespread belief of people like a religion. In Sri Lanka astrology is used in most of special occasions such as marriage, building a house, naming a newborn etc. Even though there is no proven science, majority strictly believe it and many do not hesitate to postpone even most important things in their lives just because of this. As I know the Horoscope, one of the main

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Are we really trying to prevent ? April thunder storms started. Few weeks ago following news was seen in several TV channels and newspapers.“Lightning struck and killed two people yesterday (18 Apr 2011 ) in Galgamuwa and Meegalewa. A 41yrs old woman while working in her paddy field and 35 yrs old man while standing under a tree died from lightning injuries".Both incidences could have been

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Hypertension or high blood pressure is another circulatory disorder increasingly affecting people around the world.  To understand the condition it is useful to know about the mechanism behind. Our heart pumps blood to every cell of the body. Contraction of the heart walls provide the pressure required to reach the peripheral tissues. The systolic blood pressure is the maximum pressure a

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