After War Comes Peace, Not Prosperity
Education has been boosted in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, but with few jobs to follow.
© Amantha Perera / IPS
By Amantha Perera0- 12 Feb 2014
COLOMBO, Feb 12 2014 (IPS) - Sri Lanka's war-battered Northern Province had reason to celebrate when the results of a countrywide exam were announced last December. Of the 16,604 students from the province who sat for the exam, 63.8 percent secured the required marks for entry into prestigious national universities.