Govt. advt. calls for uni students to follow right path

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The government in a newspaper advertisement yesterday made an appeal to all university students to attend all lectures and focus on their studies by following the right path to success without wasting their time by protesting on the streets.

The Presidential Secretariat, Higher Education Ministry and the Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Ministry had jointly made this appeal to university students.

“We often see university students wasting their time protesting on our roads: exposed to the weather and tear gas. They chant slogans written by somebody else on matters they don’t fully understand. Their behaviour causes massive traffic jams affecting millions. What a waste of time all around,” the advertisement said.

It also questioned why university students allowed themselves to be used as scapegoats by political opportunists.

It said the hard working parents had supported their children to learn, graduate and become productive citizens and not to go astray like this.

“The government spends millions to produce each medical doctor. Students who miss their lectures to take part in demonstrations are squandering taxpayers' money and their own futures. They also become a public nuisance,” it said in the advertisement.

It said that the government wanted to equip its youth with quality education to meet tomorrow’s challenges and a responsible government had to make decisions with all citizens’ interests in mind and take the broader view on higher education.

“Don’t idle on the roads! Take the right path to success,” it added.

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karu Saturday, 17 June 2017 12:42 PM

Strength, sometimes happens to be the weakness too. Free higher education is one among them.What a person gets free without working another person works to pay for it..

usaguy Saturday, 17 June 2017 12:42 PM

Good but govt should enforce the law to make sure public is not inconvenienced. make sure protesters are kept away from public roads. they can ruin their future. via DM Android App

Kamal Saturday, 17 June 2017 01:18 PM

Probably a waste of money, but this dumb and mute govt has a voice after all.

De Silva Saturday, 17 June 2017 01:32 PM

Very good.

ceylon Saturday, 17 June 2017 01:36 PM

no need ads.ads cant change these destructionists.only punishments work.animals can direct from punishing only.anyway why bothertake new. via DM Android App

Lord Wolfstein Saturday, 17 June 2017 02:00 PM

Throw out all students from the university who do not attend the lectures for more than 3 months; They can then continue to study at private universities. This creates space for new students who want to learn at the state universities.

MyLanka Saturday, 17 June 2017 02:40 PM

Uni students don't have the intelligence to understand this Advertisement or their parents advice. They all follow their terrorist leader, who by the way is depicted in the poster, like lambs to the slaughter. There's a group of them sitting in a hut outside Pera Uni, 24 hours a day 7 days a week. No one knows what on earth they hope to achieve. Any wonder this country is in the state it is in.

Sam Saturday, 17 June 2017 02:45 PM

These students will understand their wrong decisions and behavior after couple of years later. Lost time will never be recovered.

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