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Medical students protest against privatisation

08 Jul 2025 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Members of the Medical Faculty Students’ Action Committee (MFSAC) staged a protest today opposing the privatisation of medical education. The demonstration, held in Colombo, saw students voicing strong objections to what they claimed was the government’s silent approval of private institutions undermining free public education. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe