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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 13499891" data-attributes="member: 92282">Thousands of striking university  academics in Sri Lanka are marching across the country to demand a pay  increase and an increase in funding for education.               The three-month strike has crippled state-run universities, though they remain open.              More than 5,000 people are taking part in the five-day march from the  city of Galle to Colombo, 110 kilometers (68 miles) away. On Tuesday  they were passing through the town of Kosgoda.               The professors and lecturers are demanding a 20 percent pay raise and  greater academic freedom. They also want 6 percent of the country’s  gross domestic product to be allocated for education.              The government has agreed to some of the demands, but says it cannot  grant the pay increase because it would create discrepancies and  anomalies in the national salary structure.<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Associated_Press_logo_2012.svg/20px-Associated_Press_logo_2012.svg.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

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