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Sunday
June 25, 2006 |
A
Sri Lankan refugee child Anoja combs her hair, as her
family members register themselves with the police,
after their arrival in Rameshwaram this week. Sri Lankan
refugees are fleeing the country in the wake of renewed
clashes between government forces and the LTTE. - AP |
| Financial
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Lankan offers to stabilise oil
prices
Sri Lanka could lose a golden opportunity of paying
below-world market rates for fuel and much below current
rates of Rs 93 per litre of petrol all because a frustrating
knocking-at-the-door effort by a concerned Sri Lankan
expatriate with state authorites is at a stalemate....
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Drop
in banking business in the North
Banking institutions are carrying on with their operations
in the North and the East, despite the ongoing tensions
but have no plans to continue expanding in the region
because of the acute drop in business.... Full
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Foreign
companies steal our secrets, technology
Some Sri Lankan companies like the Hayleys group are
gradually showing the world its capability in world-class
technology but lopsided policies at home are stalling
growth.... Full Story
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Workshop
on managing waste
A workshop on management and utilization of organic
waste presented by Prof Andreas Gronauer, a world famous
expert in this field, will be held at the German Cultural
Institute on June 26-28.... Full
Story |
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A
question of priorities and needs
 In
a bid to offer an alternative to Sri Lankans when
it comes to transportation, the BOI is offering nine
licences to run taxi services that will be won through
a bidding process.In a move to ensure that standards
are of the highest quality, the service is to be “world
class” where the bidding process will go through
the Colombo Stock Exchange to ensure transparency.....
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Majestic
Mahela
Sri Lanka sealed the NatWest Series with an eight-wicket
rout of England in the third match at the Riverside.
Mahela Jayawardene (126no) was chief destroyer as
Sri Lanka reached their target with 46 balls.... Full
Story |
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When
king Sana ruled the Oval
 It
was both a privilege and an absolute pleasure to witness
Sanath Jayasuriya score his 20th One day Century at
the Brit Oval on the 20th of June during the 2nd One
Day International. For Jayasuriya it was more of a
homecoming game, as it was on this very ground some
8 years ago, that he plundered a magnificent double
hundred off the hapless English bowling ..... Full
Story
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Captain
Cool and Co. come to the rescue
Two of Sri Lankas most successful cricketers Arjuna
Ranatunga and Aravinda de Silva who have been on opposing
sides on the Administration front of Sri Lanka Cricket
(SLC) have joined hands to come forward together as
a team at next months elections..... Full
Story |
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Times |
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Vil
Uyana ‘ New water garden in Sigiriya
The tourism industry in Sri Lanka has weathered many
storms and hazards since its heyday in the seventies.But
it has developed and reached its present sophisticated
level, after much hardship. Despite all the troubles
in the country, tourists never stopped coming in. We
only saw a drop in arrivals... Full
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Designer
Fragrance at affordable prices
Luxury Cosmetics Ltd., the parent company of ‘The
Parfumerie’, introduced its new range of ‘Designer
Fragrances’ - a new line of fragrances, cosmetics
and skin care imported directly from Europe, and sold
in Sri Lanka at very affordable..... Full
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It
is,two hour agony on Sirasa
I could not but respond to the letter written by 'Frustrated
television viewer from Colombo' regarding ‘Two
Hour Agony on Sirasa’. Definitely there are more
than several who agree with these views not 100% but
200% and more.... Full
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The
Yuvaraja Mihindu
Mihindu, the Yuvaraja, was guilty of an offence. He
was frightened that his brother King Sena 11, would
come to know about it. He knew, it was the king's nature
to punish any wrong-doer, irrespective of his connection
to the king. So he took his wife and children and fled
to Malaya-Rata. It was during this time that Queen Sangha,
delivered a baby boy. He was a beautiful baby and the
astrologers predicted that he was would be a very....
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The first Sinhala newspaper
Nearly three decades after the publication of an English
newspaper, the first Sinhala newspaper made its appearance
in June 1860. Although the exact date is not known
since it has not been registered with the government,
it has been established that 'Lankaloka,' the first
Sinhala newspaper commenced publication in June 1860....
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Oslo
talks:D-day for SLMM
Amidst continuing fears of an all-out war, Norway has
called a crucial meeting of the Sri Lanka Monitoring
Mission on Thursday to decide on the future of the monitors.
According to a top official, the options for the SLMM
include a downsizing of its mission with offices only
in Colombo and Kilinochchi, increasing its strength
with monitors from Iceland and Norway or even suspending
operations altogether..... Full
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Retired police
officers may return as DIGs
Ten retired Senior Superintendents of Police are among
those to be called upon by the National Police Commission
(NPC) for interviews for promotions to the rank of Deputy
Inspectors General but its Chairman Neville Piyadigama
said he was unaware of it..... Full
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Top Govt. team
provides immediate relief for Mannar victims
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday dispatched a high-level
team to Mannar for talks to restore immediate normalcy
in the wake of the Pesalai incidents last week ....
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Mult-million
urea deal worked out in six hours
The Police and the Public Services Commission (PSC)
will be asked to take action against top officials allegedly
involved in a multi-million rupee fertilizer tender
fraud, following a report by a three-member Presidential
Committee..... Full Story |
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Their lives
are crumbling
Walls on the brink of collapse, ceilings about to cave
in and people living in fear of their lives. This is
the reality of life in the suburbs of Matale district.
Some people are hopeful that remedial action would be
taken, but others have lost faith in the system......
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Victims still
in camps
One and a half years after the tsunami,
more than 4500 affected families in Galle district are
still to get permanent houses and are therefore languishing
in refugee camps..... Full
Story |
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SLFP
may change hands on June 29 -
Political
Column |
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Good
reasons to look after politicians and take care of them
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5th Column
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Port
attack: Here is the full story -
Situation Report |
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Realistic
oil pricing to avert emerging crisis -
The
Sunday Times Economic Analysis |
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Media
rights and responsibilities cannot be secured by government
proxies
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How
rising power China checkmates superpower
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Inside the glass house |
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Pain, pain,
go away, come again another day!
Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, the only tertiary
care institution in the south, is allegedly suffering
from heart trouble, with many patients needing urgent
attention being turned away at the once-a-week clinic.Take
Wednesday, June 14, the cardiology clinic day. Many
of the patients who had queued up from early morning
and come long distances had been told in no uncertain
terms that only 30 new patients would be seen by the
cardiologist that day, The Sunday Times learnt.....
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Did pre-historic
man live here?
High noon. A motley group of young women
and men including a monk are on their haunches atop
a massive rock, lovingly tracing with their fingers
an ancient inscription, oblivious to the rivulets
of sweat pouring down their cheeks in the scorching
sun of Anuradhapura.... Full
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Be screened
in time to save your life
An average of 12,000 – 13,000 new cases of cancer
are diagnosed every year in Sri Lanka. The high mortality
of cancer in Sri Lanka is largely due to their late
presentation to the health authorities. According
to studies, 30% – 40% of cancer related deaths
can be prevented with early detection by screening
as well as education. Thus, about 5,000 lives could
be saved every year, if awareness and the necessary
facilities were available.... Full
Story |
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Going back in
time
Any clock or watch is designed
with two hands. The hour hand makes exactly two complete
revolutions in a 24-hour period and must rotate at
as uniform a rate as possible so as to show the correct
time at the intermediate hour.
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Carried on the
wings of love
A new road is now in its birth-pangs, and the village
of Nugawela is a bees-hive of small manufacture, just
three kilometres from Katugastota… but it is
here that a saga of love unfolded, keeps unfolding
with unbelievable buoyancy and an abiding faith in
this island’s rich heritage.... Full
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HighQ Wizards
he world was still spinning on its axis. In one part
of the world, people were having their morning coffee,
while their counterparts lay down to sleep in a different
continent. In Sri Lanka, the quest for a genius....
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Make it on your
own
Independence, control and of course (drum roll)...
your very own cash. Probably three of the most important
things for a young person today. Undoubtedly the best
part of your life, why not achieve all you want to
achieve, doing your own thing? You’re your own
boss, you set your own standards, and get to do it
all at your.... Full
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Tough love
They are having one of those must-attend
parties, and all your friends are going for it. You
really want to go for it, but the chances of you being
allowed to go is pretty much zero; minus to be exact.
You try anyway, asking nicely first, and then end
up having a huge argument with your parents.Unfortunately
the effort is wasted because they don’t budge
from their decision.... Full
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