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| Go out and combat crime |
| President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday called upon senior Police officers to get involved in combating crime and warned them not to pass on that responsibility to junior officers including constables. |
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| We are ready to fill political vacuum in East: Karuna |
| The leader of the Tamil People’s Liberation Tigers(TMVP) Karuna Amman’s reported appearance in the east, once again brought him into the limelight. In a telephone interview with The Sunday Times, Karuna reiterated his group’s commitment to the democratic process and said that they are looking forward to early elections in the east so that his party could enter the political mainstream. |
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| SLFP devolution proposals by Thursday |
| President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced yesterday the SLFP proposals on a political solution to the ethnic conflict would be submitted by Thursday to the All-Party Representative Committee (APRC). |
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| The distant wail of the displaced |
| Everywhere, men and women are gathered in knots, huddled in groups, in front of their dusty tents, under trees, even in the middle of streets, talking to each other, trying to present a cheerful appearance. Though they try not to show it, they are gripped by panic, uncertainty and fear. |
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| Schools in
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| Young, sweet voices in harmony – on the stage girls in flowing Athenian robes singing to their hearts content.
A performance in progress……no not in the famous concert halls of Colombo but in the auditorium of the Siri Dhamma College in Galle. |
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| Asthma
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| She is a busy lawyer, running between courts in the Uva region. The mother of two daughters who are both married, life was hectic for Jayaranee Peeris, balancing her home and her work well, until she was struck down by a bout of illness in 1999. |
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Vehicles carrying the bodies of Army area commander Jayantha Suraweera and other victims of the Wilpattu attack coming out of the national park yesterday. Pic by Athula Bandara. Read More >>>
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 Catching sight of a pretty woman really is enough to throw a man's decision-making skills into disarray, a study suggests.
The more testosterone he has, the stronger the effect, according to work by Belgian researchers.
Men about to play a financial game were shown images of sexy women or lingerie.
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| EU trade benefits threatened by human rights concerns |
| The European Commission (EC) office says Sri Lanka could lose trade benefits from the European Union (EU) if allegations of human rights and labour rights violations continue to pile up. |
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| Mobitel mobile TV this year |
| Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT)– Mobitel will launch its mobile TV this year together with the 3G (third generation) roll out. |
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The upcoming cricket World Cup has proven to be a money spinner for firms selling consumer durables like TVs and satellite connection suppliers.Newly launched satellite service Dialog TV has seen a 50 percent jump in sales due to focused promotions targeting the World Cup.
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| SPORTS
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| We’ll take one match at a time |
| The warm-up game against New Zealand was a satisfactory start to Sri Lanka’s World Cup campaign even if the result was not in our favour. We had just concluded a series in New Zealand where we levelled... |
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| Thomians whip Royal blue & black |
| “I have been waiting for this since last year,” said the soft spoken captain of S. Thomas’ Ashan Peiris. When he spoke to The Sunday Times shortly after leading his side to a comprehensive innings and 44 runs defeat... |
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| Come join the party |
| The ninth edition of the World’s biggest cricket spectacle will be on show a few hours hence, when the revered West Indian legend Sir Garfield Sobers declares it open at the Trelawny Stadium in Jamaica this evening (Sri Lanka time). |
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| School vans: More questions than answers |
| Inflation is high and the rat race is getting even tougher. Sri Lanka's tradition of the male being the sole provider is no longer operational. Spouses have to go to work otherwise making ends meet borders on the impossible. |
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