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| Gone with the waves |
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 On Saturday, July 16, a boat carrying a group of holiday-makers capsized while whitewater rafting on the Kelani River at Kitulgala claiming two young lives.
Waruni Kannangara and Ronnie Rogers were the victims of the accident which occurred when 20 of the 40 employees of a private company in Colombo who had gone on an office outing to Kitulgala, decided to take a whitewater rafting ride. |
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| Damsels in distress? |
 Are bacteria which cause discolouration of frescoes, active at the magnificent 5th century AD World Heritage Site of Sigiriya? This is what a research scientist of the Central Cultural Fund (CCF) is attempting to ascertain through exhaustive studies and analysis. “We have confirmed our findings about 88%, but not 100%,” says research scientist Sanjanie Fernando who has from June 2005 carefully collected samples from the frescoes.... |
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| Mihintale: Where monks go to meditate - Poson feature |
 Devotees in their thousands will flock to the Missaka hill (Mihintale), the sacred spot eleven km north-east of Anuradhapura, next Saturday - Poson Full Moon Poya day. Being the place where Arahant Mahinda arrived in the third century B.C. and introduced Buddhism to Sri Lanka, Mihintale is of great significance to Buddhists. Arahant Mahinda met the ruler at the time, King Tissa (later named Devanampiyatissa) who had gone to Missaka hill on a hunting expedition. |
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approach to make them whole again |
 GALLE – Sixteen-year-old Sandun Ranga knows all too well that disability is often a consequence of tragedy. A student about to sit for his O-level examinations last year, Sandun commuted to and from school by rail. One day, horseplay with friends resulted in his falling under the wheels of the train, crushing both his legs. Concerned about the boy’s psychological as well as physical needs, ..... |
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