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| President spurns CWC: Come or go |
| President Mahinda Rajapaksa will not heed the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) demand to extend a public apology if its parliamentarians are to withdraw their resignations and the party is to extend support to the Government. |
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| Cost of Living: Live with it, says Treasury Chief |
| With escalating fuel prices and a rising cost of living, the inevitable thing for Sri Lankans to do is to face reality, according to Treasury Secretary, Dr. P.B. Jayasundera.
In an interview with The Sunday Times, Dr. Jayasundera, who is the chief financial officer..... |
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| Buddhist leaders say God TV on Dialog no threat |
| A month after 24-hour 'The Buddhist' channel was launched by Dialog TV, the company has now launched a new channel without much fanfare – ‘GOD’, ..... |
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| Taking care while giving care |
 Millions will fall ill around the world this year; some born into it, others devastated by cancer, a crippling accident, diabetes, dementia or one of a hundred other diseases. Many will return with diagnoses ..... |
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| ‘Chlovathura’ and a helping hand |
 The house is half-built and whatever can be called furniture is a few chairs scattered around the living room. From the kitchen wafts the delicious smell of a spicy chicken curry while the pride of place is occupied by a large jerry-can full of water. |
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| Jumbo issues |
 The conservation of a species necessitates the provision of all resources (habitat, security, food, water etc.) necessary to maintain a stable population into the long-term future. Conservation has two aspects; one is the protection of the species and the other, scientific management...... |
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| Perahera route
carpeted..... |
| A move to 'carpet' the 4.1 kilometre stretch of road along which the Kandy Esala Perahera will travel is drawing criticism from opposition quarters. |
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Hemantha Nishantha handing over his affidavit to Opposition leader Wickremesinghe yesterday. Pic by Ranjith Perera. Read More >>
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 It's a girl - again - for the Duggars. Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar welcomed their 17th child, and seventh daughter, into the world Thursday.
Jennifer Danielle was born at 10:01 a.m. at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rogers, Ark., the Duggars said in an interview. Jennifer weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and arrived five days after Michelle's due date.Less than 30 minutes after giving birth, the Duggars already were talking of having more.
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| RPC takes a hard look at businesses |
| The Richard Peiris’ Group (RPG), strongly defending itself against angry shareholders who at the recent AGM accused the company of being mismanaged, is taking a hard look at its business portfolio and evaluating its options on which business to continue... |
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| Where is Rohan Perera? |
| Where is Rohan Perera, the chief of the failed Pramuka Bank? According to some reports, he is somewhere in Europe hiding away from Sri Lankan investigators probing the country’s biggest banking scams in recent history. |
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| NDB seeking new partners? |
| NDB Bank, having failed in its attempt to merge with the Commercial Bank, may be looking at a foreign bank to dish out a stake, according to banking industry sources. “There are strong indications that a foreign bank will have talks with NDB soon,” |
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| Selection of selectors yet in shambles |
 Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) officials are kicking their heels in desperation as the deadline for naming the 15-man squad for the inaugural ICC twenty-20 tournament is fast approaching... |
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| THE PYJAMA REVOLUTION |
| When a man dies he goes either to heaven or hell. Then what happens when the career of a cricketer is dying off? He joins the Indian Cricket League. Anyway this is worrying time for the ICC and gloom is cascading down to the regional powers too. From one end the ICL is threatening... |
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| Asiad is happening! |
| Some say that truth is stranger than fiction and that is the case once again. Less than one year after Sri Lanka was stripped of its rights to host the Rugby Asiad, due to security reasons - it is back on the cards again. Many rugby pundits agree that the credit should go to the President of the Sri Lanka Rugby Football Union (SLRFU) and President of the Asian Rugby Football Union (ARFU) Nimal Lewke who has pulled off something of a miracle. |
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