The Sunday Times Sri Lanka | Sunday September 9, 2007

PLUS	FINANCIAL TIMES
To school, at last	Ceylon Leather reviving DI
Confusion, concern, apprehension and only just last week, relief. The saga where the Grade 1 admission issue not only went to the highest court in the land but also to Parliament and Cabinet, ....	The Ceylon Leather Products Ltd (CLPL), Sri Lanka’s largest domestic leather manufacturer, is cleaning up its debt by selling off valuable land and reviving the once-popular DI brand which has lost its shine. Officials said the company plans to sell one of its lands at Mattakkuliya....

Rainforest rescue	Positive ‘beach boys’...
Rainforests influence weather patterns and are of prime importance for rainfall, water, fresh air and survival of mankind. Sri Lanka's forest cover has been dwindling from the time of British Colonial rule.....	Beruwela --“Be careful while you’re out there” was how Dharmin Samarajeewa, Secretary of the Tour Guides Association was warned by a foreign tourist when Samarajeewa was venturing out on to the beach in Beruwela for a stroll.The reason for the caution was the members....
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COLUMNS
Political	Thoughts from London
Change of course after talks in India	The cogent case should drown the raucous din

The Sunday Times Economic Analysis	Focus on Rights
The debate on the controversial dollar......	The media's confrontation with shadowy.....
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SPORTS	INTERNATIONAL
	INTERNATIONAL \| Washington
President orders Sports Minister...	Bin Laden mocks US as weak in .....
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has asked the country's sports minister Gamini Lokuge to investigate into the matter pertaining to all-rounder Upul Chandana's retirement.Speaking to The Sunday Times Minister Gamini Lokuge said .....	Elusive al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden mocked the United States as “weak” and vowed to escalate fighting in Iraq in a new video, his first such appearance in nearly three years.The al-Qaeda leader discusses current events but issues no direct threats in the video...

	INTERNATIONAL \| Portmao, Portugal
Lankan lions roar twice’ on day one	Madeleine’s parents named as ....
It seemed like the Kandy SC juggernaut all over again as the SriLankan Sevens team comprising five players from the home club and two ex Kandyans treated the crowd to a delightful exhibition of sevens rugby to take their appointed place in the semi-finals by beating Thailand 36 points	The mother and father of British toddler Madeleine McCann, who vanished while on holiday in Portugal, have both been named as formal suspects by police, their lawyer said today.
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MIRROR	FUNDAY
Mesmerizing melodies	Commander - Sukharabhathu
Whoever doesn't come out with his fingers clicking and flipping, his hands clapping, humming the just-heard songs, or screaming out loud in an over-excited Aretha Franklin-like voice after this concert, without doubt has no perception of music or the emotion it carries, connecting people.	The commanders of Ruhuna surrendered. But Queen Sugala survived and managed to escape. One commander who was defeated in a previous fight, was kept as a prisoner by King Parakramabahu. He was a brave son of Ruhuna.
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TV TIMES	KANDY TIMES
Samy's Story	Library auditorium yet to come up...
‘Samy's Story’, Gratien prize winning novel of Capt. Elmo Jayawardena is being made into a film by young filmmaker Priyankara Vitanachchi and is in its post production stage.	Moving you to previous issue dated Sunday September 2, 2007.
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