The Sunday Times Sri Lanka | Sunday November 4, 2007

PLUS	FINANCIAL TIMES
Telling fortunes, but living in misery	Organic food for the world
Noon at Kudagama. The little ones and some not-so-little ones who have not gone to school are eating a scrap lunch, mainly a few mouthfuls of rice and one vegetable, no fish, meat or even a piece of karola, not off plates but nebiliyas. Most of the homes are wattle-and-daub with cadjan-thatched roofs while only a few are made of brick with sheeting as roofs.	A small village community in Matale produces tea packs made out of reed under a regular Rs 2 million monthly contract -- in a-too-good-to-be-true story -- thanks to the efforts of Bio Foods (Pvt) Ltd. The Kandy-based company founded by former Tea Research Institute (TRI) Scientist Dr Sarath Ranaweera is Sri Lanka’s biggest organic food......
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Who is that boy?	Indian rupee soars, Lankan rup...
“Martin, I’ve just come from the most shocking case I ever tried… He blinded six horses with a metal spike.” – Hesther Salomon, Magistrate. And so, unfolds Equus – Peter Shaffer’s complex, disturbing, psychological drama where a middle-aged psychiatrist Martin Dysart....	The Indian rupee is gaining at an astounding rate against the US dollar while Sri Lanka’s rupee is depreciating faster than any other regional currency but it picked up last week on the back of the full subscription of the US$500 million bond.But will the euphoria last? Not so, say analysts, attributing the rupee gains to a short term phenomenon.
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COLUMNS
Political	Thoughts from London
Abortive coup against free media	Mankind’s plunge to disaster- myth or reality?

Situation Report	Focus on Rights
SLAF regains its image with powerful strike	Smiling Tigers, corruption and national security
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SPORTS	INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS \| S.R. Pathiravithana	INTERNATIONAL \| Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Governance in sport	Musharraf imposes emergency rule
I just kept on thinking of that Dolly Parton favourite ‘the coat of many colours’. At that moment I could not think of the significance of a thought of that nature because I am not a great lover of that particular number. Then when I went through the morning papers I saw the connection with the headline.....	Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf imposed emergency rule today, deploying troops and sacking a top judge in a bid to reassert his flagging authority against political rivals and Islamist militants. Nuclear-armed Pakistan's internal security has deteriorated sharply in recent months ......

Notes from Down Under \| Chaminda Vaas	INTERNATIONAL \| Yangon
TOUGH! That’s why we are here	Cry, beloved Burma
With only a few days to go for the first test in Brisbane and with a satisfactory outing against the Cricket Australia Chairman’s XI last week, our preparations are now in full gear as we play a full strength Queensland side at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane.	Religious orders of monks have been the face of Burma ever since Buddhism was introduced here more than 1,000 years ago. For a monk to involve himself in politics or to hold a political post is contrary to the ethical code of Theravada Buddhism.
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MIRROR	FUNDAY
Scintillating dance	War in the Pandaya Kingdom
Music and dance lovers are in for a grand treat this November, as Elizabeth Moir School is set to take the stage once again with their explosive new production Breakin' Bars. A flamboyant mix of scintillating dance that will mesmerize the audience, Breakin' .....	The Burmese sources do not record the battle in the way the Sri Lankan records do. According to them, the invasion of Burma by the Sinhala army, was a minor one and that was done just as a punishment. King Alaunsitu, the Burmese king, .....
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TV TIMES	KANDY TIMES
Asai Mang Piyabanna	Hills come alive with KCR
"Asai Mang Piyabanna" Udayakantha Warnasuriya's latest film is now being screened at Savoy-Wellawatte and other EAP circuit cinemas around the country. Thirteenth directorial venture of Udayakantha the film revolves ....	Transmitting the voice of the villagers from Kothmale hills, 25 km southwest of Kandy, the Kothmale Community Radio (KCR) despite many difficulties, has become the favourite radio channel of the people of the area. Despite its popularity, KCR now faces a major obstacle....
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