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Sunday January 13, 2008
Vol. 42 - No 33

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In the aftermath of the slaying of Minister D. M. Dassanayake and bomb blasts, the security forces have been ordered back to permanent checkpoints, which were abandoned after a recent Supreme Court ruling. Pic by Saman Kariyawasam.

NEWS
Head Line of the week |
JVP blocking Govt. package
Government moves to rush devolution proposals whilst militarily crushing the Tiger guerrillas after next Wednesday’s...
 
 
President offers Prabha to India
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has promised to deliver LTTE chief Vellapulai Prabhakaran to India if his forces catch him, and if India officially asks for his extradition.

 


OTHER TOP NEWS ARTICLES |
Baby racket trail leads to wealthy Madame Rice price reaches Rs. 100 mark


PLUS
FINANCIAL TIMES
Condemned to a cramped-up life Crisis averted over housemaids

Noon and on the menu is steaming hot rice, fish curry, bandakka curry and mallun. For those who are vegetarian there is dhal instead of fish.

The Sri Lankan government this week agreed to reduce the new minimum wage limit of US$200 per month for domestic workers in the Middle East to $180 for a 6-month period till July as a temporary measure

COLUMNS
Political Thoughts from London
Testing time for Lanka on world stage
   
Situation Report The Economic Analysis
The deceptive balance of payments position
 


SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana INTERNATIONAL | Paris, FRANCE
Monkey money Musharraf rejects UN inquiry....

Shortly before I was born my father narrated a story to my elder brother and sister about how a ‘Monkey’ King by the name of Hanuman helped king Rama find his abducted wife ...

Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf ruled out a U.N. inquiry into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto, as demanded by her party, saying that Pakistan should not be compared to Lebanon.

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Up to the captain to calm things... Everest conqueror and ....
Sri Lanka Cricket Captain Mahela Jayawardene says that one should play the game hard and if not your opponent will walk all over you. But the true spirit of the game is to confine oneself ...
New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary, together with Nepal's Tenzing Norgay Sherpa, on May 29, 1953 became the first to scale the 29,028 foot (8,848 metre) summit of Mount Everest.


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FUNDAY
Catch the fun Enemies become friends - Mahawamsa
Tom Kerwood has failed on all three counts and now he's in trouble...and with his brothers Dick and Harry by his side, he's certain of only one thing – there's bound to be a whole lot more coming his way.
The Chola king got to know about the preparations made by the Sri Lankan army. He too got organised for an invasion. A Sri Lankan prince was appointed for this task. Prince Sri Vallabha, a nephew of King Parakramabahu was selected for this task. He had been living...


TV TIMES
KANDY TIMES
'Polonnaruwa Rest' best ....  
If you are planning a trip to the historic city of Polonnaruwa , a great place to stay would be the Polonnaruwa Rest House. Situated overlooking the Parakrama Samudraya and nestled amidst the ruins of the glorious and ancient city of Polonnaruwa.....
Moving you to previous issue dated Sunday January 06, 2008.


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TV Times
   
  Kala Pola back in action
  TBO now on Dialog TV: The best of Kollywood
   
  Bee sting at MC
  BDFI Dance Festival at Waters Edge
   
  ‘Hyènes’: A tale of love and revenge at AF
  New blossoms in Peoples poetry
  'Houseboat': A romantic comedy
   
  Artistes stage a grand welcome to Dharmadasa
  ‘There is no cinema for the younger generation’
   


International
   
First snow for 100 years falls on Baghdad
   
   
Imperial hubris
   
French court OKs book on ex-first lady
   
News
   
Best thing for some country to offer Prabhakaran asylum: Rajiva - Interview
   
Britain says talks essential to halt more killings
   
Baby racket trail leads to wealthy Madame
   
Weerawila watchers still wary
   
Harry J. flies higher and higher on SriLankan Airlines
   
Schools: Muddle over who’s in who’s out
   
Odds & Ends
   
Mihin Lanka’s near disaster in the air
   
The Rule that shields humanity with one stroke
   
National interest demands president should be above principle of equality
   
Violence in east ahead of polls
   
 
Minister’s last wish and words
 
Air strikes: Mullaitivu residents want to move
 
Journalist insists police insulted him
 
SLPI concerned
 
Sri Lankan’s business book a best seller
 
 
CC heading for another crisis
 
 
 

Sports
In preparation for the Aussie tour - CRICKET with Ranil Abeynaike
   
Inward look at junior rugby - RUGBY TALK by Vimal Perera
 
 
 
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Plus
  I'm alive but barely kicking, so please sir give me my pension!
 
  Hiran Sri Kirthi Sinha
  Prof. R.S. Thanabalasundaram
  James W. Spain
  Deshabandu Prof. R.S. Thanabalasundaram
   
  Reeling under lack of creativity
  Lines and Patches
  Celebrating 30 years as a dramatist
  Out of strife comes......
  Viharamahadevi Park comes alive with Kala Pola
  French- Lankan piano duet
   
  Villas that blend with golden beach and blue-green waters
   
  Don't let them all leap away
  Look! there's a Meerkat among the new faces
   
  A home for those shunned by society
  Going bananas!
  Giving thanks with hope for a better year
   
  The Serendib Spirit
  The Scourge of Cancer
  Book Buzz is back!
  Imperial Conversations
   
  Night at the opera
   

 


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