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Janashakthi to enter Colombo bourse |
 Claymore mines rip apart three buses, one in Weli Oya, another in Madhu and the other in Buttala. A bomb on a bus in Dambulla...
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Janashakthi Insurance Company Ltd (JICL) is planning to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) this year, despite negative market conditions, a top official said.
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Lessons for Sri Lanka’s agricultural development |
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INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, USA |
| Everything is tickety-boo |
Dems deadlocked |
 Are they trying to make Sri Lanka the guinea-pigs of the cricket’s cold war that is bouncing around Down Under? At this end we...
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White House hopefuls launched a frantic blitz with the stakes enormous heading into “Super Tuesday” and the home stretch of the costliest and longest US election campaign in history.
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| It’s not the end of the world |
Image of US soldier in Afghanistan |
 Traditionally, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has been a happy hunting ground for us Sri Lankans where we have won most of our recent matches. So, expectations were high... |
 British photographer Tim Hetherington has won the prestigious World Press Photo Award for 2007 with a picture of an exhausted US soldier inside a bunker in Afghanistan, organisers said yesterday. |
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| Home-comings |
A Generous King - Mahawamsa |
First off, I think we are the only country in the world with the tradition of having a Home Coming. It's one of those (grammatically wrong) Sri Lankan phrases which refer to a unique Sri Lankan practice. |
By the time King Nissankamalla had established himself as the king of Sri Lanka, many had forgotten about Kalinga and Sinhapura. But when this king rose to power, they were referred to often. King Nissankamalla had proclaimed... |
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| The Legend in our time |
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 Our great friend Asoka passed away on Christmas eve, putting a multitude of friends and fans in profound grief.
He bagged the Sarasaviya award for the best film actor for his soul-stirring portrayal of school principal in 'Gurugedara'. |
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