Sundaytimes
PRINT EDITION -13 July 2008
Friday's attack on a bus close to Kataragama has not deterred pilgrims turning up for the annual Kataragama festival now in progress. Here one of the pilgrims is seen going through a ritual at the festival yesterday. Pic by K.D. Devapriya.
COLUMNS
  Going to deities amidst clouds of gloom
By Our Political Editor
 
Be it for those in Government or the Opposition, astrologers and deities are as important as votes in Sri Lankan politics. That it has been so for
  Where have all the economists gone?
Despite the state of the economy, the policies pursued makes one wonder whether economists are proffering any advice on how the economy should be managed
 
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INTERNATIONAL
Nuclear deal: Manmohan's fight for political survival
What constitutes the national interest in India, a country trying to reconcile economic growth and inequality at home and pining to claim its place in the world at the same time?
 
MIRROR
Get that license
You spend fourteen years of your life dragging your less than perfect self to school and you finish that last, exhausting, life-draining,
 
Top News
AG takes over vital bribery cases
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has directed the Attorney General's Department to take over with immediate effect all “important cases” now in the custody of the Bribery and Corruption Commission and ensure their successful prosecution

Mobile phones: You must carry certificate with you
Government is to introduce tough new regulations on mobile phone users requiring them to carry a certificate of ownership and barring them from using phones belonging to others.atures in time for the big event
Other News
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 Ananda hit by further scandal
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 Biggest diplomatic reshuffle
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 Bulk of SAARC budget for police
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 Karuna and Pillayan in 5-hour talks
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 Duminda case: OIC ordered to explain
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 UNP a way of life and an education says Ranil
   
EDITORIAL
Red light for strikes
On Thursday, there was a typical enactment of the politics of Sri Lanka. A Marxist party, not in office, launching a general strike, an Opposition mainstream party extolling the virtues of trade union action giving them some little muscle, and a Government trying desperately to show it is.
PLUS
A haven to heal

Their need is great. They are from the battlefront, young men with glazed eyes, brought in with grievous injuries, some maimed,
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FINANCIAL TIMES
Fallout at Stassen
The dispute between the founder directors at the Harry Jayawardena-controlled Stassen’s and Milford companies when three partners took
Read The Stassen Case: The full petition.
Read Milford case: The Petition
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SPORTS
Settled into the top flight with remarkable ease
After making his debut in the West Indies, Ajantha Mendis was more of a curiosity what with his unusual bowling style and mysterious deliveries,
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FUNDAY
King Buwanekabahu III - Mahavamsa
In the letters dispatched by King Buwanekabahu, he has mentioned that his kingdom is rich in pearls as well. He further added that he owns a number of ships.
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TV TIMES
All set for “Hikkaduwa Beach Festival ‘08”

'Hikkaduwa Beach Fest' 08' , the Carnival on beach will come alive with top names in the local music scene, entertainers international
 
INSIDE SUNDAYTIMES- -13 July 2008
News
:: Financial Times
Sports
:: Plus
AG takes over vital bribery cases
Ananda hit by further scandal
Biggest diplomatic reshuffle
Mobile phones: You must carry certificate with you
Bulk of SAARC budget for police
Karuna and Pillayan in 5-hour talks
Duminda case: OIC ordered to explain
UNP a way of life and an education says Ranil
Visa guidelines to check errant UN staffers here
Old boy says Trinity got disputed land from Missionary Trust
Sellers seek more for Rs. 20 lottery
Lawyers call on govt. to restore rule of law
UNP: Police chief mum on security for Janaka
Daytime robber intimidates neighbours
Police deny putting pressure on Colombo lodges
Rhino horn smuggler does it again inspite of warning
School buses to solve traffic chaos: NTC chairman
President in Tirupathi says all Sri Lankans are brothers
Tissa’s case: ‘No citizen is safe from arbitrary detention’
Bishop queries continued detention of journalist
July 10: The flick, flop and the fallout
Kalmunai killings: More questions than answers
Hopes of happy retirement end in tragedy
Bus driver’s bravery averted bigger disaster
Odds and Ends
Tigers losing credibility with civilian attacks
UNP’s Batti chief says grenade was thrown by unknown motorcyclists
PM, not Musharraf, for SAARC
Madhu festival sans Our Lady
Stassen’s – Milford directors sue Harry J.
:: TV Times
All set for “Hikkaduwa Beach Festival ‘08”
Young Lankan talents in Short Films
Hancock comes to Colombo
‘Live @ 8’ hits eighth anniversary
Red Swastik: All about a serial killer
‘De Taali’ : A treat for friends
Thomian Society of Colombo Dinner Theatre , a resplendent evening
Annesley rocks the OTSC
Fantasy Fair 2008 at Moratuwa
Celebration time for Sebs
SAARC Film Fest in Colombo
Taxi speeds at AF
Patriot at American Centre
   
Chief Justice queries mystery company in SLIC privatisation
Public interest case over Cairn’s oil deal this week
Ceylon Hotel Corp. to raise funds
City hotels off-limits during SAARC
Children's laptops
Edge of a recession
Integrated approach needed to sustain construction industry
West Asian oil price boom provides major impetus to tea demand
Development of the Eastern Province – An urgent Need
Cargills empowers youth to take up leadership positions
YESL to host Global Entrepreneurship week in Sri Lanka
Improving standards of education
Many tankers at Colombo Dockyard for repairs
Cairn getting 65% revenue from oil exploration off Mannar basin
First Global Investments in giant stride towards attracting Gulf investments
Business brief
Want a minimum wage? Then forget about employment growth
Need to brand Sri Lankan rubber
IFC and Keells Super team up to strengthen sustainable sourcing
Fitch affirms 'BBB-(lka)' national rating of Pan Asia Bank
Farmer family makes Rs 1.5 mln per month at Norochcholai farm
Government-ILO pilot project helping Eastern communities rebuild livelihoods
Owners will not sell Parquet just yet
Vehicle emission tests to be made compulsory from July 15
Lankan professional featured in ACCA global magazine
International Widows day commemorated in Tangalle
Fallout at Stassen
Jayantha rubbishes Taj TV deal cancellation
Ghany, Ishan and Malith are the Most Popular
Petes make it three in-a-row
Bandula’s father passes away
Western Province sweeps board
Dharmakeerthie for the Sanshou World Cup
Kandy make it for eighth time
Look back and see --what have we done
They were just brilliant
A Gem of an unfinished innings
Salutation for Sebs seven test caps
Shoplifting skirmish
Sri Lanka- Japan Friendship marathon
FundayTimes
King Buwanekabahu III - Mahavamsa
Sir Oliver rises to the top - Our Heritages
Essays
Vasco da Gama (c.1460 – 1524) - Famous People
All about Turtles
America celebrates 232 years of independence
"Cricketer's Record Book"
The starry skies - Poem for the week
   
:: International
India moving towards disorderly state
Nuclear deal: Manmohan's fight for political survival
Russia, China double veto saves Mugabe
Shakespeare lost and found
Manmohan faces no-faith motion on July 21-22
Sudan President faces World Court arrest
Key US bank goes bust
The green inquisition
Hunger brings anguish for millions of Pakistanis
:: Mirror
Get that license
Prosumer camera
Becoming too techy
Platonic friends
The New World
Paid to play
Musical fusion
Appetite for sandwiches
Emerging talent
Indola Colour Diploma Courses launched by British Cosmetics
When love and hate collide
Thriloka returns to stage
Respice Finem
A haven to heal
Bringing back memories
When doctors disagree
A nation battered and bruised
A visionary, gentleman and above all great friend
I am still walking, but without you
Fighting fit – in body, mind and soul
A beautiful walkway soon to blossom
Smugglers in the net
Podi Sir goes back to school
Stepping into the wilds
In the lap of jungle luxury
Heavenly mansion
Capturing a vision through the ages
Battle of good and evil goes ballet
That haunted urban jungle
Discussion on award-winning book
Columns
Political Column

Going to deities amidst clouds of gloom

Be it for those in Government or the Opposition, astrologers and deities are as important as votes in Sri Lankan politics. That it has been so for decades is too well known.
5th Column
Whatever they say–it’s my kingdom and they shall eat crow!
Even in the Land of No Return, they were talking about the strike…
Thoughts from London
SAARC: Instilling life in Sri Lanka's hands
"A small step for man but a giant step for mankind" said Neil Armstrong when he first set foot on the surface of the moon.
The Economic Analysis
Where have all the economists gone?
Despite the state of the economy, the policies pursued makes one wonder whether economists are proffering any advice on how the economy should be managed.
Lobby
When friends turn foes in a hotch potch House
If the JVP was planning to teach the Government a lesson by calling a token general strike, the move appeared to have failed.
Focus on Rights
To protest is patriotic
Let us be quite clear about this; appropriation of the term 'patriotism' along with troublingly straitjacket connotations of honour, love for one's country and duty, by a rogue administration is not peculiar to Sri Lanka.
Inside the glass house
Growth of SAARC is a question of trust
At the United Nations, every General Assembly session in September is a virtual summit meeting judging by the heavy presence of a staggering array of heads of state and heads of government
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