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For these children and others, the summit shock on Friday was like a mountain falling on them. The heartbreak of bulldozers suddenly breaking up their homes sweet homes is symbolised in the faces of these innocent children amidst the jumble of their belongings. Pic by Sanka Vithanagama.[More Pictures ]
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Sorry says Pope
SYDNEY, Saturday (Reuters) - Pope Benedict apologised today for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia, saying those responsible should be brought to justice. |
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Sacrificial love – seahorse-style!
When I was seven-years-old, I allegedly proclaimed a desire to have seven children with my imaginary husband at the time, Small-Srilal Patterson. |
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Silent Thief of Vision
Glaucoma can rob you of your sight suddenly. Here Consultant Ophthalmologist Dr. Imalka Fonseka discusses the importance of early detection and |
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| Govt. to Lankanise foreign NGOs |
The Government is to restrict permission for expatriate workers in Sri Lanka by directing Government Agents to first ascertain whether locally qualified personnel are available..
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Police earplugs on Jaffna phones |
| Users of CDMA and mobile phones in the Jaffna peninsula have been asked to obtain a police clearance certificate for the use of the phones from this month, an official said yesterday. |
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EDITORIAL |
Looking for a silverlining
Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the watershed riots that were to change the course of the contemporary history of this country. |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
Local businesses unhappy with CEPA
A group of eminent Sri Lankan businesses went public this week objecting to the signing of the Indo-Lanka Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) |
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SPORTS |
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Ten Sports to sue Sri Lanka Cricket
is Sri Lankan cricket about to fall into another cash abyss very soon? Taj TV whose long term deal that ran from 2004 to 2011 was cancelled by the Sports Minister |
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King Buwanekabahu ii - Mahavamsa
It is around 1292 A.D., that Marco Polo passed Sri Lanka, when he was on his rounds. He had got to know that the person who ruled Sri Lanka, |
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