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President Mahinda Rajapaksa shakes hand with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before SAARC leaders posed for the group photograph at the BMICH yesterday.
RPic by Gemunu Wellage
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SAARC safe, but heavy battles loom
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Sri Lanka's most fortified event in the new millennium, the summit of South Asian leaders in Colombo, ends today.
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After SAARC, whither goes Lanka?
By Our Political Editor |
| Bi-lateral issues on the sidelines, more than regional issues within the conference hall, dominated the South Asian leaders' summit that ends today in Colombo. Yet, the 15th South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) |
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IAEA approves |
IAEA approves deal with India
The UN's atomic watchdog approved an inspections agreement with India that is key to finalising a US-India nuclear cooperation deal that critics say |
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Luring IT labour - Techno page By Harendra Alwis
The world is hungry – among many things – for IT skills. The high demand for IT skills is driven by governments and businesses all over the world. |
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| SAARC for joint war on terror |
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South Asian leaders who began their two-day summit in Colombo yesterday were unanimous in their resolve to combat the scourge of terrorism. |
Singh avoids Pillayan, meets others |
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A last minute appeal by Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was turned down yesterday. |
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EDITORIAL |
| SAARC: Big but empty vessel |
Those in the capital city of Colombo have seen the army of frenzied workmen toiling day and night; especially repairing uneven, pot-holed roads in preparation for this week's summit of South Asian nations' leaders. |
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PLUS |
Whose hands have blood on them?
Did the National Blood Centre, the heart of the National Blood Transfusion Service in the country, use expired kits to get platelets from trusting donors? |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
Public officials worried over ‘politi cal’ orders
Sri Lanka’s senior public officials have expressed serious concern on future legal repercussions for carrying out ‘wrong’ orders of political leaders as it will affect their career and pension benefits. |
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SPORTS |
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The Mendis maker
“I told the national cricket selectors to take a look at Ajantha Mendis prior to the Australian tour. They were not interested because the Army team was playing in Division ‘B’. I am sure he would have been successful |
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King Ravulu Vijayaba
In South India too, we could observe the same type of political unrest, that prevailed in Sri Lanka, at this time. The exact years somehow would have differed a little. |
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Comic story comes to miniscreen
The famous comic story of the 1970s 'Itin Eeta Passa' drawn by Balangoda Sarath Madhu will be directed into a serial miniplay by Chandika Wijesinghe. |
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