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Troops in Akkarayankulam brave heavy rains and soggy terrain as they advance into the LTTE-held territory in the Wanni this week. Pic by Priyantha Hewage
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| Waiting for Obama |
 A fellow traveller, who has been religiously batting for Barack Obama, wrote in this week: "I think through divine intervention, good luck or whatever, Obama has it wrapped up. |
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| Staying Positive |
 "Be HIV Positive! Positive about HIV Education, Awareness and Support. We must be Positive about educating ourselves on HIV/AIDS, Positive about creating awareness in our communities, |
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| ‘Machan’ talks about illegal migration |
 Winner of Venice Days section of the Venice Film Festival-2008, 'Machan', a real life drama on a group of young Sri Lankans' smart flight to Europe, is now being screened at Regal- |
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More Education |
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| Pre-Budget forex rules stun trade |
 Less than a week before the Budget, a large number of import curbs by the Central Bank on Friday --- including a 100 percent margin (deposit) on a range of popular consumer items -- to save on dwindling foreign exchange reserves have stunned businesses and could lead to a slowdown in traditional Christmas sales. |
| Indian aid an “open cheque” for Lanka |
India has given an “open cheque” to Sri Lanka as part of its contribution towards the relief programme for the displaced people caught up in the fighting in the Wanni, a senior official said yesterday. |
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EDITORIAL |
| A change in the Maldives |
And so, the curtain falls on President Maumoon Gayoom's 30-year stewardship of the neighbouring Republic of Maldives. This was the first time Mr. Gayoom was challenged at democratic elections, and young political activist, Mohammed Nasheed (41) has emerged the winner from a crop of Opposition politicians who came together with the common aim of deposing him. |
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| The way of Master |
 A young man walks in with hair dishevelled, shirt hanging out loosely with a ladies’ umbrella in his hand. |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
| No grants but redeemable preference shares |
Local exporters using the EU’s GSP+ duty-free export scheme have been told to issue redeemable preference shares in return for government assistance, if the GSP+ is terminated. |
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SPORTS |
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| Degeneration : Can we stop it ? |
 Wave after wave is hitting with no apparent respite. Is it a new fanged Tsunami or just another phase of the degeneration of our social structure that is rapidly losing all its moral values? |
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| The influence of the King of Kannadi |
 In the early part of his rule, even King Parakramabahu VI's kingdom was attacked. That was by the army of the Emperor of Vijayanagar. In our local records, he is described as King Kannadi. |
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Latest News November 2 - 8 |
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Intercepts of coded radio communications between two Tiger guerrilla bases in the north last week baffled Colombo's intelligence community. 
Its strength is its diversity for no one nationality dominates. There are Indians, Americans, Japanese, French, Brits-you name it and it is this multi-cultural 
