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| Major battle in Foreign Service |
The Sri Lanka Foreign Service Officers Association is up in arms against posting of what it says is the alarming number of political appointees to several diplomatic missions traditionally meant for career service officers. |
| Cyclone expected to hit North & East in next 24 hours |
A tropical cyclone originating in the Bay of Bengal is expected to hit the North and East of the country over the next 24 hours, a Meteorology Department official said. |
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| Let's CC soon |
| Once again, the Supreme Court has had to intervene in an act of good governance - this time, in giving an ultimatum to the Government to stop dragging its feet and get on with implementing the 17th Amendment to the Constitution, and with that act, to reactivate the Constitutional Council (CC). |
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| Bangkok: No way out! |
 The crisis erupted on November 25. Political unrest in Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok forced the closure of the two airports - Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang as anti-government |
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SPORTS |
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| Zimbabwe lesson or Zimbabwe mess? |
 Notwithstanding the pokerfaced developments in the general governance of the game, Lankan cricket shone like a beacon in World cricket until the last fortnight. |
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| A period of rebellion |
 The uprising against King Buwanekabahu VI is termed as the 'Revolt of the Sinhala People' in the Rajavaliya. |
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One of the misfortunes of the intelligence community worldwide is how their reported failures reach the public domain in large measure than their successes.
The first time when I went to Dhaka a few weeks after the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, I could even taste pro-India feelings but with noticeable anti-Hindu sentiments. 
Google as we all know is one of several search engines that are available on the Internet. Over the years it has become so popular that the word "search engine"
Senior bankers said foreign trips for Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) officials related to the oil hedging contracts were unethical while business leaders feel the Supreme Court's