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Reviving horrifying memories of the violent provincial election campaign in the Wayamba (North Western Province) in 1999, vehicles without number plates are seen moving in the Puttalam district already. This picture shows a state vehicle belonging to the Fisheries Ministry, minus its number plates, being used by a UPFA candidate in Puttalam. |
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| Diplomatic but more demanding |
The high hopes surrounding Barack Obama's presidency are mostly a good thing, as they remind us that much of the anti-American sentiment that is so apparent around the world is not and need not be permanent. |
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| From father to daughter: The music flows on |
With a start, Gayathri Khemadasa wakes up. It is 3 a.m. but there is no sound from the piano downstairs. Later, in the heat of the afternoon, she meets us to discuss the commemoration concert that will mark three months since the death of her father Premasiri Khemadasa. |
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| Providing Outstanding Business Education |
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), established in 1986, is a premier centre of learning in Asia. LUMS has a vision "to become an internationally acclaimed research university |
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| 2009 Year of ICT - A new wave begins |
| Sri Lanka is well known around the world for best quality tea, gems, sunny sandy beaches etc , But We are still making our way of becoming a hub of the region in Information technology and Business Process Outsourcing & IT enabled services. |
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| Govt. clears Mullaitivu for final assault |
Civil administration work carried out in the Mullaitivu district has been officially suspended to facilitate the civilians to leave the district, as security forces pushed forward to capture the last stronghold of Tiger guerillas. |
| State loses Rs. 3 billion; Prima wants cash |
| The government of Sri Lanka has been ordered by an international arbitration tribunal to pay nearly Rs.4 billion, Rs. 3 billion possibly in cash, to Prima Ceylon Ltd. The Prima company had petitioned the tribunal, claiming the government owed this amount as subsidies and other payments in terms of an agreement signed in 2001. |
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| Looking forward, looking back |
There are a handful of classy literary festivals worldwide held in special places, but surely none has such an exotic location as the one held at Galle, a fort city redolent of history far beyond the confines of physical appearance. |
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| Probe against banks, officials continue |
A possible withdrawal of fundamental rights petitions in the Supreme Court against the controversial oil hedging contracts by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is unlikely to affect independent investigations |
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| Taj deal resealed |
It is learned that after a series of yo-yo bouts with Sri Lanka Cricket, Taj TV has once again clinched a long-term deal with the local body. |
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| From Radio Ceylon to SLBC |
We all listen to SLBC – the government radio. SLBC stands for Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation which administers the State radio in the country. It was on January 5, 1967 that the Department |
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