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A war baby born on an ICRC ship transporting displaced people from Putumattalan to government-controlled areas is seen being carried by an ICRC volunteer while the mother lies on a bed at the Pulmoddai mobile hospital run by the Indian medical team |
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| Zionist lobby stamps its authority on Obama |
| It is ironic that a liquor baron should retrieve the honour of India's revered prohibitionist. This happened a few days ago at Washington where the auction house, Antiquorum, put on the block |
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| Inspired by a Master |
| I discovered Ananda Coomaraswamy through ‘Mediaeval Sinhalese Art’ in the late 60’s when I was a hungry architectural student at Katubedda. This book was a great inspirational source to the point |
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| ACBT branch in Kandy |
| In order to meet the growing need for quality education across the country, the Australian College for Business Technology (ACBT) launched their new branch in Kandy, giving an opportunity for easier access to higher education for those in the district. |
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| UN split on Lankan issue |
| A move spearheaded by Austria, Mexico and Costa Rica -- and backed by the United States -- to bring the issue of civilian killings in the war-torn Wanni district of Sri Lanka before the United Nations Security Council is being strenuously warded off by at least seven countries led by China and Russia. |
| WHO experts here for Rubella probe |
| Two officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) will arrive in Sri Lanka today for an independent probe on the Rubella tragedy where one Matara school girl died and 27 fell ill after being given the vaccine last Thursday. |
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| Help Lanka end this scourge |
| The news from the Glass House in New York - the United Nations -- is that there are moves afoot by interested parties to bring the escalating humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka's troubled Wanni district to the attention of the apex of that organisation - the Security Council. |
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| Where ancient history takes shape |
| Four men and two women are taking shape, not through exercise, but through skilled hands, while in another area the serene features of the Aukana Buddha are being tenderly coaxed out of stone or wood. |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
| Consensus reached on GK payment plan |
| Consensus was reached this week between the Attorney General’s Department and counsel for the Golden Key management and depositors on the payment plan for refunding deposits under the proposed Trust. |
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| CRICKET: Is there anything to be salvaged? |
| I suppose the persons who refused to accept the positions in Sri Lanka Cricket surely must be letting off a huge sigh of relief and commending their own actions to themselves. |
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| Lucky March for a Prime Minister |
| Glancing through the records Gaveshaka realized that the last week in March has been of special significance to a particular individual. He is Dudley Senanayake, who sat on the Prime Minister's seat three times. |
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