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As civilians were fleeing the LTTE-controlled area tragedy struck this family in the Nandikadal lagoon. The LTTE had fired at the civilians when Baskaran Sinthurani's husband received gunshot injuries. They managed to bring him to Vavuniya, but he succumbed to his injuries. Sinthurani and her three children are seen wailing near the coffin before the burial took place in Vavuniya.
Pic by Priyantha Hewage. |
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| Lanka faces economic war Political Column |
| Slowly but surely the curtain is falling on the Wanni theatre of battle. The Army has confined the guerrillas to a mere 19 square kilometres, including the civilian safety zone, near the coast of the Mullaitivu district |
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| In India, polls chief under political cloud |
Nobody questions the authority which the Election Commission wields during the elections. This is meant to ensure that the polls are free and fair. The assumption is that the Election Commission is an independent body, above the taint of politics or any other accusation. |
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| To Sir with Love |
When I selected this heading, I may have been inspired by the ’70’s film classic “To Sir with love” in which the “Sir” was immortalised by Sydney Poitier |
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| Sri Lanka flies high in London |
The International Young Fashion Entrepreneur (IYFE) 2009 award is a British Council initiative in partnership with Sri Lanka Telecom that seeks to champion and celebrate the importance of creative entrepreneurs in the 25 to 35 age category working in the field of fashion. |
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| New Year bolt: Food prices soar |
| Essential food items, including dhal, sugar, onions and potatoes, are set to go up in price before the National New Year following a government decision to impose an additional import tax on these items, an official said yesterday. |
| Mervyn behind school admission row |
Labour (non-Cabinet) Minister Mervyn Silva had reportedly obtained approval from the Ministry of Education to have at least another 20 students included through the back door in the Year-One intake at a girls’ school in Kiribathgoda, The Sunday Times understands. |
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| On Thursday, the Government announced that it would not be implementing certain controversial clauses in the Gazette notification that was issued by the Public Services Commission to enforce a retirement plan for those public servants who don't qualify from an efficiency bar test even after 12 sittings. |
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| In step with tradition and devotion |
He was scourged and scorned, stripped and mocked. He was declared king with a crown of thorns and burdened with a cross He could barely carry. He was paraded along the streets, falling thrice, and finally made to drag . |
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| Sri Lankan vehicle sales tumble |
Sri Lanka’s automobile sales have fallen sharply due to high interest rates and import duty, taxes including VAT on imports as well as the refusal of banks and financial institutions to grant leasing facilities. |
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| Rugby takes a nose dive |
| Rugby in Sri Lanka plummeted to a new low when the Selection Committee decided to resign yet again. Chairman of the Selection Committee Rohan Abeykoon said that they had only returned to help Sri Lanka |
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