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| Students at the Manik Farm welfare centre in Vavuniya seem to be overjoyed with the new text books they received to continue their education. The text books were distributed on Friday at a ceremony attended by Education Minister Susil Premjayantha. Pic by Priyantha Hewage. |
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| Battle lines drawn for Lebanon vote |
| Lebanon's political parties wrapped up their campaigns yesterday ahead of a high-stakes general election pitting pro-Western factions against an alliance led by Iranian-backed Hezbollah. |
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| The man behind Michelle’s clothes |
| He might be beloved of megawatt celebrities, and worn by America’s new First Lady, but, in person, Narciso Rodriguez is not at all what you might expect of one of New York’s most feted fashion designers. |
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| Mihintale, the holy city comes alive for Poson |
| June is the month of Poson – a most significant month for Sri Lanka, particularly for Sri Lankan Buddhists. Poson marks the introduction of Buddhism to Sri Lanka which in effect meant the beginning of a great civilization over many centuries. |
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| How to market yourself to a prospective employer |
| In seeking employment, you need to market yourself to a prospective employer. Your CV becomes the most powerful tool to do so. In this brief article, I will endeavour to share some important aspects in preparing a CV. |
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| Ban calls for probe: Lanka says no way |
| United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called to probe “any credible accusations of human rights violations” -- war crimes -- committed during the final phase of the war against separatist Tiger guerrillas, but Sri Lanka yesterday rejected the call. |
| Detained Tamil aid ship may be released: Gotabhaya |
| The Government is set to release the Syrian flagged MV Captain Ali that is currently detained by the Navy after it illegally crossed into Sri Lanka’s territorial waters with a shipment of humanitarian aid meant for the displaced people in the north, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa said yesterday. |
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| Presidents at podium of history |
| Two leaders – the President of Sri Lanka and the President of the United States of America made addresses this week that were meant to change the course of contemporary history. One, for Sri Lanka specifically, the other, for the world at large. |
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| On your feet, wounded soldier |
| Pyjama-clad, on crutches, others on wheelchairs and still others in groups playing carrom or draughts or just chatting – all of them injured soldiers in various stages of rehabilitation. |
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FINANCIAL TIMES |
| Treasury takes over SLI |
| A day after the Supreme Court annulled the privatisation of the Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation (SLIC) over a fraudulent deal, the Finance Ministry took over the management and control of the company and said the SLIC will continue its operations under the existing management headed by the Chief Executive Officer. |
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| Cricket goes to cleared areas |
| Now its rehabilitation time for the once troubled zone. Sri Lanka Cricket is there in a big way to infuse the cricket madness once again to the North and the East |
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