Opposition grows |
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| Two new comers to the opposition: Presidential candidate Gen. (retd.) Sarath Fonseka and President’s Counsel Wijedasa Rajapakse, UNP organiser for Maharagama, greet each other at Friday’s dinner of the National Lawyers’ Association at Cinnamon Lakeside. In the centre is UNF Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. Pic by Gemunu Wellage |
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| Loops and knots loom large |
| Twist and turns, knots and loops, a burst of colour and a column of bobbins. That’s a sketchy description of what grabs your attention when you lay eyes on some of Marie Gnanaraj’s intricate pieces of art, for this artist works not with paints and a canvas but yarns and a loom. |
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| Shell Gas urges proper regulation |
| Bashed in the media, Shell Gas this week came out strongly saying their voice was not heard and called for a proper regulatory framework and urged the government to ensure a level playing field in the LPG industry.
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| Hasina can realise Mujib's unfulfilled dream |
| That the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib-ur-Rahman have been brought to book is the biggest compliment to the judiciary of Bangladesh. First the lower court, then the High Court and finally the Supreme Court have pronounced death sentence on 12 retired and dismissed army men. |
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| CIMA STRATEGIC LEVEL AT WISDOM |
| A team is essentially made up of a group of people that are bonded together to achieve a common purpose: Each member of the team possesses complementary skills that ensure a coordinated effort which helps in effectively reaching its goal.
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| Lankans do
it in grand fashion |
| The Lankan Lions roared and roared twice at the Sugathadasa Stadium yesterday. When the whistle blew in the match between South Korea and Sri Lanka, even the most ardent of Sri Lankan supporters would not have expected the end result. But showing maturity and confidence, the relative David beat the Korean Goliath by 22 points (two goals and two tries) to 12 (one goal and one try) in the Carlton International Rugby Sevens Tournament. |
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| Pillayan withholds support for President |
| The Eastern Province’s largest Tamil political party, now with the UPFA Government, said yesterday it would not campaign for President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the upcoming Presidential Election.
The decision was taken by the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (Tamil People’s Liberation Tigers) headed by Eastern Province Chief Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias Pillayan on Friday night. |
| Commonwealth venue: Govt. launches counteroffensive |
| Three leading Commonwealth nations – Britain, Canada and New Zealand -- are spearheading a move to deny Colombo the privilege of hosting the next summit.
They have raised strong objections on the grounds that civilians were affected during the final stages of the military campaign against Tiger guerrillas. |
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| Participatory democracy |
| As predicted by our political editor, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has opted to call for an early Presidential election ahead of scheduled Parliamentary elections. |
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Enter the political General
-Political
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| What most leaders of the ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) did not believe happened this week. Retired General Sarath Chandralal Fonseka, the former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) became the "common candidate" of the country's major opposition parties. |
Velu’s heroes day draws zero in a
divided country
5th
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| My Dear Velu,
I thought I must write to you even though you have been dispatched to the Land of No Return because this is the time you usually deliver your ‘Heroes’ Day’ address to us. And would you believe it, the day has come and gone and hardly anyone has noticed it! |
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| All Aboard! |
| In the pre-dawn darkness, I move past the ticket checker and look for the platform from which our train, the Yal Devi, will depart. Announcements ring out in Sinhala, Tamil, and English through a tiny speaker system which makes all the languages sound the same. A male voice drones out the never-ending list of stations. |
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| The heir to the throne of Kotte |
| Veediya Bandara was quick to organize his army. He joined the Portuguese forces and attacked the Sitawaka army, mercilessly. King Mayadunne had to bear a great loss as a result of this war, as he was badly defeated. |
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