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| The best
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For those of you who have been awaiting a chance to have a bit of music, fun and excitement, it’s time once again to rock to the pulsating rhythms of Bathiya and Santhush better known as B N S as they take the stage to present an electrifying concert on October 30 at St. Joseph’s College Sports Complex. |
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| Golden Key depositors to wait longer |
Aggrieved depositors of the failed Golden Key (GK) Co, which triggered many collapses across Sri Lanka’s finance company sector nearly two years back, will have to wait longer for their money despite reports this week that the formation of a new company could end their problems.
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| Sex, lies and pomegranate juice focus of US legal battle |
If the claims are to be believed, pomegranate juice can change your life, preventing prostate and breast cancer, protecting against heart disease and even alleviating erectile dysfunction. Could it be the elixir from the original fruit of the Garden of Eden? No, says the US Federal Trade Commission, which is suing the California group POM Wonderful for making "false and unsubstantiated claims" about its products. |
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| ANC students visit Public Bank Berhad in Malaysia |
The students of the Business Club of American National College (ANC) in Colombo visited top 5 corporates in Malaysia on a study tour. This tour was initiated by the college in order to give its business students an insight into the TOP 5 companies in Malaysia. Public Bank Berhad was ranked as one of the top notch corporates. The students were accorded a half day tour of Menara Public Bank, the headquarters located adjacent to the Petronas Twin Towers . |
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| Learning from Manju |
Eleven years ago, Manju Wanniarachchi was a lost soul. It was the 8th SAF Games, and Manju had lost the Bantamweight final on the count, that he felt something was woefully wrong, as not only he, but the people gathered by the ring knew that it was a false call. |
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| EDITORIAL |
| Education: The agony and the answers |
The verdict is in. The fears and concerns of children, parents, teachers and educationists have been justified. They are no longer speculation to be dismissed lightly. School education including the curriculum and the syllabi is too vast. A huge 3.9 million children in the age group five plus to 19 years, from Grade 1 to the Advanced Level cannot cope.
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| COLUMNS |
| MR confident of winning LG polls -- Political Column |
He told cabinet ministers last Wednesday night he was most impressed with the work carried out in the north. He said those responsible deserved credit for this remarkable progress. Though he did not mention names, it became clear he was commenting on a multitude of projects under Uthuru Vasanthaya (Northern Resurgence). Spearheading the programme is Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa. |
| Sweet logic and commissions of inquiry -- Focus on Rights |
The sweetly logical and more than faintly aggrieved protestations that we hear from government spokespersons, including in particular, the Minister of External Affairs, implore us to give Sri Lanka’s Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission the benefit of the doubt rather than prejudge it unfairly.
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| The Cardinal from Polgahawela |
Only the second Sri Lankan to be nominated to the College of Cardinals of the Catholic Church worldwide, 45 years after Thomas Cardinal Cooray, the Most Rev. Dr. Malcolm Ranjith, Archbishop of Colombo is one whose heart is very much with the poor and downtrodden. His elevation as a Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI was announced by the Vatican on October 20. |
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| Sri Lanka's biggest river basin
development project |
The armies of Kotte
did not bother to
survey the surroundings of Sitawaka. The chief commander, Veediya Bandara thought that King Mayadunne and his army had fled, in fear. So he too rested in comfort. In their camp, there were no
people who were armed. They had all kept their weapons aside. It was
midnight. All of a sudden, there was a flow of soldiers, from all sides. They began to attack. |
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