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| Revival of acquired Celestial Residencies turns into a mess |
The revival of the state-acquired Celestial Residencies, one of the premier iconic properties of collapsed Ceylinco group of companies, under the troubled Revival of Underperforming Enterprises and Underutilized Assets Act has turned into a mess, due to the wrong company being listed in this law.
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| Anti-corruption contest: Indians have to change |
India ended 2011 amid political chaos, as the much-awaited "Lokpal Bill," aimed at creating a strong, independent anti-corruption agency, collapsed amid a welter of recrimination in the parliament's upper house, after having passed the lower house two days earlier. |
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Change of thought
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I suppose the most obvious one was that my father (who the book is dedicated to) was a social scientist, but to be quite honest when I was young I myself never wanted to follow in his footsteps, I wanted to be an inventor! I found myself drawn to the social sciences quite unwittingly only in my late teen years. |
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| The secret hand behind the Cricket Board elections |
The Sunday Times was the first to say it. Yet, it was no secret – the Sri Lanka Cricket which was under the rule of an ‘Interim Committee’ for seven long years (If the queen permits that idiom) finally got down to the business of electing members to the beleaguered sports body at the behest of the ICC. |
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| University of Mysore outreach Campus in Sri Lanka |
The Outreach Campus of the prestigious University of Mysore (UOM), Spectrum Institute of Science and Technology was established in 2002 with the idea of providing cutting edge technology training to the Sri Lankan youth. Spectrum takes pride in being the first private institute to introduce Undergraduate courses in Bio Informatics and Biotechnology. |
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| EDITORIAL |
| Education fails |
One of the more meaningful achievements after winning self-rule in the last years of British dominion over Sri Lanka was the introduction of free education. It inflicted a heavy burden on the State's purse, and its critics say it only generated hordes of 'educated unemployed' because the economy was unable to match their expectations with suitable employment opportunities.
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| COLUMNS |
| Fears of JVP radicals having links with pro-Tiger groups -- Political Column |
Last Sunday, hours after 2012 had dawned; life was lazy in the streets of Colombo and suburbs. Traffic along the main highways, choking even during holidays, had trickled down to a few vehicles. Most shops remained closed. |
| On those inconvenient 'truths' in the LLRC report -- Focus on Rights |
Several months ago, President Mahinda Rajapaksa declared to the world that the 'truth' in regard to the last stages of the war between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and government forces will be revealed by the Report of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) ......
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| Memories
of a hands -
on scientist |
“When one reaches the 80th year, one enters the realm of the legendary octogenarian,” writes Dr. R.O.B. Wijesekera. “There is little to look forward to, save the antics, memorable as they are, of grandkids; and then there looms the danger of ill-health, incapacitation and the manifestations of infirmity. In compensation, however, there is a world of experience to look back on, before one’s faculties, become sacrificial to the passage of residual time.” |
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The unique mountain ranges in Sri Lanka
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The mountainous
environment of Sri Lanka is best seen in the Central highlands where the
highest mountains are located. Mountains are
an important source of water, energy and
biological diversity. |
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| Cambio Healthcare Systems strengthens its presence in Sri Lanka |
Swedish e-health provider Cambio Healthcare Systems is shaping tomorrow's health care with an ambitious, global plan: They provide hospitals and health care centres with state-of-the-art systems that radically improve patient administration services and clinical decision support. |
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