The scene of terror where the JVP meeting was attacked by a killer squad on Friday at Hediwatte in the Hambantota District. Pic by Krishan Jeewaka Jayaruk
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Dengue: Emergency action tomorrow
Fears of a mounting dengue epidemic have prompted Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena to call an emergency meeting of a Presidential Task Force tomorrow to identify the immediate causes.
Attack on meeting state terror: JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) charged yesterday that Friday’s attack on a party meeting in the Hambantota village of Hediwatte ....
Cement Corporation caught tampering
Sunken buses and trains are perfect for fish
Road deaths by buses on the rise
Fake banknotes doing the rounds
Unstoppable deadly dengue marches on
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BUSINESS TIMES
Missing sugar from Sevanagala
A top level probe has been initiated over the alleged fraudulent sale of a stock of 600 metric tons of sugar from the Sevanagala Sugar Co just as the company is being merged with Pelwatte Sugar Co, Finance Ministry sources said.
MAGAZINE
Social shutterbugs
Facebook is the new stamping ground for up and coming young photographers. Together with Flickr, the combination is quite deadly. We wade through these sites to pick the photographers from the fauxtographers, and encounter these gems.
SPORTS
Perera joins ministry of seniors to give Lanka the rabbit from the box
Catches win matches maybe that’s an old cliché, but that is what exactly what happed at the 4th ODI between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium yesterday. A match that was seemingly going Pakistan’s way was brought to a halt and changed rails after Nuwan Kulasekera ....

 

TIMES2
Anna Chapman: From spy to supermodel
Ex-spy Anna Chapman has walked a Turkish catwalk in a long red dress at a fashion show. Fashion designer Hikmet Eraslan said his Dosso Dossi clothing company donated to Chapman's charity foundation for children with poor eyesight .....

 

MEDISCENE
Angry abscess
Be watchful -- a tiny cut, scrape or prick may open the door to an invasion by germs, not visible to the naked eye, which will result in an abscess.

 

 

 

 

EDITORIAL
Rio+20: Save Lanka first

The media are being bombarded these days with the happening event of the month - the Earth Summit. Formally known as the UN Sustainable Development Conference, it is nicknamed 'Rio+20' to denote the fact that the world's leaders are meeting in Rio de Janeiro 20 years after a similar summit was held in the same Brazilian city to save the world from its own inhabitants.

COLUMNS
Sarath Fonseka: Where will he go from here? -- Political Column
“Eyaa guliya gilala” or he has swallowed the pill said Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa when Colombo's Mayor A.J.M. Muzammil asked, "what is happening to Fonseka."
 
PLUS
Medicine can be fun
A 10-year-old girl presents herself shortly after a seizure. She has experienced low-grade fever for a week, a severe headache for two days and loss of vision since waking up today. Her medical, family and birth histories are unremarkable.

 

FUNDAY TIMES
The revolt of Jothipala
The Portuguese marched to Udugampola to suppress the rebellion. They attacked the rebels there. They grabbed all the wealth of the leader of this rebellion. By this time, Domingo Corea knew that the revolt was becoming unsuccessful.

 

EDUCATION
A proven expert in Red Hat instruction
OpenEd, with its highly qualified and experienced team of Red Hat certified instructors, is undoubtedly the best place for Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Open Source Technology training in Sri Lanka.

 

FREEHOLD
Milk farmers get benefits under Maliban abhayadana programme
Sri Lankan quality biscuit market leader, and the country's premier biscuit manufacturer, Maliban Biscuit Manufactories Limited, has achieved world class excellence in its performance in large scale manufacturing sector with the clinching of Global Performance Excellence Award (GPEA) this week.

 

INSIDE SUNDAYTIMES
  News
Dengue: Emergency action tomorrow
Attack on meeting state terror: JVP
Rs. 200m in public funds down the drain for C’wealth Games
Cement Corporation caught tampering
Authorities silent on how he came to possess so much foreign currency
Colombo-Tuticorin ferry service abandoned
Bridging friendship between Japan and Sri Lanka
Nations urged to estimate 'natural capital' for green accounting purposes
Police suspect one gang behind 2 break-ins at Battaramulla bank
Meet demands now or face strike action, says FUTA
Animal remains rest in pieces as talismans
Rs. 11 m. due from cinema hall owners in City
Fake banknotes doing the rounds
Fonseka release: Court of Appeal to scrutinise presidential order
CEB losses rise with drop in reservoir levels
N’Eliya water supply illegally tapped for 15 years
Beehives to remain while officials comb for solutions
Crate law shoots up veggie prices, say traders
Road deaths by buses on the rise
Will it be a case of bye, bye blackbird?
A world for our children's grandchildren
Unstoppable deadly dengue marches on
High risk Negombo facing shortage of vital staff
Protests over unhealthy payment to get clean bill of health
Govt. distances itself from SB’s sexual assault charge within Colombo campus
Waiting to be fired up
Maldivian President’s brother escapes assault outside embassy
Sunken buses and trains are perfect for fish
Fowzie off to Saudi Arabia for Crown Prince’s funeral
  Columns
Political Column
Sarath Fonseka: Where will he go from here?
5th Column
Fooled twice, shame on whom?
The Economic Analysis
External and internal shocks serious setbacks to economic growth
Lobby
Not issued on this week
Focus on Rights
Revising the sum and substance of 'the national question'
Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Duminda Silva visits PM in Singapore hospital
In the National interest
Sarath Fonseka throws down the gauntlet
  Business Times
Missing sugar from Sevanagala
Uncertain, World Bank-funded tourism project finally off the rail
SL medical transcription to grow in insurance sector
Inaugural meeting of proposed investors association
Dialog launches ground-breaking easy payment mobile facility
LINK LANKA tackles digital taxi meter demand
Comment - Conflict of interests Sri Lankan-style
Conflicts-Play of interests
Three trade secrets on successful powerful corporate presentations
Stock market 'mafia' controls the market: Vignarajah
Sri Lanka Tourism gets ‘Googled’
Sri Lanka receives highest, ever value FDI project - US$4 bln, says BOI
95% of Carson Group workforce in Indonesia, Malaysia and India
Singer adds Huawei smart phones
Debt-free Access Engineering records Rs 2 bln in pre-tax profits
Telecommuting as an option to stressed travel
Vietnam travel promotion in Colombo
Union Bank goes for TV banking
Pushing the power of Asia
National consumer welfare policy for Sri Lanka
CSE detects 20 suspected malpractices; resolves 44 investor complaints in 2011
Trade policy challenges for Sri Lanka in the post-conflict Era
Top corporates and professionals to speak at 2012 SAFA-CMA Summit
SIA offers 2 biz class tickets to any destination in online competition
Spa Ceylon gives Ceylon Tea a new fillip
Colombo bourse up on policy rates, rupee depreciation
SEC further 'grills' NSB-TFC deal culprits
Rupee depreciation beneficial to Spence
Foreign visitors on upward drive
Taj Samudra organizes clean up of Galle Face Green
  MediScene
Angry abscess
JE as deadly as dengue
Cerebral Palsy: Correct treatment opens doors to normal life
When MS strikes management is the key
Do you have a bleeding gut?
  Free Hold
Sri Lanka's racing driver Upulwan Serasinghe leads in all 2012 hampionships with DSL
DFCC Group records strong credit growth and a 37% year on year increase in post tax profits
DFCC Launches Brand New Website
A groundbreaking CSR initiative by Maliban
Modern Salon Furniture to popularize Chinese " Kingdom " beauty salon equipment
BOC goes global mobilizing more foreign remittances
DSL hosts an extravagant awards night in Jakarta for auto-parts dealers
S. Jeyavarman assumes role of CEO at Orient Wealth
Milk farmers get benefits under Maliban abhayadana programme
  Editorial
Once bitten; not twice shy
  Sports
Perera joins ministry of seniors to give Lanka the rabbit from the box
IPL horror: Cricket is eating its own tail
Trinity win first leg of Bradby by comfortable margin
Well done ladies - hats off to you
The Royal-St. Peter’s game was a whopper
We have the talent, but we lack exposure, says Bolling
Archers – final destination -- London
Lankan lone shooting star in the Olympic sports galaxy
Royal-St. Peter’s rugby clash
Strong Kingswood overpower DSS
Old Thurstanites win over SSC
St. Anthony’s in danger of relegation
Shafie Jainudeen laid to rest in Melbourne
Wesley record eighth successive victory
Isipathana steamrolls over St. Peter’s for convincing win
Ragama CC record innings win over BRC
  Magazine
Magazine Articles
Triton, the music of his life
It’s a bread feast with Paan, Paan
Key to the kingdom
magazine -- Cover of the week
Mirror Magazine Articles
Social shutterbugs
Lively choral music
Mellow jams
TV Times Articles
Viharagala Bungalow: Mysteriously tranquil
Variety of music with French spring
Fathers’ Day celebrations at Bay Leaf
Popular cinema on television
‘Balloth Ekka Behe’ brings down curtain
Mapitigama makes one more dream
‘Thunmanthenna’: A tale of a mysterious murder
Savoy to be converted to 3D
‘Sindu Pathule’ : Lanka’s first underwater music video
Lincoln heads MAF again
Moratuwa ‘Y’ bags best YMCA Award for 2nd time
  Times 2
Polls open in second round of Egypt presidential vote
Anna Chapman: From spy to supermodel
Rio+20: Race against clock as wrangle heads for overtime
Saudi heir apparent Prince Nayef dies
Indian PM urges Europe to act on financial crisis
Glamorous Australian lawyer held in Libya on spying charge
Daredevil Nik Wallenda completes 1800-foot journey across Niagara Falls
Revealed: Syria's 'Ghost' killers
Three women barred from entering France after refusing to remove their face veils
Western leaders should listen to the Dalai Lama
Green from the grassroots
Activists aren't mourning Obama's absence at Rio summit
  Plus
Medicine can be fun
Practical ways to open the doors wider for our disabled
Letters to the Editor
Appreciations
Chugging along on a happy train ride
A place to relax and revitalise away from the city din
Anoma’s artistic message
Memories are made of colour and brush strokes
An emotional evening to remember
Diluka off to Austria for World Dance Comp
Health is svelte
CCSE readies for arts and handicraft exhibition
Weaving her childhood days to bring joy to today’s children
Events in brief
Royalty is as royalty does
A reluctant politician who united communities
‘Unity Camp’: A child’s right to reconciliation
Mary Chapman’s mission to give vision in its 100th year
  Funday Times
The revolt of Jothipala
For you on Father’s Day -- A Poem for the week
Earth Watch
The Hague -- Geography
Kids' World
  Education
Past cricketers and old boys of Wesley College take a walk down memory lane
A proven expert in Red Hat instruction
Grade 4 student does Sri-Lanka proud
MBA from University of Ballarat
The graphic design talent that says ‘Sri Lanka can!”
Cardiff Metropolitan University MBA , Pre-Graduation Party
Center for Professional Studies offers University of London LLB degree in Sri-Lanka
Why choose Griffith University?
The bar set too low for B.Tech.?
CIRP in a rapid but successful path to academic excellence
STAT DAY 2012 – Statistics for Innovation & Business Improvement
Get Trained and Be Certified on Microsoft Technologies Value of Microsoft Certification
MSU Sri Lanka’s defining Private University of Choice
Providing quality education is Debarawewa Central’s goal
Rajapaksa College stands as a prominent and proud school
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