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SEC chairman ousted as probes on 17 ‘players’ near completion
By By Duruthu Edirimuni ChandrasekeraThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday expressed concern over the resignation of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Tilak Karunaratne, as investigations on irregularities and…
Sweeping tax concessions for new hotel company
The Government has announced several tax concessions for the company…
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One power crisis after another
Offshore detention centres will not deter asylum-seekers, says Navy spokesman
Opposition is trying to put spokes in election wheel – President
Rs. 750 m allocated for eight domestic airports
Power crisis adds chaos to the street
Dispute with Britain over Sea Marshals
Lanka challenges UK warning on sex crimes, nationalism
From bad diesel to usable diesel
Water contaminated, typhoid in Colombo
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Spice Girls, Bolt, Farah or Rudisha
The razzmatazz of the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony is long over. As one Londoner put it, “If you get The Who, the Spice Girls, Take…
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Head Coach Greenings sells a dummy and moves to Scotland
Sharmal and Madusha enjoy strong start
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Sugar cane season
A tractor driver smiles as he drives past carrying a load of sugar cane to the Sevanagala Sugar Co factory at Sevanagala. Sugar cane harvesting…
Sri Lanka not seeking fresh GSP+ benefits:EU Rep
A new round of aid negotiations will get underway later…
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SEC chief Thilak resigns; one commissioner follows suit
TFC reports Rs 393 mln loss in 1stQ against 2011 profit
100 more factories stitch for the world
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Myths, lies and damn lies about the stock market
SL foreign inflows up to Rs. 2.45 billion in July : Report
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‘Ethical advertising and the consumer’ at the STBC
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Reaching out to Vanuatu but not Tamil Nadu
Sri Lankan pilgrims travelling through the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu and sports teams may get set upon by ‘goondas’ (goons) from political parties and the state government wants Sri Lankan military personnel not to train on Tamil Nadu soil. Not to be outdone, Indian spectators at a recent…
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Ebullient and charming Ashok Kantha, India’s High Commissioner in Sri Lanka, the accomplished diplomat that he is, found it difficult to hide his feelings. That he chose to…
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The rise of China is one of the most momentous transformations in modern world history. �According to Prof. Premachandra Autukorala, the Chinese economy is likely to overtake the…
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Child soldiers – the tragedy and the transformation
Perhaps one of the most under- reported aspects of Sri Lanka’s 30 year war, is that of thousands of Tamil children who were robbed of their childhood to…
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‘The Waves’ opened at Water Park in Trinco
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