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Thondaman carries gifts for Indian poachers
Minister Arumugam Thondaman visited the Anuradhapura Prison with gifts to see a group of…
Major initiative to kiss and make up with Uncle Sam
Central Bank and Sri Lanka’s embassy in Washington hire expensive PR firms to turn…
Winning battles on a political minefield
My Dear General, I thought of writing to you when I heard that the…
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Hunting in packs and thinking out of the box
It was early 1996. At that time the Lankans generally were invited to a…
DSS young rugby players undergo medical checkup
It was a strange scene this Friday at the D.S. Senanayake College grounds in…
Minister says elections will be held on due date
By S.R. Pathiravithana Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said the Sri Lanka Cricket elections, which…
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Labai, labai, come to Pettah!
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You said goodbye with a smile Yasawardena Kalyana Tissa De Silva Ask anyone who…
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Act immediately to stop this religious tension It is sad to note what is…
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Tiger Airways, good option for Sri Lankans visiting Malaysia, Australia
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CB 2012 annual report on Apr. 9
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB)’s annual report for 2012 which traces the…
TKS Finance depositors gets a double bonanza
TKS Finance is now offering its fixed deposit holders the benefit of a free…
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Kidney disease: A possibility overlooked
By Jatal D. Mannapperuma Kidney disease in the dry zone has become the subject…
When writing works at the pace of walking
Sean Borodale, who was in Sri Lanka recently for Colomboscope, is a poet and…
Evacuation warnings, missile fears stoke N. Korea crisis
SEOUL, April 6 (AFP) -Foreign diplomats in Pyongyang were considering a North Korean evacuation…
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CA Sri Lanka launches UGC approved BSc. Degree in Applied Accounting
Marking yet another milestone in its history, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri…
Live-Work-Study in Australia!
Australia is a safe, friendly and harmonious country. It is exciting and vibrant, there…
Dr. Kumaralingam Vijayavarmon – Another Success Story from Wycherley
A journey from a toddler to a young man or woman is what most…
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Home is not a destination, it’s something within you
Young Indian author Anjali Joseph speaks of her two novels and the different reactions…
Bite into a burger
This week on Take 3, the glorious chicken burger is the focus of our…
Fit for a bride
From bridal-dressing, jewellery to décor Anushka de Fonseka fulfils every girl’s dream of that…
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World Water Day
Thirty Funday Times Club Members celebrated World Water Day at a workshop organized by…
OSC Primary Talent Show
On February 20, there was a super Primary School Talent Show done by the…
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My pet My pet is a cat. Its name is Tommy. It is brown…
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Labai, labai, come to Pettah!
Kumudini Hettiarachchi takes a walk through Main Street to feel the Avurudu pulse It’s that…
Hitting the outdoors with BootCamp
Duvindi Illankoon discovers that exercising doesn’t always have to be boring Being told to get down…
Vacationing with elephants
For the volunteers of an elephant conservation programme in Sri Lanka, the experience has been a…
OSC art students display their talent at The IB Diploma Art Exhibition
Presenting the work of 19 young visual artists of The Overseas School of Colombo, the media…
SL seeks more investments from Czech Republic
Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa met with Czech Industry and Trade Minister Martin Kuba, during the…
For want of a nail … lack of funds led to students’ injuries from collapsed staircase
By Aanya Wipulasena National Heritage Minister Dr. Jagath Balasuriya said on Friday that lack of funds…
Boutique owner near level crossing recounts tragedy
Sounded just like a bomb going off in those days:Somalatha There had been a number of…
Declining values
Pix and text by K.G. Karunarathne Since the defacing of the historic archaeological site at Sigiriya,…
Susantha comes with a vengeance to take snooker title
Sattar takes Billiards honours By M. Shamil Amit Sri Lanka’s reining national snooker champion and the…
News
Danger still lurks
Hours after the Kurunegala High Court on Friday passed the death sentence on a bus driver and a conductor involved in a deadly crash that…
India delays visa for SL’s envoy to Chennai
External Affairs Ministry officials say never before has it taken…
Major tax sweeteners for $220m Hambantota refinery
UNP May Day rally in three places
BASL disturbed by unusual transfers of judicial officers
Water and more water to counter, heat, humidity and dehydration
Lions from Germany, Korea to breed new generation of cubs
Abandoned by mother, baby finds love among strangers
TN rumblings keep Lankan shoppers and sightseers away
Big stink
Rape of minors on the up
Consume less salt and live longer, says WHO expert
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Hunting in packs and thinking out of the box
It was early 1996. At that time the Lankans generally were invited to a tri-series or a cup championship just to make up the numbers.…
DSS young rugby players undergo medical checkup
It was a strange scene this Friday at the D.S.…
Minister says elections will be held on due date
Kazakhs taste Lankan special with spice
D.A.V. College India emerge champions
Lankan rugby ascendance commendable
Moors huff-puff and falter
Lookout for Tommy Haas – he has the aces
VVIP orders school rugby officials to paint green over reds
ICC introduces new ‘No ball’ playing condition
Cooper denies Daredevil victory
Lankan selectors name ‘play it safe’ initial squad for Champions trophy
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Tiger Airways, good option for Sri Lankans visiting Malaysia, Australia
Story and pix by Nadia Fazlulhaq in Singapore SINGAPORE – Most passengers travelling in low-cost carriers seldom get the opportunity to enjoy first class privileges…
CB 2012 annual report on Apr. 9
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB)’s annual report for…
TKS Finance depositors gets a double bonanza
Microsoft Imagine Cup competition on Apr. 10
Plantation workers, companies in new wage pact
Tax hike on milk powder imports on the cards
Golden Key to be revived for the benefit of depositors
BOI revamps for umpteenth time!
Korean firm, sole contender for Chalmers Granary development
Errant broker removed by Sri Lankan securities firm
Fashion designers in Sri Lanka hit by unethical retail stores
Employment opportunities in port development
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Editorial
Power: People pay for absolute corruption
The Government’s Avurudu gift to the people is all wrapped up and only to be delivered; but it is not a welcome one. The new tariffs on electricity, insiders say, is based on IMF advice just this February on a pricing formula, and is one that is bound to give a…
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Winning battles on a political minefield
My Dear General, I thought of writing to you when I heard that the political party that you formed had finally been granted official recognition by the Commissioner…
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Major initiative to kiss and make up with Uncle Sam
Central Bank and Sri Lanka’s embassy in Washington hire expensive PR firms to turn foe into friend; EAM left out of DPL process Moves to improve ties with…
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Writing on the wall: Mind the trade gap
Early signs point to another massive trade deficit this year. The trade gap of US$ 780.4 million for the first month of the year, when projected for the…
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Focus on Rights
We have no ‘sovereignty’ despite boastful talk
It is exquisitely humorous that state media propagandists still believe that legitimate criticism leveled at the government may be suppressed through vicious barbs aimed at dissidents accusing them…
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Talk at the Cafe Spectator
Thondaman carries gifts for Indian poachers
Minister Arumugam Thondaman visited the Anuradhapura Prison with gifts to see a group of more than 15 South Indian fishermen. Together with police officials, bodyguards and cameramen, he…
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Labai, labai, come to Pettah!
Kumudini Hettiarachchi takes a walk through Main Street to feel the Avurudu pulse It’s that time of year again, when the call of the koha and the…
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You said goodbye with a smile Yasawardena Kalyana Tissa De Silva Ask anyone who knew my father and they would tell you of a man who loved to…
Letters to the Editor
Act immediately to stop this religious tension It is sad to note what is happening around us and it is time to put a stop to it. It…
His style is in the details
By Smriti Daniel Don’t let Nish de Gruiter’s suit trick you into believing he’s a conservative guy. The truth is in the details: the tapering pants folded up…
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Home is not a destination, it’s something within you
Young Indian author Anjali Joseph speaks of her two novels and the different reactions to them By Smriti Daniel, Pic by Indika Handuwala Here to attend…
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UN Club of STC promises an ‘Xtaztic’ show
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TinieTempah set to headline | Electric Peacock Festival 2013
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The Unforgettable Story of Sinhala Pop Re-scheduled
Frederick Koch writes history in New York
Aussie Katcha to perform at Fdo’s
JK Talent Night; bringing out the stars
Jayantha J’s Journey on reel
Ashley leaves for IFFS General Assembly
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CA Sri Lanka launches UGC approved BSc. Degree in Applied Accounting
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Kidney disease: A possibility overlooked
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