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| ‘Doing things that cannot be done’ |
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 Sri Lankan Suran Goonatilake, whose outstanding achievements in numerous fields earned him an OBE, takes on the British film industry with a successful avant-garde romantic comedy, Scenes of a Sexual Nature. |
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| Nobody's children |
| They are punished for petty crimes…and an outdated system fails to recognize social and psychological issues |
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| Malawana magic |
 Forty years ago, in Ratnapura, Clarence Wijewardene was in search of a partner and a lead singer who would help to transform his dreams into reality. A friend whom he had selected to play this all important role failed to pass the test when I listened to them in the very first rehearsals we had in my house at Inner Circular Road, Ratnapura. |
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| Knox's landing |
 The sailors’ nightmare on November 19, 1660, exactly 346 years ago, that led to the incarceration of Robert Knox Jr. In Part IV of his monumental narration, Robert Knox details the incident that led to their capture by the officers of Rajasimha II (1629-1687 AD). |
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| In deep water |
 The water levels have subsided…but people are still in dire need of assistance. The destruction left behind by the trail of floods two weeks ago is immense — people are displaced — they are traumatised. |
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