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| Driven to death |
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 Are elephants starving to death? Not outside but in the very place they have been driven to in the name of protection and safety – the Lunugamvehera National Park.Several of the elephants, about 250 herded into the Lunugamvehera Park, under two phases of an elephant drive that began in 2005. |
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| A chance to cut the cake and sing ‘happy birthday’ |
 His thinning hair, stick thin limbs and wizened face tug at your heartstrings, but it is those eyes that stop you in your tracks. Tired eyes, begging an end to his suffering. Barely past his first words and toddling steps, Charith is just four years old. |
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| Blind village girl who went places |
 You'd think, if you didn't know her, that she wore the dark glasses merely as a protection against the glare of the March sun. She alighted from the 3-wheeler and smilingly stepped forward towards me with such aplomb that I had to remind myself that this lady I was meeting for the first time, was totally blind. |
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| Feel the peace |
 The broad gates made of ancient timbers are firmly closed to deter visitors from arriving unannounced at Nisala Arana, a heritage hotel in the hinterland of Bentota. This is to protect the privacy of guests privileged to be staying there; they value the tranquillity of every blissful moment at Nisala Arana. |
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| Paying homage to the 28 Buddhas - Poya feature |
 Not many temples in Sri Lanka have an `ata visi budu medura' – an image house portraying the 28 Buddhas. Where such image houses are erected, devotees venerate them with much respect and reverence.At Vajiraramaya in Anuradhapura, a newly erected 'ata visi budu medura' was opened last week in the presence of a large gathering of devotees. |
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