The Sunday Times Sri Lanka | Sunday September 16, 2007

PLUS	FINANCIAL TIMES
Sounding out on noise	Young workers stressed out...
Nearly a century ago, in 1915, the use of loudspeakers created such an uproar in Sri Lanka that it became one of the biggest incidents ever to have happened during the last century; a watershed in the annals of the country’s history.	A majority of Sri Lankans in white collar jobs and junior-to-senior management level positions in the private sector are struggling with a combination of high pressure jobs, little relaxation and possible health problems which is likely to impact on prodctivity and the economic health of the nation in the future, a survey by The Sunday Times FT’s poll shows.

Secrets of a Swami	Concern over port deals
Swami Gauribala, better known as ‘German Swami’, was among the most colourful figures of 20th Century Sri Lanka. A consummate entertainer and prankster, he was also deeply immersed in a spiritual journey, his Grail ......	Bids for the massive Colombo South Harbour infrastructure project were opened on Monday with three companies having submitted bids but not without some controversy swirling around one bidder. The bidders are Hanjing Heavy Industries and Construction of Korea (Rs.76 billion)...
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COLUMNS
Political	Thoughts from London
US Senate turns against Lanka	The language barrier that has crippled ......

Situation Report	Telescope
My story behind the story	Ramifications of land alienation in the East
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SPORTS	INTERNATIONAL
Exclusive	INTERNATIONAL \| New Delhi
T-20 EXPRESS	Sethu project hits political rock....
Staged just a few months after the World Cup where we reached the finals and a few weeks ahead of England’s tour of Sri Lanka, the Twenty-20 World Cup in South Africa has given our cricketers, and those of most other countries, something to think about.	In India, where religion is all-pervasive, it was a comment destined to misfire. At issue was a US$ 577 million project to dredge a shipping channel between India and Sri Lanka -- right through a chain of limestone shoals and sand that Hindus believe was built by the God King Rama.The plan had already ...

SUNDAY MUSINGS	INTERNATIONAL \| Ketahun, Indonesia
Is over coaching bane of Sri Lanka...	15,000 buildings damaged in.....
It is a very human habit to forget problems at hand and get distracted by the current newsmakers till the problem will swing back once again and hit you harder than before. For the last few seasons we have been pointing fingers at the custodians of our junior cricket and shouting our throats dry saying “Hey! Look here the building is collapsing”.	More than 15,000 buildings collapsed or were seriously damaged by a series of massive earthquakes striking Indonesia's Sumatra, authorities said today as the death toll rose to 17. An initial 8.4-magnitude quake struck at dusk off Sumatra's west coast on Wednesday ......
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MIRROR	FUNDAY
Being the change	The Battle of Digavapi
Moving towards bringing about change in their communities, this is exactly what a certain group of young people are attempting to do. Stimulating thought and action amongst fellow young people, this entity is attempting to make Sri Lankan youth proactive and sensitive to issues related to them, in society.	On hearing about the arrival of the relics, King Parakramabahu was very happy. He marched forwards as far as the river, to receive them. This was a distance of about eight miles. Once he received the relics, he conducted them to the capital, in a procession.
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TV TIMES	MEDISCENE
Denon DJ Party at Taj Bumper Issue	Don’t mess with the brain
A fellowship followed by a cocktail party was held at the Taj Samudra hotel recently for the very first time in Sri Lankan music history for Lankan DJs. Quite a number of Sri Lankan DJs from Colombo as well as......	A loved one is acting out of character…….sleepless nights, disrupted routine, regular bursts of irritability and frequent signs of a personality change. What should family members do?Contact an astrologer to see.....
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