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May 28, 2006 |
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Govt,
LTTE coy to talk in Oslo
Both the Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil
Eelam (LTTE) have reacted cautiously to a proposal by
Norway for a high-level meeting of the two sides in
Oslo on June 8 and 9 to discuss the working of the Ceasefire
Agreement. |
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Eight
feared dead in Wilpattu Park blast
Seven local visitors and a wildlife guard
were feared killed when their vehicle was hit by an
explosion yesterday inside the Wilpattu National Park,
Wildlife Chief Dayananda Kariyawasam said. |
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Rotational
mayors as Colombo gets trishaw driver as her 1st citizen
The controversy over substituting the winning independent
group candidates with UNP members in the Colombo Municipal
Council (CMC) is likely to end up in a legal battle
as a 22-year-old trishaw driver was set to be sworn
in as Colombo’s new mayor. |
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News] |
| Financial
Times |
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Sri
Lankan counterfeit buster acts against fakes
With anti-counterfeit cases filed against the country’s
top fashion stores and raids or criminal action against
many others trading in fake labels especially clothes,
in the bag that should make Sudath Perera easily qualify
as Sri Lanka’s counterfeit buster. |
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Good
corporate results but shares unlikely to rise
 Most
March companies are expected to announce good results
next month, but their share prices will not move in
tandem, according to industry analysts. |
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Compulsory
registration for water bottlers
So far 17 out of 47 SLS certified bottled water companies
have applied for registration at the Health Ministry
under compulsory registration rules. |
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So
good but yet so far
 It
was near perfect rearguard by the young Sri Lankans.
But yet England took another step closer to a win
at the end of the third day of their second Test against
Sri Lanka here yesterday. |
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Hosts
huff puff but win
The hosts prevailed in the lung opener of the ‘A’
Division rugby tournament at Longden Place last evening.
CR & FC despite looking a bit rusty defeated Army
by 26 points (4 tries and 2 penalties) to 16 (1 goal
and 3 penalties). |
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Army
put themselves in a strong position
Army have put themselves in a strong position against
Kalutara TC at the end of the first days play in their
Sara Trophy cricket final at Police Park. |
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Times |
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Film
star Cricket Carnival on Sunday
‘The
Film Star's Cricket Carnival’, featuring top stars
in the local film industry will be held at the R.Premadasa
International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, May 28. |
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The
Blue Water wins Gold
 The
culinary team of The Blue Water Hotel, Wadduwa won a
gold medal at the Food Asia Competition 2006 in Singapore. |
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Dance
to Chinthi’ ‘Sokeri’
If someone asks, what is currently the most popular
Sinhala new wave song, without any hesitation I would
say 'Sokari'. |
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| Funday
Times |
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The
chief named Udaya
King Sena appointed his elder brother, Mahinda, as the
'Yuva-raja'. The other two brothers were made chiefs. |
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The
Great Novelist is Born
The birth of Sri Lanka's most outstanding literary figure
of the 20th century, Martin Wickramasingha occurred
on May 29, 1890. |
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His Worship the Mayor of Colombo Uvais Mohamed Imthiyaz
pictured yesterday on his 22nd birthday at his home
in Modera, Colombo North. Mr. Imthiyaz, a three-wheel
driver, whose wife is a housemaid in Saudi Arabia, has
been picked to be the youngest mayor of Colombo. Pic
by Gemunu Wellage. [More] |
| Columns |
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President
faces crisis of credibility - Political
Column |
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Gamata
Kiri and Colombata Kekiri from now on
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5th Column
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Is
this violence or low-intensity war?
- Situation Report |
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Do
governments really care about advice and state enterprise
efficiency?
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The
Sunday Times Economic Analysis |
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Things
fall apart and Labour cannot hold
- Thought from London |
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Opting
for political arrogance and the defeat of the 17th Amendment
- Focus on Rights |
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“We
don’t want war, it has been thrust on us by the
LTTE ”-JVP -
Lobby |
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No
boom for Bush and Blair
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Inside the glass house |
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Crackdown
The reviews have been critical, even sometimes tinged
with derision. The much-awaited but controversial
Da Vinci Code movie is now running in cinemas across
the world.
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He
does it as he likes it
 When
most others his age would be quite content with retirement,
he has just completed training at the Moscow Space
Centre to become a cosmonaut on the International
Space Station. Last week saw him in Kegalle, clambering
down a slithery slope to stand cheek by trunk with
an aged elephant in the river. |
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Dirty
crumbling snowballs
The close approach to Earth of a fragmented comet
called Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (hereafter called comet
SW3), during mid-May generated worldwide excitement
among astronomers and the general public. Such celestial
events kindle the natural human curiosity to understand
the world around us. |
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| Mirror
Magazine |
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A
Touch Of Fairy Dust
 Enter
the land of the fairies, and savour the magical delights
on offer. Salma Yusuf takes a closer look at a show
inspired by time-honoured fairytales |
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Like
a toon
They’re cute, huggable and sometimes adorably
nasty. They are your favourite cartoon characters,
and you may have a few things in common with them
(oh yes). Smriti Daniel
helps you find out which one you are |
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Say
no
The ‘World No Tobacco Day Campaign’ organised
by Sewalanka Foundation in collaboration with Concern
World Wide Global and the National Cancer Control
Programme is billed to be quite a “large”
affair. |
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