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Sunday, February 04, 2007
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NEWS
US tried to save MoU, but failed
The United States Government made a last ditch attempt last week to ensure the Memorandum of Understanding between the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party majority Government and the main opposition United National Party (UNP) remained intact but its efforts failed.
 
Parliament: Old faces in new places
At least four of the new UNP dissidenta who joined the Mahinda Rajapaksa administration will get front row seats on the government side in Parliament when the House meets on Tuesday.
 
President to Tigers: Lay down arms and come for talks
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday called upon the LTTE to lay down arms and return to the negotiating table, saying he was still willing to offer a political solution to its demand for a separate state.
PLUS
Who are we?
What does it mean to be Sri Lankan? If, for a moment, we could put aside the invisible barriers that divide us – language, race, and religion – then who would we be?
 
A message of meditation
''Our world is a smaller place today. We travel around a lot. We do meet each other, we do marry each other, and we make friends with each other. That's a wonderful time for our world where.....
 
Tough trek to the peak
I must begin by stating (just for the record) that as of December 18, 2006, our ambitious quest to conquer the magnificent Adam’s Peak, (better known as Sri Pada), my respect for Edward Murphy........

INDEPENDENCE
A moment of joy
The national flag flies high in every nook and corner of Sri Lanka against the blue skies proudly displaying the symbolic gesture of independence.

Military trucks carrying multi-barrel rocket launchers on Independence Day rehearsal.

Military trucks carrying multi-barrel rocket launchers will be some of the firepower on display at today’s Independence Day ceremonies at Galle Face Green. The picture shows yesterday’s rehearsal. Pic by Gemunu Wellage.


Editorial

COLUMNS

5th Column

The Economic Analysis

Situation Report

Thoughts from London

Issue of the week

Focus on Rights

Lobby

Inside the glass house
INTERNATIONAL

As head of the World Bank, Paul Wolfowitz presides over an institution that dishes out billions of dollars each year in loans. But when it comes to his own wardrobe, the budget numbers are very different and apparently a little, well, threadbare.



FINANCIAL TIMES
Virtusa going public in US
Virtusa Incorporation, the leading US IT firm, will go down in history as the first Lankan run US firm to list on the NASDAQ Stock Market in the United States, according to company officials.
Vittachi to appeal
Sources say V.P. Vittachi is gearing up to file an appeal in the Court of Appeals this coming week after the most recent round of legal proceedings with Sri Lankan business mogul and business partner, Harry Jayawardene. Another courtroom battle came to a head this past week between Jayawardene, Managing Director of Stassen Exports Limited and Vittachi, Chairman...
Government officials are insisting that the North East conflict should not hinder development assistance and noted that the pattern of grants was changing.
Minister Enterprise Development, Dr. Sarath Amunugama told The Sunday Times FT that the pattern of donor assistance was changing rapidly and emerging economies...

SPORTS
Best chance since 1996 - Sidath
“Since of late the wickets all over the world have been getting slower and heavily uniformed also the ICC’s curators have been involved with the preparation of wickets...
 
A tough tour ahead
All the test playing nations and the other countries who have qualified to play in the World Cup are currently going through the last preparation stage. Sri Lanka and India will lock horns over four ODI’s as their...
 
Thomians have the better of exchanges
S. Thomas’ dominated the proceedings of the drawn Elephant Lemonade inter-school encounter against St Joseph’s which was also played for the Gilmour Jayasuriya trophy at Darley Road, yesterday.

KANDY TIMES
Fire at Kandy Library claims life of child
D.S. Senanayake Public LibraryFiremen turned up late and were minus water to battle Friday’s raging fire at the D.S. Senanayake Public Library which claimed the life of a child and caused extensive damage to the building and the priceless collection of books, Municipal Councillors and eyewitnesses said.

 
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No boundaries
Catchy tunes. Innovative lyrics. Music with no boundaries.Introducing…'Cross Culture,' the latest local pop album to hit the market! Literally crossing cultures and being accessible to all, regardless of even ethnicity, the album promises to be big.
Chola power on the decline
King Vijayabahu had great self-confidence. He was never discouraged. His one ambition was to free the country from foreign rule. It was a difficult task and Vijayabahu knew the gravity of it. All this time, more local leaders too were giving him trouble. They took the side of the foreigner.
‘Uthpalawanna’ is the latest directorial venture by award winning filmmaker, scriptwriter, auther, lyricist and academic Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne.A novel theme on a ‘Bikkhunee’ or female monk, ‘Uththpalawanna’ a name that comes in one of the Jathaka stories the film is set in a backdrop of the 1989 insurrection period.
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