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Independent photojournalists were not camera shy on Budget Day -- but they were twice bitten. After being told to come early morning to the Information Department and being taken on the proverbial long route to Kotte, they were told by policemen in parliament they could not be allowed to take the traditional photographs of President Mahinda Rajapaksa delivering the Budget speech. Pic by Gemunu Wellage


NEWS
Head Line of the week |
Three new ‘green taxes’ coming
Customers buying items, including mobile phones, televisions, electrical items and computers which could be recycled later, will have to pay a tax as recycling charges from next year. The levy known as the ‘green cess’ is part of the Budget and will be implemented when the required regulations are passed in parliament, according to Central Environmental Authority (CEA) Chairman Udaya Gammanpila.
 
Diplomatic scandal over Karuna...
Britain’s relations with Sri Lanka have taken a nose-dive after breakaway LTTE rebel leader Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias ‘Karuna Amman’ was arrested near London and found to have entered the United Kingdom on a Sri Lankan diplomatic passport issued by its Foreign Ministry and containing bogus bio-data.

 


PLUS
FINANCIAL TIMES
Amma is back Traditional with hidden taxes
For more than a decade they had thought she was dead. So it was a happy and tearful reunion indeed for the family of N.G Mallika when she returned to her motherland last week after 16 long years, having gone to Saudi Arabia as a housemaid in 1991.
The 2008 budget drew a mixed bag of reactions during an exclusive panel discussion convened by The Sunday Times FT but the general consensus of the business community was that it’s a ‘traditional’ budget with hidden taxes.
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Enchanted journey Sri Lankan expatriate women...
“Enchanted - a journey through the wild” a book of rare wild life photographs will be launched together with an exhibition of photos from November 16 to 18 at the Harold Pieris Gallery of the Lionel Wendt. Compiled by Gehan Rajapakse, Namal Kamalgoda, Palitha Antony and Sarinda Unamboowe, “Enchanted”.
Remittances by Sri Lankan housemaids in the Middle East are among the highest in the world in terms of foreign exchange earned by women, an UNDP expert says. UNDP (Asia/Pacific) Chief of Policies and Programmes Omar Norman, speaking to The Sunday Times on the sidelines of a recent regional conference on poverty reduction, said there was no country in the world where such a high ...
COLUMNS
Political Thoughts from London
JVP holds the key on Budget More egg on our diplomatic face
   
Situation Report Focus on Rights
Muhamalai : The attack and the withdrawal Institution of the judiciary and the government
 


SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana INTERNATIONAL | Islamabad, PAKISTAN
Kekille Kricket From emergency to image building
Like any other country in the Indian sub-continent the Sri Lankans are also a nation who is cricket crazy. At the same time, people in this tiny cricket loving nation are highly literate and what is written or given in frozen action on the subject is quickly devoured with great enthusiasm and that has been a great passion of them. Pakistan announced plans to lift its state of emergency within one month and allowed opposition leader Benazir Bhutto to leave her villa following a day under house arrest, as the country sought today to restore its battered image at home and abroad.
   
Notes from Down Under | Chaminda Vaas INTERNATIONAL | Yangon
A good test of our skills and temp... Suu Kyi’s junta deal
The first test against the Australians is in its second day as I write and the battle is on. Australia has piled on a 500 plus score and we are two down with three days to play. Most reports say the Aussies have a stranglehold on the game but I would dare to say it is excitingly poised. Residents in Myanmar's main city Yangon are divided over the prospects for change after a meeting between opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an official of the junta which has ruled for the past 45 years. The Nobel peace laureate, on Thursday....


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Men are from Mars Brave Commander Lankapura
When I was 15-years-old, I backed up my mom's car into a wall. My dad didn't yell – in fact, he told me to practice reversing the same car–broken taillight and all–into the garage on that same day, until I perfected it. After that, I somehow managed to total two (different) cars – and he still never yelled, always said that he was glad I was alright.
King Parakramabahu announced his decision to the commanders. In one voice, all the commanders agreed to this decision. The king was very happy. He wanted the commanders to make things known to their troops. He ordered that everything needed for the foreign trip should be organised. Ship builders were summoned. They were asked to build a number of very large ships.


TV TIMES
KANDY TIMES
Milestones on Our Journey  
SriLankan Airlines launched a book titled 'Milestones on our Journey', on the achievements of the National Carrier and the challenges it has faced over the last decade. The first copies of the book were presented to dignitaries of the country's four religions - Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and Christianity - at ceremonies in Kandy and Colombo on November 5 and 6.
Moving you to previous issue dated Sunday November 4, 2007.
 


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TV Times
   

Movie Scene

  ‘Saawariya’ : A tale of four nights of love and rejection
  Sankara wins further acclaim
  'L' for Lolita Lempicka at Parfumerie
  'Neth' forsees a bright future
  Music with West Side Story
  Alternate film venues: A great cinema experience
  'The Rashevski Tango'
   

Music Scene

  Piano solo at Mount Lavinia Hotel
  Fine dining with 'Dance Music' at California Grill Rooftop Restaurant
  Latvian Music
   

TV Scene

  Malani brings 'Surangana Duwa'
  Jeewithaya Horu Arang
  'Sinansenna Anuththara' : A tale of two couples
  Samanalunta Wedithiyanna
  'Jeewithaya Lassanai' records 250th episode
   
Art
  Portraying the heroes behind picture stories
   
Travel
  Get close to nature at the 'Peacock Garden Rest'
  VOV back on saddle
  Community based Eco - Guides in Arugam Bay at WTM
  New strategies and new packages from SriLankan Holidays
   

Leisure

  Rodney writes on 'Vandana Charika'
  Grand Hotel bags prestigious SAGA Award
  Chandana's CDs to successful living
  Grace and elegant style by 'Wed in Style'
   

Theatre

  Drama and music at Tower Hall Theatre
  Popular plays at Lionel Wendt
   

Reader’s Corner

  Looking for good 'Season 3' programme
  Tremendous season from Sirasa TV
   


News
   
Deadly diabetes takes its toll
   
Court martial for guilty peacekeepers
   
Media groups condemn Budget picture ban
   
Water Supply Board clarifies position on sewerage service charge - Right of reply
   
Ban on cell phones for under 18s?
   
Veteran newsman dies
 
Dissecting budget: Who says what
 
SC ruling on Appropriation Bill
 
Noise pollution – regulations to be effective from next year
 
Lankan choir wins gold
 
SEDEC organizes Deepavali celebration
 
Questions of overspending on foreign trips still unanswered
 
Kurunegala residents protest over dilapidated roads
 
 
JVP to honour fallen comrades
 
He waits in hope while mending soles
 
Odds and Ends
   
Tourists asked to come despite terrorism
   
Former service chiefs promoted
   
Rizana’s fate still in the balance
   
Fear stalks a once peaceful village
   
Divisional Secretary acquitted in breach of trust case
   
Civilian killed in Yala blast
   
Fund to finance homes for security forces
   
Students disappear, driver found dead
   

Sports
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Plus
Letters to the editor
  Wake up countrymen, take the fate of this country into your hands
  I saw Yakadaya in the Police cell
  Don't neglect these students
 
Appreciations
  Viji Weerasinghe - First Appreciation
  Viji Weerasinghe - Second Appreciation
  Yusuf Ibrahim (Y.I.) Jafferjee
  Derek Meloney
  Sarath Hewagama
   
Features
  A plea for Asokamala
  Facing the challenges in combating STD
  The genesis of the National remembrance Park
  Just 17 and she's no more
   
Issues
  Nature also victim of war
  All eyes on 20 - 20
   
Arts
  Powerful portrayal of injustice
   
Travel
  The wild flower meadows of Kyrgyzstan
   
Books
  Beyond Bawa - Reviewed by Richard Simon
   
Tribute
  In the forefront of ushering in a modern society
   
People and events
  Reviving memories
  Let the magic begin!
  Step into their world of colour and beauty
  Songs with a difference
  Rotary Club presents Mad About Money
  The Wesley Muthiah commemorative meeting
   

International
   
Belatedly, Asia's literary scene comes of age
   
Yangon residents see flicker of hope in Myanmar
   
   
UN Chief says global warming an emergency
   
Iran's quest for nuclear energy
   
Democratic politics manipulates truth: But there’s a way out
   

 


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