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Sunday January 27, 2008
Vol. 42 - No 35

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Frontline combat troops

Not knowing what to expect at any moment with LTTE snipers being an ever present threat, frontline combat troops involved in clearing operations in the shrub lands adjoining the Giant Tank in Mannar keep a weary eye open even when taking a meal. Pic by Saman Kariyawasam

NEWS
Head Line of the week |
Rupavahini drama takes another violent turn
Mr. Mawalage at the National Hospital yesterdayA TV journalist who opposed Minister Mervyn Silva’s intrusion and abuse of a colleague at Rupavahini, the national television network, escaped murder on Friday night when he was attacked by two unidentified thugs on his way home after work.
 
CJ puts brakes on illegal speed limits
Speed LimitsChief Justice Sarath N. Silva on Friday ordered Police to pull down all illegal sign boards of speed limits put up on main roads as hapless motorists were being forced to either face prosecution or pay bribes to the police to get away.

 


OTHER TOP NEWS ARTICLES |
Where men fight and guns boom Beware of dengue, say health officials


PLUS
FINANCIAL TIMES
Finding Yakadaya CIC Paints gets new Dutch owner

With apologies to Baroness Orczy who wrote the above lines in her popular series ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ set during the time of the French Revolution about an anonymous hero who daringly...

The acquisition of the UK's ICI Paints by Dutch multinational, Akzo Nobel earlier this month will open out new vistas of business for ICI’s Colombo partner, CIC Paints with the new partner also having management control of the local company...

COLUMNS
Political Thoughts from London
None so blind as those who refuse to see
   
Situation Report The Economic Analysis
Importing rice once again: so much for .....
 


SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana INTERNATIONAL | Kolkata, INDIA
See them in Dodo land Bird flu: West Bengal seeks .....

It is very intriguing and very interesting indeed. Sri Lanka and India are two teams that at one juncture took the field with only one medium pacer and three specialist spinners have now...

The Indian state of West Bengal, battling the country's worst outbreak of deadly bird flu, appealed on Saturday to the federal government to send “all possible help to defeat” the virus.

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Winds of Change for local cricket Obama winning South Carolina
After a long await it looks like the domestic cricket structure is going to be revamped from the 2009 season.At present the SLC Cricket Committee comprising Aravinda de Silva....
Democrat Barack Obama expanded his lead on rival Hillary Clinton to 15 points heading into South Carolina's bitterly contested presidential primary, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released today.


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FUNDAY
Understanding anger King Vijayabahu 2 - Mahawamsa
Anger is every where. The message is everywhere – in our movies, politics and music. Why? Perhaps because it gives us feelings of certainty and power.
King Parakramabahu increased the volume of water in the Elahera canal. A tributary of the Amban Ganga was connected to it and the water was then diverted along the Yodha Ela. The Elahera canal was extended from the...


TV TIMES
MediScene
Master: Thank you for the music  
If Dr. Lester James Peries is the Father of Sri Lankan cinema, Dr. Premasiri Khemadasa should be named as the 'Father' of local film music .....
Moving you to previous issue dated Sunday January 20, 2008.


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TV Times
   

TV Scene

  BDFI Dance Festival ends on high note
  C & C adds new faces to lineup
   

Movie Scene

  ‘There's Something About Mary’ at AC
  80th annual Oscar nominees
  'Lion Hunters' at Alliance Francaise
  'Dummalawarama' at Wattala
  Now 'Shrek the Musical'
  'Eragon' a fantasy adventure in Colombo
  'The Singing Nun' at Russian Centre
   

After Dark

  Pradeep and the stars sing for a cause
  Big Bang sound on Saturday
   


International
   
Economic forum: Trends and Trendiness at Davos
   
   
Italians show what religious tolerance is
   
Why politics of Mayawati and Modi poses a threat to India
   
News
Gallantry Awards ceremony - Picture Story
   
Baby racket in three major hospitals
   
VAT scam: State unfolds the big sham
   
Grade 1 admissions: Mixed reception to parents’ claims
   
UN acts diplomatically on anti-Arbour JVP protest
   
Residents get guns but fear reigns
   
The death of CFA: War-for-peace strategy not the way forward - Point of view
   
Errant NGOs’ days numbered?
   
Odds & Ends
   
Residents get guns but fear reigns
   
Where men fight and guns boom - From the frontlines of strife-torn Mannar
   
 
Karuna in London jail, what’s next?
 
Batti candidate abducted; elections monitor calls for arms-free polls
 
Kebithigollewa mass grave: No clue on victims yet
 
Beware of dengue, say health officials
 
No Indian chicks till all-clear
 
 
Terror kits in abandoned toilet
 

Sports
Fielding is a fine art in cricket - Cricket with Ranil Abeynaike
   
Curtain raiser in February - RUGBY TALK by Vimal Perera
 
 
 
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Plus
Letters to the editor
  Modern invasions and the destruction of a world heritage
  We are not differently abled!
  Remember the thalidomide tragedy?
 
Appreciations
  Viola Eunice Perera
  Ravi Samarasinha
  M. Jameel
  Aleric Fernando
  Sarath Surasena
   
Travel
  A Royal treat
   
Issues
  Education at crossroads
  The great social leveller on crash course
   
Features
  Weerawila: Clearing ground realities before take-off
  Peasants and pests: How do we solve the problem?
   
Galle literary festival
  Confessions of a serial novelist - Alexander McCall Smith
  Finding freedom in captivity - Brian Keenan
  Getting set for the next!
  Writing: Her way of staying close - Karen Roberts
  Seeking comfort in life's impermanence - Shyam Selvadurai
   
People and events
  Houses handed over to tsunami affected
  Educational and development exhibition
   

 


 
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