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Sunday February 10, 2008
Vol. 42 - No 37

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Scene of horror: Investigations being conducted at the scene where Mr. Sooriarachchi’s car crashed into a big tree. Pic by Athula Bandara

NEWS
Head Line of the week |
Tight security cordon for schools
Government has imposed a ban on the public attending school functions with immediate effect, Education Ministry Secretary M.M.N.D. Bandara declared yesterday.
 
Sripathi killed in shattering car crash
Gampaha district parliamentarian and SLFP (Mahajana) wing National coordinator Sripathi Sooriyaarachchi and three others were killed and two critically injured when his official vehicle, crashed into a tree yesterday afternoon at Medagama in the Anuradhapura district.

 


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Laws coming to impose new taxes The bitter taste of ice cream

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FINANCIAL TIMES
After the terror the battle for .... Janashakthi to enter Colombo bourse

Claymore mines rip apart three buses, one in Weli Oya, another in Madhu and the other in Buttala. A bomb on a bus in Dambulla...

Janashakthi Insurance Company Ltd (JICL) is planning to list on the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) this year, despite negative market conditions, a top official said.

COLUMNS
Political Thoughts from London
A single voice is hardly the choir they seek
   
Lobby The Economic Analysis
Lessons for Sri Lanka’s agricultural development
 


SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana INTERNATIONAL | WASHINGTON, USA
Everything is tickety-boo Dems deadlocked

Are they trying to make Sri Lanka the guinea-pigs of the cricket’s cold war that is bouncing around Down Under? At this end we...

White House hopefuls launched a frantic blitz with the stakes enormous heading into “Super Tuesday” and the home stretch of the costliest and longest US election campaign in history.

 

It’s not the end of the world Image of US soldier in Afghanistan
Traditionally, the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) has been a happy hunting ground for us Sri Lankans where we have won most of our recent matches. So, expectations were high...
British photographer Tim Hetherington has won the prestigious World Press Photo Award for 2007 with a picture of an exhausted US soldier inside a bunker in Afghanistan, organisers said yesterday.


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Home-comings A Generous King - Mahawamsa
First off, I think we are the only country in the world with the tradition of having a Home Coming. It's one of those (grammatically wrong) Sri Lankan phrases which refer to a unique Sri Lankan practice.
By the time King Nissankamalla had established himself as the king of Sri Lanka, many had forgotten about Kalinga and Sinhapura. But when this king rose to power, they were referred to often. King Nissankamalla had proclaimed...


TV TIMES
KANDY TIMES
The Legend in our time  
Our great friend Asoka passed away on Christmas eve, putting a multitude of friends and fans in profound grief. He bagged the Sarasaviya award for the best film actor for his soul-stirring portrayal of school principal in 'Gurugedara'.

 

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International
News
   
   
Short shrift for bogus SMSs
   
Military says Adampan at hand
   
Think tank spotlights Tiger-al Qaeda business link
   
He fought for the rights of consumers
   
Dead Lankan maid still in morgue
   
Cross connection for top post
   
Axe on errant butchers
   
Odds & Ends
   
Garbage dumpers beware!
   
Action after perusing documents, says FIB
   
Double blow for visit visa holders
   
 
CEB unions wary about Govt.’s EPF move
 
Ministry imports meters from “investor”
 
Reminiscing their last day together
 
The bitter taste of ice cream
 
A shining lesson from ‘spray-man’
 
 
Poverty, child abuse and murder
 
Conversion of plastic to petroleum...
 
Veteran SLFPer as new MP
 
Dr. Mani’s visa cancelled on intelligence advice: Immigration Chief
 
Athas case: Date fixed for written submissions
 
He drove on as Tigers opened fire
 
Funds not enough to pay conflict victims
 
Laws coming to impose new taxes
 

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Cohesiveness between SLRFU and rugby schools section important
   
Sri Lanka Cricket musical chairs have already begun
 
 
 
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