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Sunday February 24, 2008
Vol. 42 - No 39

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Ms. Indrani Fernando, who claims it was she who first raised the alarm about the bomb, relates her story standing near the wreckage of the bus. Insert: Mervyn Fernando, who also says it was he who alerted the bus crew and the passengers.
Pic by Gemunu Wellage and Saman Kariyawasam

NEWS
Head Line of the week |
Anti-bribery drive blocked
All bribery probes have come to a standstill with the removal of the Director General of the Permanent Commission to investigate Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), its Chairman and ......
 
Latest bus bomb: 18 injured....
Eighteen civilians were injured in an explosion that wrecked a private passenger bus in Mount Lavinia town last morning but a bigger disaster was averted due to vigilance by the public, Police said. The driver and the conductor of the Colombo-bound bus from Moratuwa had evacuated ....

 


OTHER TOP NEWS ARTICLES |
Low quality Indian drug to be destroyed Electricity hikes coming

PLUS
FINANCIAL TIMES
Shattered Mega investment zone in Colombo

The examinations were over. It was a break from the tedious studying, exams, hospital-visits cycle. Groups of four got together, boarded the Colombo Medical Faculty’s bus...

A new mega investment zone – slightly bigger in size than Male which is 1.77 sq km or 437.3 acres – is coming up on the fringes of the Colombo harbour with developer John Keells Holdings (JKH) preparing the formalities to sign the relevant agreements with the authorities.

COLUMNS
Political Thoughts from London
Free speech or death of democracy
   
Telescope The Economic Analysis
The spectre of inflation will not simply go away
 


SPORTS INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana INTERNATIONAL | Moscow, RUSSIA
Aussie pressure and the least eq... Kosovo will 'come back to knock'....

Has the Punter lost his bet? The Australian wall Ricky Ponting who almost had built a fortress at the number one slot in the world rankings in both forms of the game at one juncture is a mere shadow of his former ...

President Vladimir Putin issued a sharp warning to the West about the consequences of recognizing Kosovo's independence, saying the decision would ''come back to knock them on the head.'' The comments, made during an informal meetin...

 

Now it’s a do or die battle Singapore alert over illegal sex drug
It was a week of great cricket, but it has also been a week where we haven’t been able to translate good performances into victories that have left us desperate in our race...
Singapore's health products regulator said Friday it had alerted its counterparts in China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia about an illegal sexual enhancement pill as 10 men were taken to hospital after taking the drug.


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Just chilling A period of unrest - Mahavamsa
When we think about going out and chilling with some friends or having some family time, and if we don't want to travel too far if we are not in the heart of Colombo – the options are really quite minimal........
After the demise of King Nissankamalla, the country was in such a turmoil, that there never was such a period of unrest. However, it is Prince Veerabahu, who was the Yuvaraja, who ascended the throne. He was the son of King Nissankamalla. He ruled for only one day. On the second day...


TV TIMES
MediScene
Censor Board in crisis  
Removing Professor Somaratne Balasuriya and replacing former National Film Corporation (NFC), chairman, Ashoka Serasinghe to the distinguished and responsible position, the head of Public Performance Board (Censor Board) ....

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TV Times
   
Connoisseurs graduate from Labels Wine Academy
   
New dance music line up and new menu at California Grill
   
‘Country Roads’: On a correct track
   
Somaweera Cinema courses
   
‘Kakul Hathare Ilandariya’ in Moratuwa
   
‘Jana Karaliya’ comes to Thambuttegama
   
‘The Pursuit of Happiness’ at AC
   


International
   
Bhutto’s party moves to clip Musharraf’s wings; meets to name new premier
   
   
Japan's crown prince turns 48
   
Presidential race: Hillary not hale but no farewell
   
Singapore professor caught stealing panties and bras from dorm
   
Turkey launches ground offensive in northern Iraq
   
Japan's oldest person dies at age 113
   
Saving public Sarkozy
   
Thailand-under siege
   
Kashmir: The reality and the rhetoric
   
News
   
Latest bus bomb: 18 injured, mostly passersby
 
   
Rs. 5 m terror cover for MPs
   
Demolition of stalls unlawful, says sweep ticket agent
   
Killing of pastor: Motive personal, police act fast
   
Fears resurfacing over controversial power project
   
Kelani Vihara head appointed varsity prof.
   
Odds and Ends
   
SLT unions up in arms over WiMax deal
   
VAT exemptions will not bring down prices
   
UNP briefs visiting UN envoy on N-E situation
   
Dead-rope Silva
   
Rizana’s case: No date yet for next hearing
   
 
Close encounter with Bus bomb
 
Child soldiers: Lanka seeks UN sanctions against LTTE
 
Follow prescription SLCPI warns drug companies
 
This is the way to go to school and back
 
‘Ratagiya Aththo’ send proposals to President
 
 
Trans Asia wins silver for best HR practices
 
Hepatitis preys on poor families
 
Will 2008 be a year of epidemics?
 
Adequacy of resources for anti-corruption
 
Eastern postal vote marred by violence
 
You can now take the Ramboda tunnel
 
16 awards for Leo Burnett
 
JVP insists on fertilizer probe
 

Sports
Big ones on but no frills
   
Kandy schools also gear up
 
 
 
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Plus
Letters to the editor
  Language barrier still looms large
  That great classic of yesteryear
  50 killed since 1983!
  COL: Stop the rhetoric, it will never save us
 
Appreciations
  Rita Derry
  Puthra Wijeratne
  Herbert Perera
  Jayantha Fernando
  Ruvani Aloysius
  Asoka Peiris
   
Environment
  Sad reminder of what results from ill-conceived legislation
  'Too darn hot'
  The Lone Wolf - The Sunday Ode
   
Features
  Lanka gets new butterfly
   
Arts
  Enriching and enlightening
  Why the exclusivity?
  Striving for Lankan identity through Sinhabahu
   
People and events
  From pickles to sweetmeats she's got them all
  Independence Day celebrations in Jakarta
  Royal to become the first Wi-Fi enabled public school
  Old Royalists remember departed classmates and former teachers
   

 


 
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