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| No venom, only sorrow |
AVERTISTMENTS |
 Little girls in white uniform and blue tie troop in solemnly and bow their heads in prayer. They are paying their last respects to a classmate who the week before studied with them, played with them and laughed with them, but now lies before them……..dead, her tiny body draped in white and her head and face covered with a gossamer white veil. |
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| Making Juno was fun says Lankan actress |
 Versatile actress of Sri Lankan origin Kaaren de Zilva plays a pivotal role in the Oscar winning feature film “Juno,” directed by Jason Reitman. An offbeat, comedic, and yet poignant teen movie, “Juno” is a story that meets the unplanned pregnancy issue head on. The film earned four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture and Best Director ...... |
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| A house you wish was yours |
 “Is this Kandy House?” I asked in bewilderment after a bone-shaking drive around the outskirts of Kandy. I was puzzled because, as the gate marked by elegant stone posts was opened, I saw a group of boys wearing saffron shorts playing cricket on the lawn in front of a squat, clay-tiled walauwa. I thought I had arrived at a seminary not a hotel. |
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| I may come and go but home is always home |
 I had vowed never to leave my country of birth “for good” at any time, even resisting the temptation to join my close friends in the massive exodus of doctors out of the country in the late sixties. However, unexpected turns of events, a deteriorating security situation, economic reasons ..... |
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