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The virtual petrol price war was captured clearly by our photojournalist in this picture showing a long line of vehicles at an LIOC fuel station at Jaela yesterday, selling petrol at Rs. 100 a litre while in front a CPC station lies desolate because its petrol price was still at Rs. 122 a litre. Pic by Athula Devapriya

COLUMNS
Mortar monsoon, fiercest battles knee-deep in mud
Situation Report -
By Iqbal Athas

Last Tuesday, some 7000 troops fought the Tiger guerrillas in what was their fiercest battle ever in the ongoing Eelam War IV. Their major thrust, with enormous firepower, was directed at regaining control of Kilinochchi,

Supreme Court goes to the people
- Political Column
The judiciary and the executive appear to be heading for a standoff over further lowering of fuel prices as shortages countrywide created chaos this week.
INTERNATIONAL
Does capitalism have a future?
As 2008 came to a close, many Europeans began to speak about the end of capitalism. They forget that capitalism in Europe had already once given way - often violently - to statism and corporatism in the 1930s,
 
MIRROR
Burst of dance and music
It was a burst of dance and music and a whole bunch of young kids creating art using their various talents at the Mahanama College Auditorium last Friday.
 
  TV TIMES
‘Madagaskar -2’ returns to Majestic

MadagaskarBox office record animation film "Madagaskar 2- Escape to Africa" is now being screened at the Majestic cinema, Colombo. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom

 
  EDUCATION
University of Queensland is the place to be

The University of Queensland (UQ) ranked 43rd in the world by the Times Higher Education Supplement, is one of Australia's premier learning and research institutions which has won more Australian Awards

More Education

 
News
Lanka’s petrol price crisis blazes

The Government’s dilemma over enforcing a Supreme Court order to lower the price of petrol worsened yesterday as the Lanka-India Oil Company (LIOC) recorded unprecedented sales after it complied with the order and reduced the price to Rs. 100 a litre.

Lanka shies away from UN homosexual declaration

Sri Lanka has refused to sign a historic UN declaration that urges member-states to decriminalize homosexuality. Sixty six countries were signatories to this UN declaration which condemns all forms of violence against homosexual persons and urges UN member states to take necessary measures to put an end to all criminal penalties against them.

Other News
- Driving madam, are you drunk?
- Controversial maths paper may be cancelled
- Mohan Peiris is new Attorney General
- Heavy fighting on Wanni front
- Deadline extended for tsunami housing projects
   
EDITORIAL
Exploitation by State
It was the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party's founder, S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike, who famously referred to the "exploitation of man by man" as one of the curses of his time. Years later, with the commanding heights of the economy in the hands of the Government,
  PLUS
HE had heard her
The message was: “You have told Me and I know it all. You rest and I will do it in My time.” At that moment, on that early morn of August 28, what crossed the mind of Shikandani Rodrigo, who had turned 43 the day before,
  FINANCIAL TIMES
CB stops hedging deals by banks
The Central Bank (CB) has ordered the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), Citibank and three other banks involved in the controversial oil hedging deals not to go ahead with the transactions, a ruling which effectively means the agreements will be discontinued senior CB officials said.
SPORTS
The great cricket debacle
The proverbial Sinhala poem about ‘Ambalame Pina’ always intrigued me. The poem talks about a villager who is watching the episode of clay pot seller walking into the village rest room (Ambalama) to have a minute’s break.
  FUNDAY
The Kandyan Rebellion

To put down the Kandyan Rebellion, King Veera Parakramabahu VIII, went on conquering land up to Gadaladeniya. The rebel leader was Menavara Thunaya, the nephew of Dodanwela Parakrama Epa.

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News
Financial Times
Sports
Plus
Lanka’s petrol price crisis blazes
Lanka shies away from UN homosexual declaration
Driving madam, are you drunk?
Hotels see stars as gloom hits New Year’s eve
Mohan Peiris is new Attorney General
Heavy fighting on Wanni front
Deadline extended for tsunami housing projects
Residents of defective housing complex prefer to live in shacks
Ampara displaced wait in hope of moving out and starting life anew
International all-religions conference focuses on reconciliation and reconstruction in war-torn land
Company owned by my wife, says minister - Right of Reply
CIMA clarifies - Correction
Controversial maths paper may be cancelled
Beware of snatch thieves, pickpockets
Police seek help in tracking down porn film stars
Shortage of essential drug hits mothers-to-be
Waters Edge case: CBK yet to be quizzed
Petrol price saga leaves trail of fuming people
Printers go slow on calendars and diaries as demand drops
Hikkaduwa hoteliers cry out for bailout package
Vegetable prices in the North soar
PS chairman accused of damaging neighbour’s vehicle
Two new judges for Kandy High Court
Kumara ever willing to learn more
EU-Lanka talks next month on GSP Plus
Tanks at spill level
TV Times
‘Madagaskar -2’ returns to Majestic
Nita returns to production with new hope
Seasonal cheer at GOH
Festival gigs at Villa Ocean View
AGH's Society sets for Christmas
BRI talent show to showcase hidden youth talents
‘Angel in the Family’ for Christmas
‘White Christmas’ at AC
‘Phase 3’ at Mount Lavinia Hotel Terrace on New Year’s Eve
‘Kirikodu Hithata’ on Christmas night
Last Cover of Kumara
TV Times - Cover of the week
CB stops hedging deals by banks
CPC judgment tackles all issues
LMS: Bribery Commission and CID probes continue
Airtel launch delayed
HNB investment venture in India slow
Stockmarket moves into gloomy ‘09
Financial crisis in 2009? - Comment
Legal study called for to evaluate use of FR petitions
Planters’ Association says government rescue package still not arrived
GSP+ until mid-2010 if government cooperates with EC probe - JAAF
Sri Lanka at key Malaysian trade fair
Business in brief
CB blasts S&P credit rating downgrade
Edna replenishes chocolate stocks island-wide after recovery
Sri Lanka among world’s 20 big labour exporters
Financial crisis hurts funding to NGOs
PIM magazine launched
Banks no better than ‘gini poli karayas’
Fitch affirms Central Finance at 'A+(lka)'
TFC says steady progress, net profit of Rs. 663 million in 2007/08
Drama at CIMA continues
Oil hedging and resultant losses to the CPC
Employment programme targeting plantation youth

Opposition trying to block revenue – Minister

Lankan prohibition on GPS mobile a futile attempt
Central Bank facing tremendous challenges in 2009
Bangladesh - time to come good
Two captains and other anecdotes
Dhanika takes Junior golf title
Abdeen rugby school out on Jan 10
Isipatana Old boys at 7-a-side tag rugby
De Saram ‘ton’ props Ragama on day two
Susantha clinch 9-ball national title
Proteas in with a ray of hope
FundayTimes
The Kandyan Rebellion - Mahavamsa
The Railway nears 150th anniversary - Our Heritage
Gustave Eiffel
The Real Santa Claus
Essays
International
Does capitalism have a future?
The shoe heard round the world
Voters bemused by B’desh clean poll
Education
University of Queensland is the place to be
AOD Fashion Students on a Study Tour in Singapore
Aligning academic knowledge with real world application
CIMA launches updated qualification - CIMA Future
A new Distance Learning MBA launched
Start at the bottom and take the initial phase as a learning process
LIFT styles unveil the High Technology Brands
More world class facilities at Swinburne's Sarawak Campus
An ideal Degree Foundation course to accelerate career education
54th AGM of Junior Chamber International today
Free seminar on career development
MediScene
Looking through a dry lens
A sudden jerk and a pain in the neck
Cringing with a cramp
Keeping dengue sting at bay through plants
Fight against TB not over yet
Struck on the face out of the blue
’Tis the season, let’s check the diet
Words don’t come easy to these children
HE had heard her
Keep an eye on the birds
Exams Department gets zero for unfair Maths paper - Letter to the Editor
That first Christmas - Letter to the Editor
Christians have a duty to make this a ‘green’ season - Letter to the Editor
Blessed to have had a devoted aunt who was a devout Muslim and dear friend - Appreciation
Proud soldier who proved himself a noble son of Lanka - Appreciation
Lively, loving, selfless and ever-helpful – that was Casi - Appreciation
At home with Jesus - Appreciation
A life lived like a poem - Appreciation
Tribute to a selfless teacher - Appreciation
Goodbye sweet princess - Appreciation
Those glorious days at GTC Maharagama - Appreciation
The golden thread in the family tapestry - Appreciation
Immortalised on Mars, but hardly known in land of birth
The many wonders of the gift of giving
Christmas in the City of Angels
AFLAC’S candles light up the faces of cancer patients
“To worship rightly is to love each other”
‘Satya’ comes out with a bolder statement
Swanee touch returns with new look tie-dye
Galle goes literary once again
SVP spreads seasonal cheer
Santhush and Chanchala
The young and the wild: A tribute to a friend
Columns
Political Column
Supreme Court goes to the people
5th Column
Shhh! Their hour of humiliation! Better not trifle with the law!
Situation Report
Mortar monsoon, fiercest battles knee-deep in mud
Thoughts from London
RSF: Reporters without scruples
The Economic Analysis
GSP Plus extension to 2011- respite for exports
Lobby
Not issued on this week
Focus on Rights
Inside the glass house
Mirror
Playbck - Lankan styles mixed with modern music
Burst of dance and music
Old PC games
Beyond the bonds
Eagle Eye (2008)
Book prints
Championing creative entrepreneurs
A different take on Christmas
One Accord for a worthy cause
The bigger picture
Quick party fixes
Explosion of energy and fusion
The Bavarians' festive feel
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