Sniffing out danger for Madhu pilgrims

With the Madhu Church festival approaching and government welcoming pilgrims for the event the de-mining process carried out by the Army Demining Unit has been stepped up. Specially trained dogs are providing active support to the clearing programme by sniffing out mines and alerting the handler. Pic by Priyantha Hewage.
MAGAZINE
The making of a ‘diplomatic coup’
It’s a breezy day inside the new British High Commission compound. Thick kalugal walls keep the world at bay but allow a clear view of the towering trees that line Bauddhaloka Mawatha just outside.
FINANCIAL TIMES
Unemployment insurance scheme soon
The Ministry of Labour is proposing a permanent scheme to provide limited unemployment insurance coverage for working people.
INTERNATIONAL
Ousted Zelaya sets foot back in Honduras, briefly
Vowing to return home, ousted President Manuel Zelaya took a few symbolic steps inside Honduras on Friday but backed away from a confrontation with Honduran security forces waiting to arrest him.
EDUCATIONS
IIHE - Creating benchmarks in the Higher Education industry
The Higher Education sphere in Sri Lanka is expanding rapidly and there are many institutes offering various professional degrees.
SPORTS
Ball mystery baffles SLC
Sri Lanka Cricket will probe officially into the controversial ball changing incidents that clouded the recently concluded Test series against Pakistan on Friday.
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TOP NEWS
Devolution clash over Trinco land
A Centre - Province dispute has arisen over the issue of land with Eastern Provincial Council canceling two projects proposed by the Central government, claiming that more than 35,000 acres in the Trincomalee district were to be allotted to two private companies without consultation with the Council.
Govt. agrees to make tough economic reforms
Tough economic reforms like reducing debts of the petroleum, power agencies and other state enterprises, limiting foreign borrowings, cutting subsidies, curbing military spending and consulting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in other policy issues are in store for Sri Lankans after the IMF approved its biggest-ever facility of $2.6 billion to the country.
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EDITORIAL
IMF standby: A loan not a gift
After an agonising wait, one of the Washington-based Siamese twins, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the other the World Bank, has ‘deigned’ to grant Sri Lanka a loan it has asked for.
COLUMNS
 
The battle for the IMF loan - Political Column
The jubilation in the dovecotes of power is reminiscent of the events just two months ago and may even grow.
A concessionary loan of US $2.5 Billion -The Economic Analysis
Almost a month ago in our column of June 28 we said of the pending and delayed IMF loan facility: “Our conjecture is that despite all the controversy and confusion the loan would be given.
   
PLUS
It's not all song and dance
“They thought we were foreigners,” laughs 51-year-old Peter Louis, a Sri Lankan of African origin whose ancestors came from Mozambique
FUNDAY
Veediya Bandara
Prince Jaya Bandara was also called Jayakumara. He was a descendent of the generation of Prince Sumitra – who came here from North India, when the 'Sri Maha Bodhi' was brought to the island.
IT Info
ICTA ready for kick off of ‘e-Asia 2009’, biggest ICT event in Asia
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