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IBSL to separate life and general ... |
Is it a conflict between conservation and the lifestyle of an indigenous group on the verge of extinction? Or is it a ruse to flout the laws of the land under the guise of preserving a nearly-extinct group of people?These are some of the grave concerns that need to be.... |
Insurance regulators are gearing to separate firms with life and general insurance into two different companies, in a bid to make them more transparent, amidst opposition from the industry.“This is to keep in line with the trends in the rest of the world. Also there is a growing need to have a clear line between the assets in the company |
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Migrants in distress |
CDMA phone shortages |
Over 200 species of birds migrate to Sri Lanka, during the migratory period that starts usually in late August and extends upto to March/April. The bird visitors travel mainly from Europe and northern parts of India.
Circulated on the email network of the Field Ornithology Group of Sri Lanka (FOGSL) last week, were two more accounts of migrant Indian Pittas found in home gardens. |
Sri Lanka Telecom(SLT)’s CDMA service is currently facing a massive revenue loss owing to inefficiencies in billing and shortages of CDMA phones, a senior official of the SLT audit division told The Sunday Times FT. CDMA phones were unavailable in the market despite sales promotions by SLT which paid Rs. 300 per employee to sell each CDMA unit under a circular issued recently by SLT CEO while suspending landphones from being issued which raised eyebrows of subscribers. |
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Country at crossover road |
Eating the words and savouring it |
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The price of Tamil nationalism |
Precedent conditions for judicial activism to be... |
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SUNDAY MUSINGS | S.R. Pathiravithana |
INTERNATIONAL | Islamabad, PAKISTAN |
Sorry… Mr. Warne your fangs.... |
Emergency to continue for now..... |
There is a local saying that one must never trust even a kitten born beyond the Bentara River. Well……now I have the feeling that it’s high time to dump that age old cliché and have a new one. I feel it should read as “never trust an Australian when it comes to cricket”. |
Pakistan's Pervez Musharraf told a top US diplomat today that he would only end his emergency rule when the security situation improves, a senior presidential aide told AFP. Musharraf met John Negroponte, number two in the US State Department, for talks which diplomats had said the US official would use to deliver .... |
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Notes from Down Under | Chaminda Vaas |
INTERNATIONAL | DHAKA |
Challenges have just
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Winds of terror hit B’desh |
It is quite tough being a professional cricketer these days but this week I found that it was even harder to sit out a match, as Sri Lanka took on the Australians in the second test which began in Hobart, Tasmania on Friday. The first day has ended as I write.... |
More than 1,723 people were confirmed to have died and the number was rising by the hour as soldiers and relief workers battled to reach the worst-hit coastal districts that were smashed late Thursday as cyclone Sidr roared in from the Bay of Bengal. |
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Poignant pieces of art |
Prince veerapandu - Mahawamsa |
Poetry comes from the Greek concept of "making" or "creating." It is considered an art form where language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities, in addition to its perceived meaning. Essentially the expressing of one's thoughts and experiences, poetry is a myriad of emotions. |
Commander Lankapura was able to win in all the battles there. Next he marched his army across the Vegai River and attacked a village there. Then he returned to their camp. Meanwhile the forces of Prince Kulasekera were getting ready for a fierce battle and that was to attack..... |
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Nilar; the Bridge between.... |
Bigger the better? Not always |
Nilar N. Cassim is the first Muslim who marked a remarkable sign in the literary world with his poetry, songs and translation of Tamil literature bridging the barriers of two cultures Sinhala and Tamil. |
Though many women with small breasts obsess about being unattractive, women with heavy, cumbrous breasts will testify that the same is true at the other end of the spectrum .... |
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