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  • Rajapaksa pledges to continue fighting external elements for peace in Sri Lanka

    Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday renewed his pledge to fight all "external elements" seeking to "disrupt" the country's peace at the fourth anniversary celebration of winning the three-decade war. He was alluding to foreign countries, led by the United States, who have been critical of Sri Lanka's human rights record and called for an independent ...

  • They Sacrificed That Much To Give Us Freedom

    Relaxing in the dining area Not so long ago we lived in fear of being killed in a bomb attack, or amidst some form of terrorist activity. Parents did not travel in the same bus fearing that if terrorists were to explode the bus their children would lose both parents. Yet four years ago after 30 years of bloodshed, our valiant soldiers were able to end a three decade long war and make our ...

  • Sri Lanka Which Way Could India Go In September

    More than a month after the DMK withdrew support to the Manmohan Singh government over the Sri Lanka vote issue at the UNHRC session in Geneva, no one is talking about the 'Tamil Nadu factor' influencing India's Sri Lanka policy. If anything, after a decade and more, a government at the Centre has survived without parliamentary support from any of the 'Dravidian parties' ...

  • Abuse Of Power Under PTA

    The recent arrest of former Colombo Deputy Mayor Azath Salley under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) sent shockwaves in the political arena reminding most people of the prevalent uneasy environment in the country during and after the war. The government had removed the emergency regulations after the war, but the PTA remained in force as the government claims that the LTTE once again may ...

  • Back to buddhisms basics in sri lanka

    'Ayu Bowan! May you live a long life!" When you hear this greeting, which is often accompanied by a gesture similar to a Thai wai, you know you are in Sri Lanka, a lush green tropical island with an ancient ...


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The Pillow Book

Those who are already die-hard fans of British filmmaker Peter Greenaway may find cause for celebration in his newest film, "The Pillow Book." Those who hate his work will find more reason to despise him and call him pretentious and banal. And those who have never been exposed to his work will probably just be confused. Like all Greenaway's films, "The Pillow Book" is nothing if not a visual marve ... ...

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  • Sri Lanka eyes UAE investments

    Sri Lanka offers numerous investment opportunities to foreign investors as the country is open for investment in manufacturing, trading, tourism and services sectors, said Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen. He said it is imperative for Sri Lanka also to attract FDI into the country and take advantage of Sri Lanka's free trade agreements (FTAs) with India and Pakistan to ...

  • CMC to implement new garbage program from June 1

    by Ranil Wijayapala The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) is now distributing 200,000 garbage collecting bags among residents in the city to implement the collection of 'separated garbage only' program from June 1, Municipal Commissioner Badrani Jayawardena told the Sunday Observer. She said the CMC started distributing polythene sacks on May 15 in Kirulapone with the help of the ...

  • Sentiment Not Fundamentals Drives Bourse

    It's sentiment and not fundamentals that's driving the market, a market source said, referring to the gains made by the bourse at Thursday's and Friday's trading, after falling in the first two days of trading last week, and being flat on the third. The gains made by the bourse on Thursday and Friday come in the backdrop of net foreign inflows (NFI) being virtually flat on ...

  • Arrested players admit to fixing charges

    The Delhi police on Friday confirmed that arrested Rajasthan Royals players Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan confessed to their involvement in spot-fixing in IPL 6 matches. Chavan reportedly said that he got lured and made a huge mistake. Sources say the transcript shows that Chavan was initially reluctant but later succumbed to the bait as the bookies kept on increasing the inducement. Chavan ...

  • To Split Or Not To Split…

    The pros and cons of splitting the insurance business cropped up at a seminar in Colombo last week. This was in the context of the insurance regulator mandating the splitting of composite insurance companies separately to that of general insurance and life respectively, to be executed by 2015. Another development is that it is mandated that all insurers will have to list by 2016. The majority ...

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