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Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe addressing an inter- religious symposium at the
Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, Colombo yesterday
(08). This symposium had been organised by the Baghavan Sri Sathya Sai
Baba organisation in Sri Lanka. — (Pic. by D. Banduwardane) |
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Varsity non-academic staff
strike on July 17
by Saman Indrajith
University non-academic staff members will stage a token
strike on Thursday (17) in protest against government delays providing
in solutions to their grievances.
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Ambulance driver attacked because
he sounded his siren
by Cyril Wimalasurendre
Kandy - The driver of an ambulance transporting a patient
from the Deltota hospital to the Peradeniya teaching hospital on
Sunday night was assaulted by three men because he sounded his siren.
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Armed Services betrayed
by a Special Correspondent
I wish to refer to the article published under the above
headline contributed by a Special Political Correspondent and also to
the President’s recent statement that ammunition is available only for
10 days, which we hope is an exaggeration.
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Letter
Our sole representatives - by a Tamil
in UK
I am a Tamil living in UK for the last 30 years. I was happy that
current peace in Sri Lanka help people like me to visit Jaffna without
any fear and hassle of check points etc.
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| MIDWEEK
REVIEW |
- Interim Council
Permanence of impermanence
by I. P. C. Mendis
The word "Interim" according to the Oxford dictionary means -
"the intervening time" and connotes a provisional or temporary phase
within a time- frame. It ought to have a start, a final goal and a
definite time-frame.
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The formal announcement of the SLFP - JVP alliance is
taking more time than that was expected at the time discussions
between the two parties began several months ago. It would reflect
very badly on both parties if the talks between them collapse as a
result of a tussle for the posts of president and the secretary of the
new alliance.
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Ravindra Ratnapala was elected chairman of the Sri Lanka Shippers’
Council and Noel Priyatillake was elected vice-chairman at the thirty
third annual general meeting held recently.
The Sri Lanka Shippers’ Council was established in March 1966 to
protect and promote the interests of shippers.
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The National basketball team participating in the
last practice session before leaving to India yesterday at the
Sugathadasa Indoor Stadium. Pic by Sajith Jayasekara. |
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New-look Sri Lankan cagers
leave for India
by Rex Clementine
The national basketball team will leave the shores of the
island this afternoon to take part in the ABC Middle Asia Zone
Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi, India. The tournament would be
played from 10th to 12th July 2003 in New Delhi. Along with Sri Lanka,
India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan and Kurdistan will be competing
for honours.
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The sorry state of Sugathadasa Sports
Complex
by Rex Clementine
The Sugathadasa Sports Complex, the brain child of late
president Ranasinghe Premadasa, is in a sorry state today. In 1991,
the complex was completed with the building of the Sugathadasa Indoor
Stadium for the SAF Games in Colombo. And thus the country could boast
of it’s only internationally acclaimed sports complex.
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