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Mahinda kicks off Norochcholai
After laying the foundation stone to inaugurate the
Norochcholai Coal Power Project yesterday, President Mahinda
Rajapakse said the occasion, though appearing to be one of
laying a foundation stone, could in fact be defined as the
turning of a new page in the country’s culture
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Buddha’s teachings of unrivalled importance in
present era – President
In a Message to mark Vesak Poya and the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi,
President Mahinda Rajapakse said the teaching of the
Enlightened One was of unrivalled importance, particularly in
the present era, since it exhorts the mankind that all those
who wage war are destined to downfall.
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Right Mindfulness, Vesak Dissipation and Security
The Samannaphala Sutta is the second of the discourses of the
Buddha in the Digha Nikaya (Collection of Long Discourses).
The discourse begins with an event in the life the Buddha
which is of immense relevance to day, especially in the
context of the grand celebrations planned for the celebration
of the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi. The Buddha had come to the city
of Rajagaha (present day Rajagir) in the Kingdom of Magadha
together with a large company of bhikkhus and was residing in
the Mango-forest owned by Jivaka Komarabachcha, the Royal
Physician. .
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OUR CHILDREN AND OUR YOUTH
 In
an age of unmarried mothers and fatherless homes, of test-tube
babies and surrogate mothers, I often ask myself the question
whether it makes any sense for me to choose to write on
subjects like what I have indicated above. I of course write
as a Buddhist, with a sense to guide and direct with a
humanely cultural alignment. The cultural milieu in which
Buddhist thinking had its genesis, was admittedly
multi-faceted. Indian educational set-ups of guru-kula
like those of Taxila, whether pre-Buddhist or post-Buddhist,
have left their indelible ‘impress on the totality of human
culture ‘in India.
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England win toss, 85 for no
loss
LONDON,
May 11, 2006 (AFP) - England captain Andrew
Flintoff won the toss and elected to bat in the first
Test of a three-match series against Sri Lanka at
Lord’s here Thursday.
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Jayasuriya heads for England
COLOMBO, May 11, 2006 (AFP) -
Veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya will join his
Sri Lanka team-mates in England later this week after
reversing his decision to quit, chief selector Asantha
De Mel said on Thursday.
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KINGDOM: Sri Lanka’s Muttiah Muralitharan, (R) signs
autographs for his fans, during Sri Lanka’s training
session at the Lord’s cricket ground, London, 10 May
2006. (AFP)
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INSIDE
In
this 300 paged report which is originated by Ministry
of Disaster Management and Human Rights, Ministry of
Finance and Planning, and Disaster Management Centre (DMC)
has focused on seven thematic components which are
consistent with ongoing and past efforts in the field
of disaster risk management and development planning.
Some
compared this to the "Promissory Note" written by the
architects of the United States Constitution and the
Declaration of Independence, whereby they guaranteed
the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness to the citizens of the USA.
