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Reshuffle
spectre looms over political horizon
 Many
government ministers and opposition politicians were on jaunts
abroad last week. At home, there was speculation about an
impending cabinet reshuffle. Hectic negotiations were apparently
being carried out for cabinet ministers with multiple portfolios
to shed a subject or two, so as to accommodate newcomers. There
was also a proposal to create District Ministers who would hold
non cabinet status. That alone would create 22 new slots.
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| FEATURES |
Jayantha
Dhanapala – Magnanimous in defeat
 Q:
You ran an unsuccessful race for the post of UN
Secretary-General. To what would you attribute your failure to
secure the job?
A:
In a personal statement issued after my
withdrawal from the race, I indicated that I didn’t feel the
time was right for us to analyse reasons for my defeat. But,
perhaps, it can be said that 1995 was the zenith of my career
and the opportunity should have been seized during that time to
field me as a candidate for a senior position in the UN system.
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Maha Sinhale Vamse Kathawa
 My
friend Dr. G. Usvatte-aratchi’s comments on the series of
programs on the history of our country televised on Swarnavahini
are interesting. He begins his comments, however, with a
controversial statement. Having considered the various academic
departments of the "University of Ceylon at Peradeniya," he
implies that the only "high and remarkable achievements" of the
University have come from its Department of History.
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JKH chief
insists pricey rights issue not targeting anybody
 Was
Friday’s announcement by John Keells Holdings, one of the
country’s richest business conglomerates of a one for five
rights issue sweetened by a one for seven bonus to follow
targeting its lead shareholder who will now be required to raise
billions of rupees to take up his rights and maintain his
percentage if he wishes to do so?
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The end
of a long innings –
Rajan Yatawara looks
back at 41 years at Hayleys
 Hayleys
Chairman Rajan Yatawara this week severs a 41-year long link
with a company he joined as a 19-year old trainee executive,
witnessing and participating in the transition of the respected
old established trading firm into a dynamic value added
manufacturer whose trade mark has been the utilizing of local
raw material.
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| LEISURE |
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‘I want to get
married!’
 With
so much talk about marriage, when’s D-day? "Look, I do want to
get married. When the announcement comes from me officially, you
and the whole world will know about it. There’s nothing to hide.
I believe in marriage, it’s a beautiful institution. I leave it
to God. My family and my man’s family will finally decide when
and how you will know about it," she says.
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A bitter
family saga is at an end
 It
was only nine o'clock in the evening in Crawford but George Bush
was already embedded in the land of nod, with orders not to be
woken until the morning. The blithe indifference of deep slumber was the
final snub to the dead man who once described himself as "Salahadin
II", "the Redeemer of all the Arabs" and "the Lion of Baghdad".
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| SPORTS |
- Sensational Lankans cruise to
massive win
After a week full of disappointment in rain
and chilly conditions in New Zealand's south island, Sri Lanka
came up with a sensational effort to win the fourth One-Day
International against the hosts here at Eden Park as they
cruised to a comfortable 189 run win. The victory helped the
tourists to keep the competition alive with the five match
series now levelled at 2-2. New Zealand were bowled out for 73
in just 26.3 overs, their second lowest total in ODIs. The
victory margin is the hosts worst in one-day cricket.
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More
Sports
 Sri
Lanka's Lasith Malinga, left, and Muttiah
Muralitharan celebrate their teams 189 run win over
New Zealand in the fourth one day international
cricket match at Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand,
Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007. (AP)
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