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Thursday, July  9,  2009

      Editorial:Declare war on corporate bandits
While seeking overseas grants and loan facilities to prop up the economy faced with the challenging task of rebuilding the war ravaged areas, the government is going ahead with a mega housing project for MPs.
Well informed sources said that the House Committee had recommended 150 houses for MPs and two additional houses for the Deputy Speaker and for the Deputy Chairman of Committees as well as three official quarters for the Secretary General of Parliament, Deputy Secretary General of Parliament and Assistant ...
Men redundant?
Critics say the treatment threatens to breach moral boundaries as it would effectively lead to men being made redundant.


Umayangana calls for govt. crackdown on local porn
Versatile tele-drama star Mrs. Umayangana Wickremesinghe yesterday called for punitive action against an organised gang dealing in pornographic material after she was inundated with inquiries as to whether she had
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Teenage girl became mother of 7 to escape Tiger conscription
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has told The Hindu that the police found a 19-year-old girl who had borne seven children to escape conscription by the LTTE. In an interview with N. Ram, editor of the newspaper, the President said that the victim’s parents had encouraged this to avoid her being taken away by the LTTE to be thrown into the battle.
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