The Colombo International Book Fair started at the BMIC today with crowds pouring into purchase books in this month of literature. Here, a small child is enthusiastically looking for a book at a stall. Pic by Daminda Harsha Perera
— Saturday, September 20, 2008 5:37:46 PM
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The breakaway LTTE Karuna-Pillayan faction seems to be rapidly strengthening its position with Presi..
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The Api Wenuwen Api fund raising campaign in the United Kingdom is gathering momentum with donatio..
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Mr. Dallas Alahapperuma said more than a mouthful the other day when he went on record saying that t..
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A suicide truck bombing destroyed the packed Marriott Hotel, near the Parliament building and the pr..
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Implementation of the 17th Amendment to the Constitution has met with further setback, following the..
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The Indian cricket board is irked at its Sri Lankan counterpart’s decision to allow rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) players turn out for domestic tournaments and will take up the matter with the International Cricket Council (ICC), an official said. — Saturday, September 20, 2008 2:37:26 PM
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Two youths have been shot dead at separate incidents in Kotahena and Negambo today by unidentified gunmen, police said.
— Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:02:48 PM
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Sept 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka Army Chief Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka visited Yala in the South today to review the security situation in the area.
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Sept 20, Colombo: Sri Lanka’s state-owned electricity monopoly, Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had started the discussions to prepare a new system of concessionary tariffs.
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