Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Sureshini Pilapitiya The English doctor Ives who visited Colombo in 1757 wrote: "The streets are very wide with a row of beautiful trees. There is a very smooth and regular pavement on eac ...
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ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS a burning issue
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Kurulu Kariyakarawana One cannot help but notice the scrutiny of a seemingly unfriendly group of uniform clad ignorant receptionists to welcome you, whenever you are about to enter anoth ...
Water facilities to 82,000 ha of lands : Major irrigation projects for the North
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By P. Krishnaswamy The major Moragahakanda-Kaluganga Development Project (MKDP), now on an accelerated pace will, on completion in the next six years, mark a very significant milestone under ...
Minister Basil Rajapaksa winds up Budget debate:Massive 85 percent increase in State sector employment
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Uditha Kumarasinghe Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa who wound up the Second Reading debate on the Budget on behalf of the Government made a detailed analysis on the economic a ...
The Tamil Nadu factor
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Sarala Fernando The end of the armed conflict in Sri Lanka in 2009 has opened a new chapter for the island to pursue its distinct historical identity from the subcontinent. To maximise its ...
President nets in fishermen, assures solution to problems
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 By Chris Kamalendran and S. Rubatheesan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has assured fishermen that he would look into their problems including fears of a European Union (EU) ban on fish impots aff ...
3,000 Lankan illegal immigrants missing in Britain
Sunday, 02nd November 2014 From Neville de Silva in London At least 3,000 Sri Lankans are among 50,000 illegal immigrants whom the British Immigration authorities have lost track of. The shambles in the British Border A ...
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