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69th United Nations Day celebrated

Thursday 6th November 2014 By Ruzaik Farook  The United Nations Association (UNA), with the assistance of the Ministry of External Affairs and the United Nations in Sri Lanka, organised the National Observance of ...

MR’s third term: To be or not to be?

Thursday, 6th November 2014 * Supreme Court seeks written submissions by Friday on legality; BASL Chief requests oral submissions too The Supreme Court yesterday sought written submissions from legal experts on the Cons ...

Sri Lanka’s hotspot gets hotter

Tuesday, 04th November 2014 Manash Pratim Gohain The frogman of India, Delhi University professor S D Biju, has another feather in his cap. Biju and his team have discovered seven new species of golden-backed frogs (Ge ...

The Dutch Museum – A journey into the past

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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