 | More Articles | | | Lawyers decide to help colleagues in need
Daily News Online 2004-06-22 19:35:29
help destitute colleagues by means of establishing a Lawyers Benevolent Fund .The project is the brainchild of Mrs. Anoma Goonetilleke Secretary of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. This has become possible as a result of numerous letters received by her from those lawyers who have become ....
NCPA project to set up child and youth centres
Daily News Online 2004-06-22 19:35:31
The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has commenced a project to set up Child and Youth Centres countrywide with World Bank assistance. The first centre will be set up at No.19 Sonders Place Pettah on June 24 at 2.00 pm an NCPA spokeswoman said.She said the main objective of setting up these centres is protecting ....
Five companies express interest in oil drilling in Sri Lanka
Daily News Online 2004-06-22 19:35:33
The Ministry of Power and Energy said the companies are from Norway Australia and Sweden.According to preliminary findings there are around 200 million barrels of oil deposits in Sri Lankan coastal areas. Ministry Secretary P. Weerahennadi said that between 10 000 and 15 000 US dollars would have to ....
Market update: Sri Lanka stocks end up on foreign buying
Daily News Online 2004-06-22 19:35:36
The key Colombo All Share Price Index ended at 1322.99 gaining 10.08 point or 0.77 while the Milanka Price Index which tracks the highly capitalized socks gained 1.67 or 32.87 points to finish at 1995.54.The conglomerate John Keells Holdings trading over 5.0 million shares at a gain of 3 rupees dominated the turnover. NDB traded 1.33 million ....
There is no difference if I am a Tamil or a Sinhalese says Murali
Daily News Online 2004-06-21 19:35:14
Star spinner and the world s highest Test wicket taker Muttiah Muralitharan on Friday urged Sri Lankans to shed differences and not to play into the hands of politicians.Muralitharan 32 said he did not feel any discrimination in the island and said decades of ethnic strife were caused by politicians spin. ....
Twenty five Lankan refugees drown off Mannar
Daily News Online 2004-06-21 19:35:15
All twenty-five Sri Lankan refugees on board the ill-fated boat that set out from Rameswaram Tamil Nadu to the Sri Lankan Northern shores had drowned in the high seas off Mannar when the boat capsized sources in Mannar said.Sagayam Pieris Chairman of the Pesalai Fishermen s Association ....
| | | | Sports | | | Sri Lankan skipper angry
BBC Sports - March 12th 2004
Sri Lankan captain Hashan Tillakaratne pulled no punches as he tore into his side after their 197-run defeat by Australia in Galle.'I totally blame the batting for not saving this Test match,' he commented.'You can survive on this track but we were so casual in our approach and gave it to them on a platter.'
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