Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2016-04-24

• Lifting of fish export ban: EC miffed over early announceme­nt
• New CB ruling silent on 'service' exports
• Minister wrings SLT ears amid calls for removal of chairman
• Police chief: Secret ballot and one spoilt vote
• Survey reveals priority perception­s of the people
• Obituaries
• Puttalam with dengue canal wins clean city award
• Govt. to empower Coastguard, Navy and Fisheries Dept. officials
• Special monitoring to oversee constructi­on of houses in NE: Ministry
• CPC will supply fuel until Lankan is privatised
• Potpouri of fringe parties splinter T'Nadu polls festival
• Gyms that make you sick and not fit
• Questions raised over safety of large visitor influx to hill town in April
• Target dengue zero deaths: Test at first sign of fever
• Amnesty for return of weapons starts tomorrow
• The clouds will break with a mighty bang
• Urgent measures underway to overcome looming power crisis in 2018
• No power cuts, but outages will hit you
• Lives on the line in linerooms on land ready to slide
• Govt. reverses power purchase plan, tender cancelled
• Sirisena faces May Day t challenge from pro-Raja
• Putting the houses in order
• Test of strength, growing apaksa 'JO'
• The joy of victory
• Ports crisis entering stormier seas
• Political twists in this year's May Day rallies
• Dons in dialogue to deal with ragging and sexual violence in univesitie­s
• Activists take bull by the horns to stop cruel hackery races
• The Floating Market has sunk, vendors and UDA agree
• Will the IMF facility be a turning point in the economy?
• Taking back the space of legitimate public dissent
• The Slinger, was he right or wrong?
• National Organiser missing for a year
• Malinga: From magic to madness
• Nadal wins for the 9th time
• Rugby's contradict­ions and confusions
• Walkovers as never before in FA Cup history
• Aussies invite Lanka for T-20 series in February
• Pathum's 128 -- the top knock
• Alcazaba blazes to victory at Nuwara Eliya
• A draw, but Colombo FC enters final
• Royal avoid a major hiccup before the Bradby First Leg
• Ethics issue looms as Sumathipal­a walks into ICC
• ICC to discuss multi-format points system
• Thoras jump Trinity hurdle in the nick of time
• Pawan still at the top
• Celebratin­g Shakespear­e - why bother?
• The Bard’s influence is still widespread today
• Anoma Wijewarden­e in Silk Road group exhibition
• To sir with love: Ananda, Jaffna Hindu College promote peaceful coexistenc­e
• Should Britain leave the EU?
• So VAT’s the trouble with y’palana economics
• BY NEVILLE DE SILVA
• Should Britain leave the EU?
• New testament to make MPs angels will demand a quantum leap of faith
• This is the SLBC, we are 65
• Queen Elizabeth is still 'the boss' as she celebrates 90th birthday
• Beijing auditions foreign public relations firms to polish China
• Ks for the y times
• China, US join record UN signing of Paris climate deal
• “Banking Beyond Transactio­ns”
• Bank celebrates Sinhala and Tamil New Year
• Iranians Pourhashhe­mi and Daryan take centre stage
• Indika Sanjaya and his co-driver Naveen Marapana are top winners
• Ratnam SC a force to be reckoned with
• Sri Lanka Men qualify for World Hockey League 2nd Round
• Untimely death of outstandin­g Ruggerite Sajith Mallikarac­hchi
• We need quality coaches to develop our Football from grassroot level
• As Bloomfield continues to blossom at 125, Wickey reminisces on its achievemen­ts
• Trinity has two demons to exorcise
• Royal out to retain title
• Former Wallaby skipper George Gregan here for Bradby Fiesta
• Sri Lanka needs long term plan and political will to implement it
• “Don’t issue any more licenses for finance companies” plea from depositors’ group
• IMF bailout facility instills confidence of donor agencies on Sri Lanka, says IMF Deputy Director
• Understand­ing knotty economic issues
• Five day week: SL private sector wants it, unions oppose it, workers unsure
• People’s Bank pensioners allege fraudulent happenings at the bank
• Sri Lanka’s 2015 consumptio­n boom which fuelled an economic crisis, unlikely to continue this year
• Slovenia keen to increase trade with Sri Lanka, visiting envoy says
• Too much 'bonding' at CB auctions: Greater transparen­cy urged
• Culprits at large, mafia still powerful to thwart action, good governance activist says
• Unfair practices and dumping: Trade remedies are a double-edged sword
• SEC’s proposed whistle-blower policy to award ‘bounty’ to corporate staff spilling beans
• SriLankan Airlines losses owing to political influence and not systems failures - RCB Poll reveals
• Sri Lanka’s rapidly ageing population poses serious socio-economic challenges
• Don’t perceive Hambantota Port and Airport as white elephants!
• Leo Burnett Worldwide takes majority stake in Sri Lankan operation
• Govt. to review Colombo city's minimum hotel rates
• Sigiriya to become iconic tourist destinatio­n
• Sri Lanka attracts more cruise liners
• Promoting Sri Lanka under new strategy
• Focus on tourism research in Sri Lanka
• Dilemma of continuous funding of Sri Lankan NGOs and not-for-profit organisati­ons
• Sri Lanka to resume EU fish exports by July, says SEASL
• HNB in discussion on links with Chinese banks
• Win 3 times of your hard earned money when it remits to Bank of Ceylon
• Bank of Ceylon ATMs dispensed Record Breaking Rs. 30 Billion, During Avurudu Season
• Brandix ranked Sri Lanka’s top Export Brand by Brand Finance for 2nd successive year
• ‘Union Assurance Declares Higher dividends: Exceeds customer expectatio­ns’
• The Clearing Associatio­n of Bankers (CAB) announces upcoming interbank quiz
• Commercial Bank wins top Global Brand Excellence Award
• UTE’s ‘World Class’ Training Centre receives a Top Award
• Waters Edge bags gold at the Food & HotelAsia 2016 in Singapore
• Nations Trust Bank celebrates an Avurudu steeped in tradition
• Sri Lankan Business Leaders Meet Rt Hon Lord Mark Malloch-Brown
• Sunquick ‘Drink & Win’ promotion rewards yet another round of winners
• Beat the heat and energy costs, keep cool with Honeywell Air Coolers – from Abans
• People’s Bank records unpreceden­ted ATM transactio­n magnitude during New Year season
• Ravi Edirisingh­e elected to CIMA Global Council
• SLT to launch “OTT entertainm­ent platform” in Sri Lanka
• For the first time in Sri Lanka a decadent “Tea Dance”
• Riding towards their goal
• A wonderful sister-- a gift to the heart
• Traffic terror in Nuwara Eliya: Police in the cold
• Rush to Panama for the mystery billions
• The wizard who waved his camera to create magic
• Building a family of social entreprene­urs
• More than about the arts
• Relishing the inimitable Shakespear­e 400 years on
• Pickles and seenisambo­l straight from her garden
• Springing off with the off-spring
• Giving back their hearing: Mission close to Brett Lee’s heart
• Internatio­nal flavour at Bradby Fiesta
• CLUES No. 850
• Issue uniform material instead of Vouchers in 2017: CTU to Ed.Min.
• Technology Faculties in Schools this year
• 2016 World Quizzing Championsh­ips on June 4
• Why delay in making your dream a reality?
• Fast track Uni admissions to July from 2018: Mohan LG to officials
• Japan, India and SL sign MoU for trilateral collaborat­ion in Science & Technology
• Horizon College Internatio­nal facilitate­s children’s education
• Lead – Leadership Conference 2016 Colombo, sponsored by APIIT
• Industry-Informed and Industry-Engaged Education
• CCC SC to India
• World Book and Copyright Day 2016
• Creating a World of New Possibilit­ies…
• Keshiya and Neriah Johnson - Blossoming as all Island Champions in Public Speaking for Children
• CIMA Mind Challenge 2016 - So You Think You Can Quiz?
• “Education for Life” from Camberwell Modern Montessori, Moratuwa
• Blooming Buds Internatio­nal
• New Career opportunit­ies in the Plastics and Rubber Industry for Qualified Polymer Scientists & Technologi­sts
• My Mother Bisomenike Atugoda helped Three Generation­s in Education
• At HRMI: Masters ‘Top-up’ Pathways for Attorneys at Law
• Study in Christchur­ch one of the fastest growing cities in South NZ
• The importance of English for all Sri Lankans
• SLIIT announces enrollment for undergradu­ate degree programmes in IT and Business
• Singer continues to sponsor Bradby Shield encounters
• “Every story this evening happened’
• Prince recovers following illness
• Somalatha Subasinghe Play House presents Creative
• Film about transforma­tion from feudalism to modernity
• Colombo Courtyard is a ‘good market travel’ vendor

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