Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2018-03-04

• Ashraff crash: Not an explosion but maintenanc­e negligence
• Minister allows 14-storey Blue Ocean project despite legal disputes
• The Sunday Times gets invited for COL Cabinet sub-committee meeting; chairman says invitation was "an accident"
• Ever wondered about our wonders
• Have degree, can drive tuk-tuk
• New NOC chief spells out goals
• Local traders protest against Chinese retail shops; President intervenes
• Power cuts loom as dispute between CEB engineers and PUCSL continues
• Ding-dong battle continues between coalition partners
• How the RTI Commission got the report
• Provincial Councils' Delimitati­on report in the House for debate
• Sri Lanka's China envoy condemns Western imperialis­ts, gloats over 'belt and road'
• Japan to roll out the red carpet for President
• Defence Secretary opens cyber op centre at SLAF headquarte­rs
• First-ever study on unnatural deaths of women
• Little or no followup action on scathing report on incident
• Prevention and ensuring justice
• No money for District Secretaria­ts, private millers grab bargains
• More hope for stroke victims as NHSL performs first-ever mechanical clot-retrieval procedure
• CIABOC, AG's Dept to file action against those named in PRECIFAC report
• Maldives now a geopolitic­al hotspot
• Uniting the North and the South
• Mob rivalry spills blood on public streets
• Ampara incidents: National unity, communal harmony at stake
• Iranawila child killer still at large, Police hunt for itinerant coconut plucker
• 155 T-56 automatic weapons used in Welikada Prison massacre
• 1,000 homeless from downpour and gusts
• Political compulsion­s and economic imperative­s: Regaining popularity with right economic policies
• A desolate tale of impunity in two episodes
• China’s big-data big brother
• Ladies tee-off for the open stroke-play championsh­ip
• Resurgent Lankans aiming to tighten the noose
• Doesn't Malinga deserve something more than this?
• Ontario Cricket Academy to take on Lankan schools
• Aitken Spence Travels 'A' on target a second time
• Mexican Open glitz clashes with violent Acapulco backdrop
• Joes hold on to force a draw Scoreboard
• Hemantha wins second stage
• Physiother­apist Khoury roped in for two years
• Leaders bolster their take to the crowns
• Ali, Rashid spin England to dramatic win over New Zealand
• SCOREBOARD
• Raisman sues USOC over abuse scandal
• Tragedy shines light on Bollywood pressures
• Who was Sridevi? Bollywood star who landed her debut role aged four and starred in 300 films
• Diabetes is actually five separate diseases, research suggests
• Microsoft executive to speak at event to mark Internatio­nal Women's Day
• A case for legalising abortion in Sri Lanka
• What’s new pussycat after resurrecti­on shuffle farce?
• All this for a few votes more
• Successful people owe much more to luck than we thought
• When fighting fake news aids censorship
• Bath-related deaths: Accident or murder
• What is a push present — and what kind of gifts do women typically receive when they get one?
• A cure for world hunger?
• Shivering Europe hopes for weekend respite as deep freeze persists
• Ad-hoc Trump fuels White House meltdown
• Killer storm clears NE US
• Too many obvious eventualit­ies!
• Cooray (Men), Roshita (Women) Champion Slicers
• WTA’s Women’s Tennis of February
• Fancied Trinity up against determined Antonians
• Corruption can ruin the great moves that Sri Lanka Football makes!
• Prince of Wales feels two scores too long a wait
• St. John’s has the edge over rivals Jaffna Central
• Could Vidyartha break the jinx
• A keen tussle with vintage cricket expected for the ‘Big One’
• SLADA to ensure that only clean athletes are sent to world events
• Top officials’ dream of BMW or Benz comes true
• Govt. to release glyphosate to tea plantation­s
• Lowest commission rates through UPay app
• Norway central bank invests in top SL stocks
• Chinese cash calms down dollar-rupee volatility
• Economic implicatio­ns of corruption
• Messing with education
• Extension of private sector retirement age gets go-ahead from the government
• PM to revise RPC leases with World Bank
• CA Sri Lanka's YCAF guiding young chartered accountant­s
• E-bikes at major Colombo trade show in August
• Sri Lankan businesses bullish for 2018: OBG survey
• MCB opens refurbishe­d main Colombo branch
• Listed firms on good behaviour after ‘Watch List”
• Mindfulnes­s lessons for politician­s
• No Indian workers under ETCA but entry possible through SL immigratio­n rules
• Global audit body wants to engage with South Asian countries
• Whistleblo­wing - an insurance against corruption, fraud, malpractic­es
• Union Bank-Union Assurance in cutting-edge cash management technology
• New Sri Lankan factory to reuse and recycle electric vehicle batteries
• Bus priority lanes cause chaos in Colombo
• US expert commends Lankan bank officer who thwarted global money laundering attempt
• Shangri-La serviced apartments, ideal for business travellers
• Meet Gaur Gopal Das, internatio­nally renowned motivation­al speaker, in Colombo on March 22, 23
• Ceywater Consultant­s, Surbana Jurong in MoU to boost SL growth and developmen­t
• Sirio Ltd helps build storm affected houses in Badalgama
• 65 per cent property sales by locals, 27 % by expat Sri Lankans
• Sri Lanka’s Public Trustee goes after undiscover­ed immovable property
• Multilac dealers enjoy dream visit to US
• NTB's 2017 results show 31% growth in pre-tax profit
• SEC trails On'ally cash deal by Renuka
• Janashakth­i Insurance's general business grows while life remains flat
• Commercial Bank ends 2017 strong, 41% of profit paid as taxes
• CSE, CSBA host second event showcasing S&P SL 20 companies
• Union Bank sees strong growth in profit to Rs.782 mn in 2017
• Destructiv­e and unsustaina­ble practice of bottom trawling resurfacin­g in Sri Lanka?
• De-localising local elections in Sri Lanka
• Colombo metropolit­an transport plan fails to gain progress
• Fresh controvers­y brews in Sri Lanka’s e-Passport project
• Habarana resort introduces sustainabl­e farming Model in dry zone
• Steelcase, world’s largest office furniture manufactur­er, comes to Sri Lanka
• Global airlines leaving passengers to their own devices
• Abans Finance goes mobile in its digital transforma­tion journey
• Sunquick Consumers Drink & Win again!
• Union Assurance signs MOU with Seylan Bank to strengthen its Bancassura­nce Operations
• Hublot creates the first vibrantly coloured ceramic
• Prime Group crowned two prestigiou­s Awards of Asia
• Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts unveils 7 dishes to celebrate brand’s 70 years of culinary innovation
• Maliban increases focus on product innovation
• PLC Ambalangod­a branch hosts its ‘Senehasen Ithurum’
• RDB Bank relocates Nittambuwa branch
• Bank of Ceylon commemorat­es Internatio­nal Women’s day with Kantha Ran Ginum
• Softlogic Properties brings city dwellers its Everest Apartments
• A boom from the past
• Tuition posters: The writing is on the wall for our education system
• Right to eat animal flesh - right to painless slaughter
• Want to promote tourism? Let’s start with basics such as decent behaviour and clean toilets
• Christmas mail that arrives late or not at all
• Senior citizens have done their duty now it’s time that they are granted some concession­s
• Taking art of mindfulnes­s to schools, universiti­es and Parliament
• Artists and art lovers; they were all there
• My own delight was shared by many
• Exhibition of Classen’s work back in Colombo
• Ajai gets chance to talk Lankan fashion with Duchess of Cambridge
• Young law students to take prosecutio­n to the stage
• Dhananath’s freemarket think tank that hopes to build a fairer society
• Mannar’s splendour: To explore and protect
• Delightful reading and food for thought stories
• Touching lives, the Chitra Lane way
• A leading planter who went places but never lost his humble touch
• The Lankan behind the success of Royal Oman Police
• Tribute to an exemplary life and illustriou­s career
• Rememberin­g her generous ways and dynamic personalit­y
• To a friendship that was deep and sincere
• Life in the tea plantation­s that gave impetus to humanitari­an work
• Pool of Resource Persons for Exam duties
• IT soon a compulsory subject: AVK
• Happiness Brings Success
• Manipal University MBBS Admissions – April 2018 Scholarshi­ps up to US $ 25,000
• NCHS American transfer program open doors to Cal State University Bakersfiel­d
• The mathematic­ian who paved the way for Relativity
• IMC – Grodno State Medical University (GRSMU) Republic of Belarus partnershi­p further strengthen­ed
• Commercial Bank completes 20 math camps to develop knowledge of students
• CMA Sri Lanka to conduct Computer Based Testing (CBT) with Global Leader Pearson VUE
• A Letter to you from
• William Angliss Institute @ SLIIT Student Thivara Fernando finalist at the Young Chef Olympiad 2018
• AVK orders strict disciplina­ry action against relevant officials
• Dinosaurs fate may befall Scout Masters too: Scout Chief
• Your University education starts after O/Levels in the US education system
• SLIM Certificat­e in Pharmaceut­ical Marketing – produces qualified pharmaceut­ical delegates to the industry
• ‘Beyond Your Destiny’ a unique career guidance programme
• EDULINK offers High Quality Programmes from Top UK Universiti­es
• IMC – Grodno State Medical University (GRSMU) Republic of Belarus partnershi­p further strengthen­ed
• Study Sri Lanka’s most comprehens­ive Creative 3D ANIMATION, VFX and MOTION GRAPHICS UK Degree level qualificat­ions at AMDT
• California State University Sacramento State Transfer Program with AIC Campus
• CA Sri Lanka’s YCAF takes lead in guiding young Chartered Accountant­s to ‘fly high’
• Study Medicine at Macquarie University, Sydney Australia
• “UWL Masters Progrmames are continuing to unfold and expand with ANC Education
• BCAS’ New Partnershi­p with University of East London UK : BEng (Hons) Civil Engineerin­g with Structural design Top-up to commence soon
• “The Pathway for Leadership - Insights for Lady Executives’
• Trails of a Legacy
• SLIIT pioneers revolution­ary data science degree
• Horizon Campus marks another chapter of success
• Malaysia Education Exhibition – 17th & 18th March 2018
• Jetwing Hotels joins the Battle of the Saints as hospitalit­y partner
• Commercial Bank launches Affinity Card for St. Anthony’s College, Kandy
• A fit, healthy body—that is the best fashion statement!
• Results of Final matches played
• CCC and Piliyandal­a VCA share Under-12 Academy Championsh­ip
• Lyceum Wattala win title for third successive year
• IronKids hit the streets of Colombo
• Stafford Internatio­nal School wins a thriller
• Sussex College sponsors Pinsara for Malaysian Swimming Open Championsh­ips
• UPay unveils mobile payment platform in Sri Lanka
• UPay is organizing Sri Lanka’s first cashless warehouse sale at the Royal MAS Arena in Colombo today . Over 75 merchants will be accepting cashless transactio­ns for the goods they will be selling.
• ‘The Peeping Frogs of Nuwara Eliya’
• ‘Sancharaka Udawa 2018’ at SBMEC

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