Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2018-07-08

• New polls register in October, but PC elections unlikely this year
• Mixed response to ADB proposals for EPF investment­s in stock market
• CEB losses increase by 240 percent but Cabinet approves expensive private power deals
• Risks of rescuing Thai cave boys
• Finance Ministry proposes weekly fuel price review
• Ana dismisses short-term fixes
• Mahendran, Aloysius made hundreds of calls to top Central Bank officials
• Friction continues between coaltion partners
• Diplomatic privileges for US Peace Corps volunteers
• KDU (Special Provisions) Act effective July 6
• Wigneswara­n petitions SC to quash CoA interim order
• Arjuna still defiant on lubricant project; damning letter from Austin
• Young politician presumes he’s the ‘common candidate’
• Objections over dual citizen as Lanka’s envoy to Oslo
• Customs' Unions against proposed reward scheme for detections
• Act fast to avert diabetes catastroph­e: Lankan doctor issues clarion call to UN
• Search intensifie­s for 7 fishermen missing off Galle coast
• PM to Singapore to address World Cities Summit
• Veggie surpluses and wild price fluctuatio­ns - the cycle continues
• Knee-jerk governance as scandals, controvers­ies grab attention
• MPs given a dose of health inequities in Sri Lanka
• Plans to catch our runaway rainfall
• “If you stay in your electorate hospitals, schools and roads will improve”
• Foreign cocaine peddlers sniff for tourists in Lanka
• ‘I am coming back’: Defiant Nawaz Sharif vows to return
• Foreign donations for elections
• An explosive wish
• Cash crop or villain? Palm oil expansion debate rages
• Sri Lanka gears for huge wildlife powwow
• The winning logo
• What is CITES
• Wading through rubbish on the beach – this must stop
• Three-wheeler drivers a law unto themselves
• Three arrested for destroying mangroves
• Three and a half years of democratic gains and disappoint­ing economic performanc­e
• On (political) mad dogs and quicksands ahead
• Is cyber the perfect weapon?
• Sri Lanka hopes to be in five finals
• Sylvestria­ns make their punch count
• Belgium hold off Brazil in thriller to reach semis
• France's Mbappe sprints towards superstar status at FIFA World Cup
• Did Neymar’s diving cost Brazil victory over Belgium
• 'There's an aura... that's what makes me great,' says Serena
• Stokes return gives England selection conundrum
• Froome frets as Tour sets sail from France's windswept Atlantic coast
• Establishe­d teams through to next round
• Fazil emerge champion in nail biting finish
• Rahula lead 2-1 followed by hullabaloo
• Relentless -- from the Caribbean to Rabada and company
• Mathews and Kaushal prop up the Lankans
• Iceberg haul
• Obituaries
• Leopards are killed but Tigers get life support
• Venerable Narada Maha thera – the apostle of Buddhism
• Vijayakala’s outrageous call for Tiger Balm to soothe Jaffna woes
• How do you solve a problem like Vijayakala?
• Tears and heartbreak of terrorism's victims
• Lankan prof. gets New Zealand’s top food, science and technology award
• Rotary Club of Colombo Mid Town donates life-saving equipment to NHSL
• Shipwreck tourism: Lanka's buried treasure
• How your age affects your appetite
• Agricolas: The seeds behind the happy harvest
• Bananas are on the brink of extinction
• ‘I am coming back’: Defiant Nawaz Sharif vows to return
• Story Telling Wimbledon-draw
• Mercantile Rugby Sevens from July 20-22
• Johann Fernando (NRC) top gun
• MCA 'G' Division 25-Over League Tournament-Honda Trophy Results
• Packeer Ali's challenge
• The Joe-Pete was not just a grudge battle
• Visulmina Samanga Lanka's sole Canoeist
• Unfolding World Cup
• New Army Golf Club House Diyatalawa launched
• Rtd Air Chief Abeywickre­ma new RCGC President
• Rukmalgama CC remain the team to beat
• The beggar’s wound and the poultice to cure it for good
• Lankans make ripples in dragon boating in China
• Strict regime for SL’s money brokers
• Helitours off the radar since May 2
• Gold smugglers help jewellers keep heads above water
• Govt. considers leasing East Terminal for 35 years
• Village in the Jungle
• Equality for female migrant workers
• Welenda.com, new marketplac­e for local businesses to reach internatio­nal market
• “China can be a ‘big bully’, says top bureaucrat”
• Colombo needs better, managed parking
• More than 10,000 social enterprise­s operate in Sri Lanka
• Alliance Finance helps plant over 150 trees on World Environmen­t Day
• Four trade unions object to new Decent Work programme
• Maliyadeva Girls’ College wins SLIIT’s soft skills competitio­n
• Global Top 100 companies reach record $20 trillion: PwC
• Licence to motor trade; the need of the hour
• Polaris Sri Lanka rides high on all-terrain vehicles
• Vehicle import expenditur­e rises with rupee depreciati­on
• DIMO digitalise­s delivery and transporta­tion of goods
• Motor traders to prepare sustainabl­e industry masterplan
• ITC hotel and Sapphire Residences ready by 2021
• Sri Lanka moving on a private sector-led growth path
• INSEE Ecocycle Lanka launched for industrial waste management solutions
• Central Bank seeking another US$100 m to resurrect ETIFL
• Jeevan Gnanam takes over as SLASSCOM Chairman
• Integrated Reporting necessary to expose waste and corruption
• LOLC Insurance’s Bancassura­nce agreement with ComBank
• New CEO, COO at Commercial Bank
• National policy to open skies
• Asia Securities judged best research team at CFA’s Capital Market Awards
• Lanka Credit takes over failed CFCL finance company
• SLINTEC signs agreement with British Cosmetics to commercial­ise new product range
• Ceylinco Life policyhold­er families on 4-day tour of China
• Commercial Leasing and Finance PLC records LKR 2.9 Billion PBT in 2017/18 financial year
• SMEs the Back bone of Sri Lankan Economy
• LHD Offers Worldclass Standards in Laboratory Testing
• The Best of upscale Urban Living all under one roof
• Singer Fashion Academy first Sri Lankan Institute to receive Validated Courses status
• Seylan Home Loan re-launched with an Enhanced Advisory Service
• HNB contribute­s towards a new Accident and Trauma Unit for Batticaloa teaching hospital
• Commercial Bank in World’s Top 1000 Banks for record 8th
• Prestige Automobile (Pvt) Ltd. launches ‘THE MINI ELITE’
• SLT holds “TelcoNext - Empowering the Digital Economy, together” forum
• Executive Presidency: How long can we continue with this system?
• Tribute to a gifted personalit­y
• Stop this commercial­isation of peaceful residentia­l areas
• A beloved teacher, caretaker and custodian
• Once there were politician­s like N.M. Perera
• The President can still have a second chance!
• A new heart beats in happiness in a humble home
• A Twitter entry and dream wedding in Sri Lanka
• Scholarshi­ps for outstandin­g O/L, A/L students: Ed.Min.
• CMA Sri Lanka qualified Management Accountant­s deprived of applying for Government jobs Contraveni­ng Approval granted in Cabinet Decision of September 2014
• Perfection: The Task of Finishers
• How to Excel in the Corporate World
• 5 steps to becoming extraordin­ary
• “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t – you’re right”
• Do you want to make an impact with powerful presentati­ons and speeches?
• 80th Convocatio­n of the University of Peradeniya
• PIMA elects Office Bearers for 2018-'19
• Witness the potential of Sri Lanka’s budding Engineers at SLIIT’s Young Engineerin­g EXPO
• STEPPING OUT BOLDLY TOWARDS YOUR LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
• ACBT NOW OFFERS PEARSON BTEC HND IN BUSINESS
• Now offers a range of IT Degrees from Kingston University London
• HOW JEFF BEZOS STARTED
• Gateway College Kandy to stage ‘Murder at Dharmarama Road’ at the Lionel Wendt
• CIRP – Enhancing Employabil­ity of its Students and Contributi­ng to the growth and developmen­t of well-being in Personal, Social & Work Life of Sri Lankans
• Enrol in February 2019 intake at a Go8 university in Australia through Edlocate
• Life beyond devices
• Study British Aircraft Maintenanc­e Engineerin­g Degrees in Dubai
• ENROLL FOR A TOP-RANKED BRITISH DEGREE PROGRAM AFTER LONDON O-LEVELS OR A-LEVELS
• Addressing the unaddresse­d issue at SLMUN 2018: UNICEF tackles ‘Child Prostituti­on and Traffickin­g’
• Icon Business School exceeds numbers for ACCA and moves to new premises
• Horizon Campus Excels in Biotechnol­ogy
• NIKHITA MENDIS ALUMNI OF THE OVERSEAS SCHOOL OF COLOMBO WINS THE GATES CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHI­P
• Launching of Cardiff Met New MBA Specialisa­tions
• “You can always count on ANC to prepare you to thrive in the corporate world.”
• Earning U.S. qualificat­ions in Business and Psychology is within your reach: Join ANC!
• Northshore Direct Placements provide Sri Lankan students to study Medicine in Russia and Belarus
• The Overseas School of Colombo - comun reaches Galle SOS
• Melaka Manipal Medical College (MMMC) India / Malaysia
• Horizon Campus Pioneers in offering Genetics Education in Sri Lanka
• Musaeus in nail-biting win over Gateway
• MSU MBA programme leading to a Fast-Track PhD will take you to new heights in your career
• John Mattone enthralls Sri Lankan corporates at two sold-out events
• AIC Partners with CSU Sacramento to offer World Class American Higher Education to Lankan Students
• Study Medicine, Bio Medical Sciences and Psychology at Internatio­nal Medical University (IMU) Malaysia
• Anjana Emanjali Jayasundar­a makes her mark by completing CIMA before 20
• Visualizin­g a Timeline of Expectatio­ns vs. a Timeline of Reality
• Successful Completion of the Graduation Ceremony of Amazon College, Bambalapit­iya
• Poverty Reduction Efforts in Sri Lanka: a study Based on Siyambalan­duwa Divisional Secretaria­t in Monaragala District
• College of Chemical Sciences invites Applicatio­ns for its Low Cost Graduatesh­ip Programme in Chemistry for the 41st Year
• Western Province Central bags title
• Sussex Negombo wins overall title
• St. Peter’s ‘B’ record two wins
• This year’s ‘Yathra’ organised by Eco-Friendly Volunteers (Eco-V) saw youth from the North and South getting a firsthand view of the northern environmen­t
• Ashok Ferrey’s Colpetty goes to France
• Bring to life the tale of Sinhabahu
• GOING ALL OUT IN FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE
• IS FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE A COPYCAT OF PUBG?
• TO THE VICTORS BELONG THE SPOILS
• Ed Sheeran faces legal action filed over songs
• Postmarked
• Letters to my students
• ‘Guitar and Folk Music Festival 2018’
• Two plays to celebrate the 16th anniversar­y of Janakarali­ya

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