Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2013-03-10

• A fight for life in mid-sea Customs officers threaten strike over new laws
• Foreign reserves blown up on borrowed money
• Kidney disease: WHO report goes to Cabinet; UNP alleges cover-up
• Discounts galore at Mattala
• Premiershi­p quips at wedding banquet
• Obituaries
• US offers grants for groups promoting media freedom and reconcilia­tion
• Columbia University official calls for war crimes probe
• To Singapore for jobs, forced into sex trade
• Hacking into Govt. websites prompts amending Computer Crimes Act 2007
• Srilankan Cargo to undertake export cargo loading
• Draft laws on ‘Free Ports’, related tax exemptions in the House
• Laws to clean up local sports bodies
• SC restrains for now clearing forests and planting gliricidia in place
• Law conference to discuss legal challenges in a developing world
• Hundreds displaced, livelihood­s destroyed in Govt. land grab for developmen­t
• SC tells Malay Street area residents to decide on their future
• 200 placements for SL students at South Asian University
• KHURAM SHAIKH MURDER IN TANGALLE No shortage of assurances, but shortage of action: UK MP
• CPC to cut losses with stricter credit lines to State sector
• CID awaiting Govt. Analyst report-- Hizbullah
• Cops-turned robbers’ 10.2m heist unravels from within
• South Eastern varsity undergrads 'homeless'
• Price cut for New Year, but
• SUNDAY, MARCH 10,2013 Look after women who look after us
• High price to pay in Geneva
• From hero to zero, is he cricket’s Mervyn?
• Turbulence in the cockpit as Srilankan management lowers qualifying mark
• Magistrate refers case to mediation board at defence counsel’s request
• Bail for Duminda to be considered tomorrow
• Increasing pilot intake at the cost of passenger safety?
• Women’s rights: Ministry lines up new programmes Women’s Day Temple Tree way
• Weniwel the local paracetamo­l in market hot water
• Lanka urged to vote for sharks, manta rays
• Consumers shelved as VAT devalues supplier enthusiasm to stock supermarke­ts
• Trivialisa­tion of law and justice
• Fundamenta­l structural weaknesses in trade
• US resolution and the Indian fallout
• SLC justifies pay-cut for players
• Amden’s cricket dinner and other related matters SUNDAY MUSINGS
• Middle developmen­t - a ‘tight-rope-walk’
• Cloud over schools rugby launch
• Avishka top scorer at drawn ‘Battle of Golds’
• Thirimanne, Chandimal maiden tons highlights of day two
• Centuries galore in two days of Premier matches
• Nimsadi wins U-13 girl’s singles at Junior Carrom Nationals
• Royal charge leaves ‘Thora’ black and blue
• Outcome of the probe will be known early this week
• China calls for calm over North Korea threats
• Bunny ears at the ready? Kate Moss set to cover Playboy for 60th anniversar­y issue
• Pakistan PM prays at 13th-century Muslim shrine in India
• The Facebook Pope?
• Maduro: Loyalist vowing to keep Chavez flame alive
• Anger over attack on Hong Kong journalist­s in China
• What if women ruled the world?
• Women deserve bigger role in Church, says key cardinal
• All hail King Bazza!
• Date with a dictator
• Zinat Karzai, Afghanista­n's 'invisible' first lady
• 'Chief funster required'
• Deadly virus sweeping the globe
• North Korean fashion: People must choose from officially sanctioned hairstyles
• Convention­al poverty-reduction policies have failed
• Volkswagen unveils world's 'most fuel efficient car'
• It's out of this world!
• The men paying Facebook girlfriend­s
• Time for action to end violence against women
• Chavez: Farewell to neoliberal­ism's nemesis
• DFCC funds breath taking ‘Heaven’s Edge’
• Novita Aircare – classic purificati­on mode provides a milder approach to air purificati­on
• Ashan Silva fastest at Eliyakanda for the fourth consecutiv­e year
• How would India, Australia fare on neutral turf?
• Sawmya and Jayalath excel at Para Games
• Clarke promises Aussie fightback
• Battle among AAA candidates hots up
• Bandara wins in India and aims high
• Lankan players are very talented says golf coach Chambers
• Tiger reaches birdie milestone to seize lead at Doral
• Eight outright wins recorded over the weekend
• Matara clash is evenly balanced
• THILAN SMILES IN HIS FINAL DRIVE – HOME
• Browns' Ragama hospital soon, also assembling vehicles
• Jolt for Sri Lanka's condo market
• Lankan Captain to pilot inaugural BA flight to Colombo
• Us-based visitors for Mattala opening
• Jetwing subsidiary with 4 hotels to go public
• Colombo Int'l Film Festival mooted by film maker Asoka Handagama
• SL’S lack of innovation, markets limit export growth : Dr. Kelegama
• Regulating advertisin­g
• Holcim (Lanka) Ltd to fund Moratuwa University’s cement and concrete research
• India trumps Pakistan's Iran rice trade boom with oil rupees
• Politics and improper use of taxes among SL tea sector issues
• '2 more (cricket) years to go' : Sanga
• Will SL rubber prices decline in the future?
• Anti-corruption group exposes major fraud at SLIC
• Ford cashes in on environmen­t conservati­on
• SL could cut 2020 carbon emissions by a fifth with green power options, says ADB
• ACL Cables eyeing Rs 400 mln investment projects by mid this year
• Atlas helps set up R&D Laboratory at Moratuwa University
• Jetwing Hotels close to doubling room stock
• Eminent Lankan accountant climbs to the top of the public service ladder in Fiji
• Ethnic conflict and economic developmen­t
• Reduced red tape, more facilitati­on needed to boost investment in SL
• Local SMES defrauded by email-based fund transfer scams
• SL lacks dedicated software industry policy : UNCTAD report
• Huawei Media Pad 10 FHD tablet enters SL
• Bileeta grows medium size client base by 200 per cent
• IT headcount grew by 21 per cent annually, BPO by 14 per cent : report
• Do we need all these imports?
• IFC, DEG to support Cargills Bank
• SL airmail, sea-mail services outsourced
• SLIM and Nielsen Peoples Awards 2013 this month
• Economist suggests new wage formula SL apparel workers
• Major obstacles towards ayurvedic medicinal exports
• Access Engineerin­g hands over completed projects at Mattala Internatio­nal Airport
• SL needs to lift its education levels for skilled jobs; CIM’S Sir Paul Judge
• Mobitel subscriber base rises 14 % in 2012
• Pan Asia Bank records post-tax profit of Rs.847 mln
• Diversific­ation of products supports aggressive marketing of HDFC
• Go Green with HP Designjet L Series Latex Printers' Water-based Inkjet Inks now available in Sri Lanka
• Ramsar Internatio­nal commends Ritzbury for its contributi­on towards the protection of Wetlands
• Sri Lankan HR profession­al honoured at the Global HR Excellence Awards in India
• "HNB Assurance Liya Harasara"
• Avian launches Kaspersky Endpoint Security Systems for Business
• Lumiere opens door to fashion orders
• Growing Sustainabl­y : Unilever sets the standard
• Private Banking from "BOC Premier"
• Three young advertisin­g & marketing profession­als for Adfest 2013
• Ladies hold all the cards at The Kingsbury's Royal Flush
• Ultimate getaway choices for American Express Centurion Platinum Cardmember­s
• Life Changing 2 hr training
• Land Rover on the cat walk at Colombo fashion week
• HSBC rewards credit cardholder­s
• HNB'S 'Graduatesh­ip Educationa­l loan Scheme' offers unique benefits for students to pursue higher education
• Asian Paints treats visitors to video mapping fun at 'Architect 2013'
• Sampath Bank re- launches revolution­ary Mobile Cash Facility
• Commercial Bank ATMS now at 12 railway stations
• Live "smoke free" with Arpilight CFL
• Iconic 110 Parliament Road - the landmark luxury apartment complex in Rajagiriya nearing completion
• LG Inverter V AC ensures healthy comfort and greater energy saving
• Galadari Corporate Pick-up-snack-packs
• Asian Alliance Insurance ties up with Automobile Associatio­n of Ceylon
• Vimarshana Serosh Vidanagama­ge,
• A fight for life in the waters
• With a love for beauty, wisdom, humour and humility, he strode this earth
• Faces sans smiles: Lanka’s emerging reality
• Untold story of a first-class academic, gifted musician and jovial and dear friend
• Fresh milk should be the preferred customer choice
• Sorry, we 90-year-old pensioners have no time for waiting games
• Too bad how people in high places talk about each other
• Siddhartha: The making of a story, not a moral lecture
• Zonta Internatio­nal says NO to violence against women
• Scorpion invader from India
• Dinoo Kelleghan
• Come and graze at this buffet of art Ashok
• Filipino singer to star in charity concert
• Unheard people tell their untold stories
• Biography with loads of info but less care for presentati­on
• Giving ear to a wonderful evening of sonata in motion
• Discussing Buddhist rituals over centuries
• Yala – ruined by its own popularity? Srilal Miththapal­a
• A visit to all the twelve Jothirling­ams in one lifetime
• Ethnic nationalis­m: What lies beneath…
• Monash University Foundation Year Programme
• Public Seminar at GSM on Service Operations Standards
• Do a Strategic MBA to ride the Sea Change Sri Lanka is up against -Rohantha Athukorala
• CIMA Spellmaste­r – Rapid Fire proves too hot
• “FERRERO LANKA”...
• College of Medical Administra­tors of Sri Lanka 2013: Achieving greater heights through Medical Leadership
• Top HR Degree from University of London at HRMI
• British Council emphasises the importance of obtaining quality support for IELTS preparatio­n at the IELTS Partner Forum 2013
• Be empowered with an internatio­nally accepted Australian degree after O’levels
• British Council promotes the integratio­n of internatio­nalism in the school curriculum with support from the Ministry of Education
• A new study pathway to realise your future career in Fashion Marketing
• Another success story of IIT- Dr. Gehan De Soysa, Founder of Thread Works (Pvt) Ltd
• IESL NCP Centre Planned new building
• IIBT Chairman to launch Australia Educationa­l Opportunit­ies in SL
• Damayanthi Darsha – a Promising HR Profession­al
• Business Master’s Programmes from University of West London
• Edexcel launches Community Award Scheme for students
• Earn your internatio­nally recognised English language passport at CA Sri Lanka
• Chanaka Weerakoon from Oxford College of Business named World’s Top student in Business Management by Heriot Watt University UK
• Meet top ranked University visitors at Adventus Education ‘open day’ week-end on March 23, 24
• Paul Grey, owner of Greys Migration Services to visit Sri Lanka in middle of this month
• Over 100 Scholarshi­ps at Malaysian Education Exhibition 2013
• Enriching learning opportunit­y with MSU’S hospitalit­y programmes
• Navigation & Engineerin­g cadets' passing out ceremony 2013
• CFOS want new recruits to be complete finance profession­als, finds new research from ACCA
• OLV Moratuwa continues to uplift the values of children
• Moratu MV is marching forward confidentl­y
• Maliyadeva and Vidyartha U19 division ‘A’ TT champs
• Saman House emerge champions in Sangamitta sports-meet
• CA Sri Lanka – IBM CFO Forum highlights the growing challenges of a CFO and its role as a value integrator
• R.I.T. Alles inaugurate­s pathway for differentl­y abled devotees at Gothami Viharaya Borella
• ESOFT new intake for Colombo University BIT External Degree
• Singer Sri Lanka PLC partners with ZEUS
• Want to study at a top ranking university in the UK? Choose the University of Surrey - Top for graduate employment
• Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney presents “Junction” Graduate Exhibition & Fashion Show
• Tiny Tots Montessori at Aweriwatta Road, Wattala declared opened
• SLF Signs MOU with the Sustainabi­lity Learning Centre for Study Programmes
• Strategy introduces the Foundation Certificat­e in Marketing
• Meet top ranked University visitors at Adventus Education ‘open day’ week-end on March 23, 24
• Save Rs.10 million
• Agaram Felicitate­d 20 well deserving Grade 5 scholarshi­p students of 2012
• Want to study at a top ranking university in the UK? Choose the University of Surrey - Top for graduate employment
• Raffles College of Design and Commerce, Sydney presents “Junction” Graduate Exhibition & Fashion Show
• ESOFT new intake for Colombo University BIT External Degree
• Singer Sri Lanka PLC partners with ZEUS
• Navigation & Engineerin­g cadets' passing out ceremony 2013
• CFOS want new recruits to be complete finance profession­als, finds new research from ACCA
• Paul Grey, owner of Greys Migration Services to visit Sri Lanka in middle of this month
• Over 100 Scholarshi­ps at Malaysian Education Exhibition 2013
• Enriching learning opportunit­y with MSU’S hospitalit­y programmes
• OLV Moratuwa continues to uplift the values of children
• Moratu MV is marching forward confidentl­y
• CA Sri Lanka – IBM CFO Forum highlights the growing challenges of a CFO and its role as a value integrator
• R.I.T. Alles inaugurate­s pathway for differentl­y abled devotees at Gothami Viharaya Borella
• Maliyadeva and Vidyartha U19 division ‘A’ TT champs
• Saman House emerge champions in Sangamitta sports-meet

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