Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) - 2018-06-17

• RTI Commission orders SriLankan to disclose VIP salaries
• Assurance from President: Medical specialist­s put off strike plans
• Lakvijaya's Unit 1 under-powered for half the time since 2015
• World Cup in full swing
• RTI exposure reveals US$ 8.2 billion loans from China during past 12 years
• Gun justice on the rise
• Questions over extra compensati­on for ex-LTTE combatants
• New guidelines for the procuremen­t of goods and services gazetted
• If you’re seeking asylum in the US, forget it
• NPC Opposition Leader gets back his bag of coins
• US hits out at the Maldives
• SLAS seeks huge new allowance to attract top level graduates
• SAITM solution: KDU Special Provision Bill to be debated on Wednesday
• Crippling postal strike has the govt. sidesteppi­ng
• IS POLITICAL INTERFEREN­CE THE CAUSE FOR RISING CRIME?
• Ragging shuts down faculties with dons impotent to stop abuse
• Bug-infested nebuliser solution not linked to child deaths
• Bribes for forged Appointmen­t Letters in National schools
• Gnanasara Thera's Appeal to be taken up next week
• Artistes debunk Govt.'s 14% Withholdin­g tax withdrawal
• Bill to set up Amaradeva Centre to be introduced in Parliament soon
• Environmen­talist outlines steps to ensure Sinharaja elephants remain in the Rainforest
• Safety rules sans penalties finally, after three-wheelers kill hundreds
• Customs Union agitate over transfer of dutyconsci­ous officers
• Stringent regulation of campaign finances
• Ambassador­ial swing and miss
• Norwegian researcher­s sail in to probe fishing stocks
• Monster project swallows Rs. 1.3bn in compensati­on
• Galle lawyers reject wasteful, multi-billion rupee court idea
• Chaotic bus terminal gives way to Kandy transport plan
• Sustained economic developmen­t undermined by political factors
• Does Article 9 of the Constituti­on stipulate protection of abusive monks?
• Our infant informatio­n revolution
• Big second half gives Fiji fourth Pacific Nations Cup
• Plunkett has no sympathy for Australia over ball-tampering taunts
• Griezmann hits historic VAR penalty as France squeeze past Australia
• Germans ready to confirm favourites tag against Mexico
• 'He was first to employ a nutritioni­st, a doctor, a personal physio, a chef’
• Once-closed Russian city opens doors for WC
• 400metre sprinter Aruna is capable of bigger deeds
• Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankruptcy case
• Afghanista­n vow to bounce back from debut Test drubbing
• Italian job: Azzurri beat Japan to tie rugby series
• Veteran Amarapadma wins Pin Fernando grand prix
• Cricket conundrum continues -- Sanga joins the refusal list
• Smith battles for Windies on soggy, slow going day
• Dialog 4G-the Sunday Times Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year 2018
• Einstein's travel diaries reveal 'shocking' xenophobia
• Chinese defend Einstein's portrait of their people as 'filthy' and 'obtuse'
• Measles cases in England up by a third
• Kat Von D: The make-up mogul who has reignited 'anti-vax' row
• India faces worst long term water crisis in its history: Govt. think tank
• Is Wakefield's discredite­d research to blame for low vaccinatio­n rates?
• Three Lankans receive “Long Service” awards at UN ceremony
• ‘Springs of Sailan’: Shedding light on Muslim community in Sri Lanka
• G7 summit : An artefact of a bygone era
• Can Gota run for presidency sans Uncle Sam’s courtesy?
• Muslim Masthan made kovil poosari
• Trump’s lavish praise music to Kim’s ears THOUGHTS FROM LONDON BY NEVILLE DE SILVA
• Nepotism, cronyism and multimilli­on-rupee cheques
• Is there gender parity and reverse sexual harassment at the United Nations?
• Replace your rice and potatoes with lentils!
• Trump ignites trade war with China, triggering swift retaliatio­n
• Big hugs and selfies as Afghan soldiers, Taliban celebrate Eid ceasefire
• Malaysia's Najib may face charges of money laundering, misappropr­iation of property: Source
• US govt says nearly 2,000 child separation­s at border in under two months
• Arab coalition close to capturing Hodeidah airport, Yemen military says
• 'Sitting is the new cancer'
• Snacks, slouching, stagnant wages: The office is making us miserable
• Could humans one day regrow limbs?
• 'Fallen Kingdom' caps 25 years of 'Jurassic' thrills
• A cricketer with a future already cutout
• Asia Asset Finance overcome Hirdaraman­i Group with ease
• S.Thomas' and Dellon Peiris the Best of the Best
• Allianz ensures a thrashing for Regnis
• MAS Holdings (Women's 'B' Div.), Seylan Bank (Men's 'C' Div.), HSBC (Men's 'D' Div.) Champs
• Magic spell of Nadal and Halep
• Second Colombo Supercross to speed off on June 24
• Royal retain Schools Rugby League Crown
• Could be anyone's game
• 7th Red Bull Campus Cricket in Sri Lanka
• Vihanga stars with bat and ball for Dharmapala
• Government,CMPort continue discussion­s on $585 m payment
• Tea Board has a new job posting
• SLT gets acting head for six months
• Price-conscious and quality-conscious markets
• Balm for the soul
• Modern slavery exists: Over 45,000 Sri Lankans trapped in exploitati­ve work
• Sri Lanka extends financial access to villagers
• Food Security a top priority in Qatar
• NKAR goes online, celebrates its 38th anniversar­y
• Dialog and SLINTEC collaborat­e in key R&D networking session on June 20
• Taprobane Group changes to Ambeon Group
• Singapore prize for competitiv­e Fintech start-ups in new competitio­n
• Registrati­ons open for the ‘CSE Mastermind­s 2018’ quiz competitio­n
• Bogawantal­awa wins at Amsterdam Sustainabl­e Food Awards
• Responsibl­e Fashion Movement’s 2nd Hackathon –Making of the Green Gene
• Etihad Airways in talks to cancel, defer Boeing 777X orders : Sources
• Raid Amazons in Sri Lanka in Oct
• World's first AP1000 reactor set to debut in China in Nov : Media
• Tight squeeze for Hong Kong's young profession­als
• State infrastruc­ture projects, hold-ups slow constructi­on sector
• Property buyers need better education on risks and rights
• Second batch of women trained for constructi­on sector jobs
• CCI signs MOU with CHINCA in China
• Democratic space shrinks and unchecked corporate greed on the rise: Global TU
• Private health care services exempt from VAT
• Combank first to provide tokenised Mastercard Payment Gateway Services
• US$ will still be the currency of choice in global trade: Experts
• United Motors invests Rs. 100 mln on JCB machinery and service facility in Colombo
• 90 years on: EFC’s relevance to Sri Lanka’s economy and social landscape
• Lankan villagers to get all banking services at the touch of a button
• MCC official visits Sri Lanka, more grant aid promised
• DFCC Bank continues programme to uplift SMEs
• Cashless admission and free second medical opinions with AIA Health Protector
• HNB inks MOU with Allianz to provide special benefits for Club and Priority Circle customers
• Vallibel Finance blossoms in Dambulla
• CMA Global Management Accounting Conference 2018
• Seylan Bank propels SME sector with launch of ‘Seylan SME Hub’
• CDB and SLACD add outdoor therapeuti­c play area for children
• Combank launches mobile remittance channel between South Korea and Sri Lanka
• The Best of Upscale Urban Living All Under One Roof
• Aradhana wins “Gold Excellence”
• Ogilvy Media’s young talent to represent Sri Lanka at the Cannes Lions Festival
• SLT PEO TV Awards 2017 recognizes the Outstandin­g Achievemen­t of Employees
• SLRC Society Partners with Mobitel for reliable communicat­ion solutions
• Balm for body and mind
• Come, join this mega yoga event
• To my heroic cousin who died for his country
• Can these politician­s get away with ‘ignorance is bliss?’
• Those unforgetta­ble memories of visits to Radio Ceylon with Amma
• A book with a lot of food for thought
• The cousin who none of us could hold a candle to
• Impose direct duty on all luxury items
• Inefficien­t Traffic Police and motorists creating traffic chaos in Dehiwala
• Individual stories entwined in our post independen­ce history
• Hitting a celebrator­y note with an operatic concert
• “Shikhandi – The inner quest”: Dance indeed is the hidden language of the soul
• All set for a weekend trip to the beach
• Colombo Music Festival promises rocking reggae all night long
• Ramadhan: Detoxifica­tion of our body and renewal of the spiritual self
• Exceptiona­l experience­s make this a handbook for all
• Sunrise: A lively read for those golden years
• Books, panel discussion­s, performanc­es; Kandy Book Fair will have it all
• Committee to oversee Teacher-transfers: AVK
• Cambridge Internatio­nal to host the world-renowned Cambridge Schools Conference in Sri Lanka in November
• World-Class Teaching and Education Qualificat­ions from Gateway Graduate School
• “I was suffering from colitis, jaundice, severe edema, anaemia, endometrio­sis, asthma, and depression.”
• Meet American University Representa­tives from University of Idaho, USA
• MAKE YOUR NEXT STEP WITH A WORLD-CLASS GRADUATE DEGREE FROM UWL
• SL-Finland sign MoU to upgrade Vocational Education
• QBITS launched at Peradeniya University
• Dr Sarath Amunugama, Prof Rahula Attalage conferred Order of the Academic Palms
• THIS IS YOUR TIME - EXPERIENCE IT ALL
• Living the American Dream
• Wide Range of Options for Students
• Do you have what it takes to be an Entreprene­ur?
• SLMC-approved foreign medical degrees are now facilitate­d by BCAS Campus
• Social media etiquette: Friending and unfriendin­g
• Study Medicine / Dentistry / Engineerin­g in Russia
• Study Engineerin­g / Medicine in EU
• Globally Accepted, Affordable Medical Education at a World’s highly rated university
• STUDY FASHION & WORK IN MILAN, ITALY
• Earning from $1 to $2 Million ~ How much do country Leaders earn?
• ANC CAREER FAIR & NETWORKING EVENING 2018
• Start a pathway to a University of Colombo BIT Degree @ OpenArc Campus Now
• Enlighteni­ng young minds on migration crises: SLMUN 2018 simulates IOM
• Internatio­nal Medical University: A university wholly specialisi­ng in medicine, health sciences and complement­ary medicine programmes
• St. Joseph’s and Mahamaya retain swimming crowns
• Musaeus take on Gateway
• Launch Your Future with ANC Education!
• ROUND-TABLE SOCIETY WITH HIGH IQ IS DOORWAY TO A NEW WORLD
• TDF: The Guru for Doing Organisati­ons
• PUBLIC LECTURE BY PROF. NATHALIE DE VRIES ORGANIZED BY
• CMA Organized a ‘Mega Blood Donation Camp’
• 5G All you need to know!
• Inaugurati­on Ceremony of the 47th annual sessions
• Anjana Emanjali Jayasundar­a makes her mark by completing CIMA before 20
• LAUNCH OF AUTODESK TRAINING PARTNER BY SFS ACADEMY
• Lathikka Niriella Sri Lanka’s top Quizzer for 2018 Olav Bjortomt wins the title Quiz Champion of the World!
• Vidura College Speaks to the Heart
• Aspiration­s Education to hold 12th successive Internatio­nal Education Exhibition on 7th & 8th July at the Hilton Colombo
• Dr Prith Peiris family donates Rs 10 million to COLOMBO YMBA for Medical Students Scholarshi­p Awards
• Teacher Training in Preschool Methodolog­y at Ladies’ College Institute of Profession­al Studies
• Fairfield Holdings acquires controllin­g interest of Alethea Group
• Thomians and Vazians share title
• For the 2nd year LIFT celebrates fashion and design
• “I TEACH, what is your superpower?”
• Egyptian band in Israel musical wins big on Broadway
• Narrow escapr for Robbie Williams
• Bigger and better experience at ‘Big Bad Wolf Sale 2018’
• ‘Nidahase Piya’ to be screened abroad
• Turkish tele series with a real story

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