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The 28th Sarasaviya Film Festival created history on Friday when child star Nityawani Kandasami bagged the ‘Best Actress’ Award in a star-cast glittering ceremony held at the BMICH. She beat all her better known superstar big sisters to win the coveted award, for her role in Punchi Suranganavi. Here she shares a moment of childish glee with Kamal Addaraarachchi, who won the Best Actor Award for his stellar role in Agnidahaya. One of the highlights of the show, attending by the who’s who of Sri Lanka’s film scene was the presence of renowned Indian film director Mani Ratnam. Pic. Tennyson Edirisinghe.

by Don Asoka Wijewardena

Radical structural changes to the Public Administration Service will see the much maligned 9 to 5 eight-hour work roster being replaced with a flexible deadline and assignment based work schedule.
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by S. Selvakumar

President Chandrika Bandaranaike is yet to arrive at a decision with regard to the status of North and East authoritative sources told the Sunday Observer dismissing speculations, that she had taken a firm stand on the de-merger issue.
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