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O/L begins tomorrow Over 501,230 students will sit for the Ordinary Level Examination 2004 commencing tomorrow, December 13. The exams will be conducted in 529 coordinating and 3,827 examination centres. The examination will go on till December 23. The number of private applicants is 126,819. According to the Department of Examinations the number of students and private candidates is almost similar to the number in 2003. Assessment will take place in January in two stages, the first from January 1 to 10. Due to this, 91 centres conducting the first stage of assessment will open for academic sessions on January 12. The second stage of assessment will start from January 29 and conclude on February 6. Contempt of Court : What Ranil said of SB then Speaking in Parliament on March 3, 2000 and referring to the allegations of contempt of court against then Minister S.B. Dissanayake, Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe was reprimanding the Government. He said that in Malaysia, MPs have been jailed for lesser offences against the judiciary and in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's time, a minister had to resign his post following defamatory remarks about the Attorney-General of Scotland. Media buzz The hollow claims of the private media to be impartial are falling apart as witnessed by their partial coverage of news. Last week these claims were torn asunder by none other than an English daily, which arrogated to itself the job of being a free Advisor to the UNP Chief Ranil Wickremesinghe. Not stopping at giving excuses for the poor leadership qualities, he had displayed so far, the Leader writer advised him to emulate his uncle JRJ in order to become an effective leader. Also at the very outset it gleefully reported the inability of the opponents to drive the last nail into the UNP coffin openly exposing where his loyalties lay. Appeals Help save this infant boy One-year and three-month-old K. G. V. Isuru Kawshalya of No. 101/8, Yahella Place, Kudagama, Avissawella is suffering from an acute heart disease. Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Dr. K. Prasad of Apollo Hospitals, Colombo has recommended to undergo early Intracardiac repair and Cardiac catheterization to save his life. This surgery is estimated to cost Rs. 350,000. Since his parents are unable to foot this bill due to their financial plight, they are seeking public assistance to help expedite the surgery. All contributions should be remitted to A/c No. 209-131836-2, Isuru Kawshalya, at the People's Bank branch, Avissawella. His parents can be contacted on telephone: 072-3398108. ***** Heart patient seeks help K. P. Sunil of Imbulgasdeniya, Ambuvangala, Wattarama, is suffering from an acute heart disease and he has been advised by Dr. Siva Kumar, Consultant Paediatric Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals, Colombo to undergo an early by-pass heart operation to save his life. The surgery is estimated to cost nearly Rs. 550,000 and since he is unemployed and with no othe source of income for his family members, he requests public assistance to expedite the surgery. All contributions and donations should be remitted to Account No. 207-041661-0 at the People's Bank Branch at Polgahawela. |
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