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 No lip service

From time immemorial, true leaders set a precedence to their followers by practising what they preached. Contributing to safeguard the country is considered a privilege, and a noble task. But only parents of those who live in the periphery braved to send their children to serve the security forces during critical times like today, when the country sought such true sons of the soil. Notwithstanding many prospects in line as the second son of the first citizen of Sri Lanka, Yoshitha Rajapaksa passed the preliminary interview to join the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday. Here Yoshitha is seen undergoing a physical test before Naval recruitment officers. Pic Sudath Silva


Change in military strategy pays dividends

Peace and national security top on agenda

The new strategies introduced in the Defence sector during the last year have changed the entire military structure paying substantive dividends to fight terrorism and sectoral corruption, Defence sources told the Sunday Observer yesterday.

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Shed prejudices against Tamils - President

It is high time that some factions of Sinhala society who continue to treat every Tamil person as a LTTE terrorist dispel such prejudices in the new social environment of national unity founded under this government, said President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

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President to meet Indian PM on Wednesday

Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa left for India yesterday to participate in the Asian Mayors' Conference at Dehra Dun. He will also hold bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday.

 

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The first hotel of the Made in Sri Lanka brand of Hospitality Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, the Cinnamon Grand celebrating its first year of operations has achieved excellent results.

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