Govt ropes in Tamil Diaspora

The representatives of the Tamil Diaspora for peace and development activities have expressed their support to the Government in its initiatives in the rehabilitation and reconstruction activities of the North and East, at a top level discussion that began in Mount Lavinia yesterday.

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Refusal to meet President:

Tamil leaders lambast TNA

The negative response of the Tamil National Alliance to President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s invitation for discussion on the prevailing political situation came under fire from leaders of other political parties representing the people of the north and east.TULF leader V. Anandasangaree said.

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On 90th birthday

UNESCO honours Lester

The world’s most prestigious institution for culture, the UNESCO will honour the doyen of Sri Lankan cinema, Dr. Lester James Peries by screening his award winning film Gamperaliya at Salle 1 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on April 6, the 90th birthday of the great film director.

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Tata Nano to hit Sri Lanka market

The much talked world’s lowest priced passenger car, Tata Nano would be available in Sri Lanka by end of the year. Tata Motors launched the world’s smallest car, the Tata Nano last week. General Manager of Diesel and Motor Engineering Company (DIMO) agents for Tata vehicles in Sri Lanka, Ajitha Perera said.

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Landmark cochlear surgery at LRHC

A new page was turned in the country’s medical history yesterday morning with the successful performance of the first ever Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) surgery on the five-year-old Kavishaka Dilshan Nikapitiya, who was born with deformity in both the ears at the Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital (LRHC).

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