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Police to get tough on propaganda displays: Cut-outs out after Nominations DayTHE display of all candidates' posters, banners, billboards, cut-outs and propaganda material in public places will be taboo from October 6 midnight, the eve of nominations day for the November 17 Presidential Poll, the Police Elections Secretariat declared yesterday. Oil deposits will be used for developing whole country - PMPRIME MINISTER Mahinda Rajapakse taking part in the "Subharathi" Programme of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation aired yesterday morning pledged to use the newly identified oil deposit in the coastal belt for the economic uplift of the entire country, including the war-torn North-East. President to address UNESCO Conference in FrancePRESIDENT Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga is scheduled to address the 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris today. President Kumaratunga is one of the two World Leaders invited to attend this year's conference. |
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BUSINESSLaksala franchise agency in ItalyTHE Sri Lanka Handicrafts Board, will appoint Lanka Vision International (Pvt) Limited as the Laksala Franchise Agency in Italy. The agreement to this effect will be signed today, in Colombo.
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SPORTSICC World XI in 12-run win over VictoriaTHE ICC World XI escaped an embarrassing loss despite registering a 12-run win against a Victoria XI in a practice game played at the Junction Oval here today. Sri Lanka's wicket-keeper batsman Kumar Sangakkara fared well with the bat and gloves while spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan bowled below expectations as the World XI were dealt a scare by the probable state side. |
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Children participate in a painting contest the Celebrating Childhood carnival. Picture by Mangala Munasinghe |
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Sri Lankan elected President of Toastmasters International
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