Dawn of a new era
The Shipping Corporation at the inception first
started a shipping service to take containers from Colombo to
Australia by the name of Bounty Line Service using Ro-Ro ships.
According to records the first ship of the service M/V Turqoise
Bounty was anchored (berthed) at the Queen Elizabeth Quay on 17,
December 1977.
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President's victory defeats right, left and Vanni
The local polls held on Thursday constitute the
second tsunami wave that has swept the nation in recent times. The
comprehensive defeat of all the forces opposed to President Mahinda
Rajapaksa has left the right-wing, left-wing and the Vanni wondering
what had hit them.
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Respecting different cultures
Approximately 70-90 per cent of Pakistani women
suffer from domestic violence and nearly 50 per cent of women who do
report rape are jailed under the Hudood Ordinance which criminalises
extramarital sexual relations including rape, according to a 2005
report of the Peace Council of Pakistan, issued recently.
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