International Schools need regulatory body- Minister Gunawardena

At present, international schools decide the future of many schoolchildren. Therefore, all international schools should operate according to international standards. They should have a regulatory body, said Education Minister Bandula Gunawardena during an interview with the Daily News.

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The Lotus Heart

Over-toasted bread

Amarapala was tired. No, he was actually exhausted. He had a long journey home. Even though he had a chauffeur-driven office car - luckily he had that comfort, at least - his fatigue was simply too much. Amarapala’s wife returned home an hour earlier. She was also tired after another hectic day.

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Sri Lanka’s time has come!

I first visited Sri Lanka in 1997, shortly after a rebel bombing of the Central Bank headquarters had thrown the financial system into chaos. Military checkpoints made travelling around Colombo rather punishing, but the overwhelming impression was of a charming island and talented people trapped inside a seemingly endless civil war.

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On the Sidelines

Rebekah Brooks of News of the World fame charged

Rebecca who reaches her 44th birthday on the 27th of this month was born in Warrington in Lancashire. She once stated that she studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. But she did not claim to have a degree and did not later answer questions about this. In 2010, Brooks was awarded an honorary Fellowship from the University of Arts, London, for her contribution to journalism. Tim Minogue, one of her first co-editors, recalled her as ‘likeable, skinny, hollow-eyed girl who was very ambitious’,

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