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1982
Island’s First UNESCO World Heritage Sites Today’s eight iconic sites began with three Certain cities of classical antiquity are instantly…
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1981
Monarch Wows Crowds on Her Second Visit Queen Elizabeth II on a five day state tour The second visit of…
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1981
Jaffna Public Library Put to the Torch Arson fuels more acts of physical violence As Ray Bradbury’s apocalyptic Fahrenheit 451…
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1981
Sri Lanka Gains Test Status Courtesy ICC First Test encounter ends in England win Two cricketing encounters stand sentinel over…
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1979
Sri Lanka’s First Television Transmission ITN pioneers colour TV – state takes over Although the television was invented in 1927…
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1977
Local Economy Opens out to Market Forces A premier’s policies end an epoch of rationing In terms of political developments,…
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1977
The Country’s First Executive President How ‘JR’ went from old hand to wily fox One person’s democrat is another’s dictator…
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1976
Sri Lanka Hosts Fifth NAM Summit Meeting Steers Non-Aligned Movement on a new path In times of sorrow, there is…
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1975
Sri Lanka in UN General Assembly’s Chair Career diplomat shines in a stellar role There is a saying that suggests…
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1974
Sri Lankan Heads Law Of Sea Conference Steers ships of state on consensual course In the first blush of its…
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