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	<description>Ajith P. Perera, Chief Organiser, Bandaragama, UNP - අධිනීතිඥ අජිත් පී. පෙරේරා, ප්‍රධාන සංවිධායක, බණ්ඩාරගම, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය</description>
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		<title>Sinhala Bloggers vs. ICTA in browser wars</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/sinhala-bloggers-vs-icta-in-browser-wars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[English bloggers in Sri Lanka few months back found their nemesis in mainstream English print media that saw stealing and using blog content with no acknowledgements (forget payments!) fully acceptable. Sinhala bloggers too have eventually found theirs.

Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) is now under spotlight for robbing the glory of the hard work of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAARC summit 2008 in Sri Lanka makes thousands homeless: Has South Asia not seen urban poverty?</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/saarc-summit-2008-in-sri-lanka-makes-thousands-homeless-has-south-asia-not-seen-urban-poverty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:18:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka is now categorized as a medium income country but it is no secret that a sizable section of population still lives below poverty line. According to UNDP statistics, 45% of Sri Lankan population lives less than US$ 2 a day (this means their spending for a day for food, shelter, clothes, transport, education [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raigampura Heritage: Pathahawatte Rajamaha Viharaya</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The temple now known as Sri Pushkararama Rajamaha Viharaya at Pathahawatte, Kothalawela is certainly an important piece of Raigampura Heritage – and not just for its religious significance.

Reachable by taking the right turn at ‘Kotalawela junction’ – near the 11th kilometer post on Panadura-Horana Road, the entire land of the temple of 12 Hectares (5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAARC 2008….? What SAARC?</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/16/saarc-2008%e2%80%a6-what-saarc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In two weeks time government/state leaders of eight South Asian nations with thousands of their delegates will have a get together in Kandy, Sri Lanka to have nice break, share few anecdotes, talk about the achievements their children/grand children and enjoy some good food. Then they will return to home countries. We call it 15th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t you feel sorry for them, Kurakkan Uncle?</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/don%e2%80%99t-you-feel-sorry-for-them-kurakkan-uncle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Where do these poor people go when they were chased off from their homes? Should the poor people suffer because of the political gimmicks like SAARC that will only boost image of key politicians and do nothing to country?

An eviction order has been issued to 800 families in Glenie Passage, Slave Island, claiming that the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should monkeys control technology use?</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/14/should-monkeys-control-technology-use/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Just last week we heard a brilliant idea about one fabulous usage of camera phones. According to IGP Jayantha Wickramaratne you can use it to video if somebody rapes you, so that video can be used as evidence at a court. Excellent! Judges and lawyers will get to watch blue films free of charge. Why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three die in firing on bus in Buttala</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/three-die-in-firing-on-bus-in-buttala/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajith</dc:creator>
		
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A bus has been fired at near the 149th km post in the Galge area on the Buttala- Kataragama road around 10.30 this morning (July 11th).
Three people have died and 16 others injured in the incident, military spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
The injured have been admitted to the Kataragama Hospital.
Kataragama Joint Operations Commander, Colonel Devendra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons from today’s ‘General Strike’</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/lessons-from-today%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98general-strike%e2%80%99/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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Both parties claim victory in today’s strike. People are the ultimate judges and all the evidence is there. Some services didn’t work, but some did. Less people were seen in the streets but that can also be attributed to the reluctance of many to take risk of travelling. Transport services worked only partially but that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ajantha Mendis – another Murali in the making?</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/ajantha-mendis-%e2%80%93-another-murali-in-the-making/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[His background is odd. We have heard soldiers making their mark in others fields of sports, but not in cricket. Even during the colonial times, when cricket was restricted to white sahibs, not many military men were seen in turf. Perhaps it has to do with the time one has to spend on practicing and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lalkantha – the David to strike the Goliaths</title>
		<link>http://bandaragama.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/lalkantha-%e2%80%93-the-david-to-strike-the-goliaths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ajith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I am no fan of Lalkantha. To give my personal opinion, taking all hats off, I am also not in favour of strikes of any kind – least the ones by professionals. Traditionally, it was the left that believed in trade union action, not the UNP. We have always believed in nation building by working [...]]]></description>
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