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The Weeping Tunnel at Pattipola – Part 2

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Continued from last week:
“Don’t be slovenly you fellow. It’s time we finished this work and called it a day. If you had drilled the hole on the crown, put half a charge and blast it.”
Girigoris did exactly as he was ordered and they all ran for safety having ignited the charge. Two flagmen were stationed [...]

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Privatisation in the offing charges OPPRRE

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Trade unions affiliated to Sri Lanka Railways have charged that the leasing out of the southern coastal railway line to an Indian rail construction company on July 21 (Monday), was the first step toward the planned railway privatisation programme.
The government on Monday leased out the southern coastal railway line from Galle to Matara to Indian [...]

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