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Tangalle Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Sampath Vidanapathirana being shielded by prisons officers as he was being taken in a prisons vehicle after the Colombo High Court sentenced him to 20 years hard labour for the killing of British national Khuram Shaikh and the gang rape of his Russian girlfriend Victoria Alexandrovna at a Tangalle hotel in 2011. Pic by Indika Handuwela

More taxes on employees

Govt. begins repatriation of Afghans

Task Force abolished: New bureau for reconciliation

Crisis over new Tax Chief

Postal rates doubled from August 1

Wheels within wheels as ex-employee takes company to courts

Kandy Secretariat toilets’ stink has authorities thumbing their noses

Kadawatha accident: Death toll rises to three

The long trek for drinking water

Fires destroy Uva forest cover, latest in Dunhinda forest

Death by hacksaw for man who falls from bridge

BJP scholars here to explain India under Modi

EU seeks meeting with BASL president over his personal safety

Goodies to induce voters as nomination date nears

PCCSL received over 160 complaints in 2013, says CEO

Found guilty of double murder

Authorities at sea while drowning claims more young lives

Drought in Hambantota is open season to kill animals

No closure for us, but judgment brings some peace—Victim’s brother

Young Lankan scientist makes life-saving snakebite discovery

Unique dengue management centre proudly completes one year

No light shed on mystery of the lost and found albino snake

Get set for a wild weather ride, say climatologists

Sexual predators run riot in schools

Accidents, derailments don’t deter train travellers

Sacked public service officers regain pensions through House Petition Committee, says PSC

Hike in heroin detections with greater vigilance

Dengue battle costing millions but it’s starting to work, say officials

Ability cannot be judged by exams: Former Principal Ladies’ College

North or south, buses run on bribes: Old-time operators