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Villagers of Minneriya are seen getting water from one of the last remaining muddy water pools of the mostly dried-up Pathok Weva. The Disaster Management Centre estimates some 140,000 people in the area are without access to safe drinking water.
Pic by Karunaratna Gamage

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Move to import 50,000 tonnes of rice

Ambassador recalled after exposing abortion scandal in Oman

SC upholds death sentence on killers of garment factory executive

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Media workshop at SLPI disrupted by mob

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Prison guard transferred for obstructing media personnel

TUs welcome MR’s about-turn on imposition of new taxes

Minister orders probe into MP’s assault on Grama Niladhari

Conflicting statements on A/L admission for intl. school students in state-run schools

Stage set for Kandy Esala Perahera

Hospital minor staff to report sick on Wednesday

Red alert as corruption, addiction feed tidal wave of heroin

Railway station master arrested for alleged possession of a galkatas

Chicken kotthu warning after lorry seizure

Justice delayed but not denied clears blind masseur of operating a brothel

JVP, UNP go in hard on youth unemployment for Uva polls

How researchers co-opted a remote village to save rare fish

Despair reigns in drought-stricken areas

People-centred Water Trust soon to be Govt. dept.

Karainagar child abuse case put off for July 31

Commando four-wheel rally upsets environmentalists but Army is gung-ho

Bus travellers to get better deal

People cannot be deceived all the time

Widespread forest fires a burning issue among environmentalists, conservationists

Miracle fat-buster could be cash crop but the devil is in the detail

Ranil queries gaps in registration details of MTD’s database

Dialogue between ethnic parties in Parliament – is there convergence or divergence?