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With a mountain of deals, China’s President Xi Jinping came to Sri Lanka on Tuesday. He is seen being given a warm and colourful welcome by President Mahinda Rajapaksa with cultural troupes and children waving Sri Lankan and Chinese flags at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Pic by Indika Handuwela

Violation of election laws to be legalised

Four soldiers buried alive in earthslip

How did ‘terrorists’ become ‘militants’?

Uva polls: Modest voter turnout, no major incidents

Port City project: Sweeping tax concessions to China

27 official deals with China, unspecified number on the sidelines

Widow fulfils husband’s unspoken wish

BASL tells President to go for integrity, seniority and merit in appointing judges

Two children fall to their deaths at Koneswaram temple

China’s SL interest part of its global strategy, bilateral relations are secondary: DEW

ICAPP ends meeting with Colombo declaration on enhanced cooperation

India, Sri Lanka issue stamp in honour

Registering boats, recording catch a must: Fisheries Dept.

He taught the Sinhalese one community should not be uplifted by suppressing another: President

Minister turned away as Parliament Identity Card not valid for voting

“Cheers to Mathata Thitha”, says Govt. and the people drink to that

Hambantota Port Phase II: China to get four of the seven berths

Winged migrants back on their round-the-world ticket

Struggling mother-earner families vulnerable to child predators

‘Undernourished’ state unis. no match for private unis. in attracting academics

Rights activists welcome SC decision on animal sacrifices

A growing menace

Water, water everywhere but think before you drink!

Flying insect stings top 700 for 2014 first half

With all that ink China leaves behind indelible mark

Lanka’s churches to hail their first saint today

In donor loans Sri Lanka trusts, in life and in debt

Travelling dangerously

Polling day anything but peaceful with over 100 complaints

International Conference on Applied Psychology 2014 to promote Psycho-Social development in SL

A/L Econ. answer scripts marked while HRC probes CTU complaint

18,913 students attend 620 isolated schools not considered remote or rural: Minister

Well-equipped hostels of American standard for universities: SB

University of Kelaniya felicitates its alumnus who are Senior Govt. Servants

Schools, railway stations, campuses, places of worship breeding mosquitoes: CMC