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The Kandy Dalada Perahera in procession on Friday night. Pic by L B Senaratne

China, China everywhere

Palaly to be upgraded to a regional airport

Private hospital charges to be controlled; Gazette next week

Railway unions insist on salary revision by Wednesday

Despite protests, WPC to buy chairs costing Rs. 640,000 each

CMC members vote to double their allowance

Youths tired of politicians and elections; dip in voter registration

Permanent High Court-at-Bar in action from Thursday

Memories of World War II

US 7th Fleet sailors, Marines here to conduct exercises and explore logistics support services

Rosy says no Buddha statue missing despite contrary claims

De La Rue sets the record straight

Barman arrested for selling liquor sans licence

Over 3,000 suspects nabbed in special police operation

Delimitation vote: Musthapha’s swing draws opposition flak

Kandy sees huge crowds for final night perahera

Sirisena reaches out to farmers; grassroots approach to presidential campaign

Prof. Hasbullah passes away

Lending to support youth business aspirations

ONUR-sponsored Radio Plays receive bad reception

Unanimous rejection by House a blessing in disguise for Yahapalanaya

Delimitation Report an exercise in futility to buy time

Authorities and prisoner rights activists trade barbs over riots

Lankan citizens’ foreign spouses beset by visa woes

BoC’s millions in LKR, US$ loans on LoCs kept SriLankan airborne

Nuwara Eliya suffers in treacherous conditions

Exhibitors, English film importers standoff continues

Two ‘made-in-Japan’ FPVs bolster Sri Lanka Coast Guard

Three wheelers to be regularised under a new Commission

‘Mason baas’ label drives youth away from building boom

Urgent need to review Grade 5 Scholarship Examination system

Perahera elephant damages police vehicle

Resplendent tusker carries Karanduwa

After the crowds have been and gone

Pond for perahera elephants

Pick of the Pix

The curse of the railways

Whip-tailed beauty spotted in Yala’s Menik Ganga

‘Colombo Defence Seminar 2018′, from Aug.30-31, at the BMICH

Navy sets up RO plants in a bid to provide safe drinking water in CKD prone areas

Comrade Siriwardene passes away