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President Gotabaya Rajapaksa having a lively conversation with Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at a ceremony held at the Parliament Complex on Friday to present awards to state-owned enterprises which had made profits. During the ceremony, the Speaker told the gathering that there were only 60 hours to go for Parliament to be dissolved. Pic by Indika Handuwala

Election Com. permits jobs during campaign

‘Santa Fresh’ narcotic toffees force-fed to young students

Central Expressway: Govt. looks for foreign investor

About 6,000 police personnel to be reinstated to overcome cadre shortage

COVID-19: Tough measures on the cards; Italy returnees tested negative

Military DG only for two years, President assures Customs unions, but SLASA disagrees

Woman killed while crossing road in Nawala

SLPI-UNESCO workshop addresses challenges faced by women in media

Ministry committee faults CEB for arbitrary power disruption on February 3

Police Reward Fund: As FDs soar over Rs. 9bn, officers are short-changed

UNHRC resolution: Mangala says co-sponsorship saved Lanka from international war crimes probe

UNHRC Core Group urges Sri Lanka to uphold Resolution 30/1

270,000 new voters at general elections in April

Water, water everywhere but not for those pushed out of dam’s way

Prevailing heat creates tinder dry conditions, sparking forest fires

‘Guard and secure the airports and ports’

Temperature rising to a fainting 41˚C

Heat is driving snakes into homes, experts warn

A two-thirds majority does not bode well for democratic governance

Country’s two apex courts urgently need more judges, says newly appointed SC judge Kodagoda

Udayanga’s reasons for bail rejected; court seeks answers on probe officers’ removal

India’s Alliance Air takes northern flyers for a ride

Gun amnesty haul highlights need to aim higher

Visitors warned of death trap on road to World Heritage Site

Land grabs and land filling sow seeds of environmental damage, say officials

Music on buses still not hitting the right note

Dambulla merry-go-round makes jaws drop on veggie prices

Jaw-breakers endangering lives of children and pets

Pick of the Pix

Fish, the ignored wildlife on our plates

Beaten down, tempered by adversity