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The murder-convict parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekera is seen paying his respects to Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene who decided to allow the MP to take oath and sit in Parliament. This came after the Court of Appeal ruled that the murder-convict could take his oath, but told the Speaker to take the final decision if he could speak. Pic by Lahiru Harshana

SIS called in to end ragging in universities

New laws to seize bank accounts and vehicles of drug barons

Murder-convict MP taking oaths: AG won’t appeal against CA’s order

State auditors slam 20A; nearly 120 state-owned companies exempt from Auditor General’s scrutiny

Amid oil slick, CID probes New Diamond’s safety procedures

Journalist Zacky Jabbar death: JMO report inconclusive

Treasury revokes temporary ban on CSR projects of SOEs

NARA identifies places for trawling amid protests from fishermen

Squatters on State lands to be allowed to submit ownership bid

Lawyers barred from taking phones inside, security strengthened

Met Dept. in a storm: More than US$ 2m down the drain

Sri Lankan-founded Virtusa acquired by Hong Kong-based investor

Veggie prices bounce to new highs on lack of fertiliser

Sri Lanka still in murky waters over MT New Diamond

Ban stays despite market being swamped with tainted turmeric

Teacher union says ICT has no department director

Islandwide crackdown reveals network of illegal weapons, drugs and secret accounts

SJB, UNP General Secretaries say they will campaign against 20A; merger between the parties not ruled out

Book Fair to be held with strict health guidelines in place

No major issues on the internal front – Kandakadu cluster putting out sporadic cases

In-school support boost to head off alarming rise in child abuse

Sepsis – the silent killer

Kataragama Tank attracts Sayakkarayas

State-sponsored breeding grounds

Pick of the Pix

Floods easing, but rain will increase

Pilot project for school system reforms; semesters instead of terms, new exam format