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With the sun directly over Sri Lanka and daytime temperatures reaching fever levels, these troops repairing the roof of the new hotel complex at the Dutch Hospital building in Colombo needed to protect themselves by tying mattresses on to their backs.
Pic by Indika Handuwela

Minister obtains direct donation from Pakistan

Top diplomatic posts to be filled soon

Mullaitivu documents lead to listing of pro-LTTE groups

As drought continues, CEB switches to 88.4 per cent thermal

Paddy cultivation slashed; rice to be imported

SC orders IGP to warn officers against ‘extra judicial procedures’

SC upholds death sentence imposed by High Court on the 4 accused

Millionaire businesswoman granted bail by HC

300 Sri Lankan expatriate workers die annually; most of them in West Asia

Farming at standstill in north as skies stay dry

Eye doctor’s act which went beyond the call of duty

WP, SP voters elect a mixed bag from all walks of life

Something could be rotten in that fruit juice

Garden lizard gains an elite relative from Knuckles

Students cry foul over arrests but university stands firm

Govt. gets millions from unlawful land taxes

Eyes left, eyes right, purses out – Avurudu shopaholics hit the streets

Khuram Shaikh assaulted when he tried to intervene in dispute : Hotel manageress

Police begin tally of helmet robberies as crime soars