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Jantha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) members are seen preparing for their first May Day rally under their new leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The party’s procession will begin at Wellawatte and conclude with a rally at the BRC grounds in Havelock Town.  Pic by Indika Handuwala

Tightrope for Champika

Move to transform EPF, ETF into pension funds

SL Tourism on damage control over Buddha-tattoo Naomi

CEB continues surcharge; President promised to withdraw it

Tax upon tax, now toilet tax

Sri Lankan’s Thai wife alleges abuse at airport

Unprotected pond a death trap at Dehiwala Zoo

Undergrads given ultimatum to attend lectures

Road accidents in top gear

Live telecast of Parliament proceedings to start next month: Speaker

Fear, frustration build up as holdups soar

Witch doctor proves bad medicine for barber, children escape by a hair’s breadth

Come the rains, come the scourge of dengue

UDA losses since 2006 total Rs. 1,230 million: Auditor General

Deadly leptospirosis not spread exclusively by rats

A town with no bus halt

Eight-year-old dies in freak accident

Natural, clean bottled water – no it’s not, raid shows

UDA gobbles up more prime land in Colombo

New Police Unit from tomorrow to prevent religious disturbances

Only a quarter of parched fields will yield rice

Political parties, TUs on their marks and getting set for May Day

Elephant dance cancellation allegedly due to TB drives visitors from the Zoo

Captive elephants helpless against TB spread

Tackling kidney disease in NCP

Malaysian air disaster: Sri Lanka needs a crash course

Rapidly increasing rat population could spread leptospirosis: Colombo Chief MOH

Hard drug use grows, new committee to act

The arena of written questions dominated by a few gladiators