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Y. K. Sinha, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka greets the new High Commissioner of Pakistan in Sri Lanka Major General (R) Syed Shakeel Hussain, at the cocktail reception held to welcome him. The Deputy High Commissioner Sarfraz Ahmed Khan Sipra looks on. Pic by Ranjith Perera

8 more deaths as viral flu spreads

Rajapaksa rejects Sirisena’s ‘distinguished post’ offer

Borrowing for four months nears the whole year limit

Reckless driving now a part of Lankan road culture

Huge losses for CPC: Cabinet approves new pricing formulaBy Namini Wijedasa

20A: Revolt by smaller parties

Importers and exporters stagger as dollar rises

CMC Commissioner and chief MOH hauled up for Contempt of Court

Raids reveal parts go missing before vehicles come to Hambantota port

Public awareness on Cancer, Health issues- College of Surgeons

Poisons centre docs throw the booklet at jellyfish

Colombo’s ancient trees need to be phased out

12.42% of city locations visited are potential dengue mosquito breeding grounds: CMC

Sri Lanka on ‘Red Alert’ for MERS virus -Health Ministry

Jaffna Authorities act fast against alarming hike in alcohol, drugs use

Ratnapura to be first child-free Labour experiment

Jail-time friendship led triple murderer to heroin trade

Probe on alleged war crimes: Domestic mechanism being finalised, says Acting FM

U.S. online Visa snag

Intermittent thundershowers in Western, Central, Southern, Sabaragamuwa Provinces: Met Dept

N’Eliya powerless after winds blow ancient tree onto electricity pylons

1 PC dead 10 others injured when their van goes down precipice

CBC cautions against rush to enact 20th Amendment to the Constitution

Two more commissioners to inquire into abductions and disappearances

Foreign Policy: Engage with caution

Monk at the centre of sandalwood scandal

Terrified, asphyxiated, brutalised – the chicken on your plate