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This off-duty soldier was critically injured in Friday’s attack on public buses near Medawachchiya. He is seen being treated at the neurological intensive care unit of the Anuradhapura Hospital.
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Govt. considers bringing EPF, ETF under Treasury

Mobs attack 128 buses, 30 injured, soldier critical: Govt. backtracks in face of strike threat

SriLankan Airlines: Three bidders to meet Cabinet committee

Central Expressway: Chinese firm likely to get Stage four

CE third stage: Bids being evaluated before approval of EIA report

Bill to facilitate overall National Policy formulation

Security tightened in Batticaloa to prevent communal clashes

New vehicle ownership rule eases tracing errant motorists

18 three-wheeler drivers remanded for unlawful assembly

11th Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conference in Colombo

Indian academic’s proposal for joint fishing rejected by Mannar fishers

Patients become pawns in GMOA’s fight against Govt.

Navy, Coast Guard to check dumping of plastic waste in Lankan seas

Lotteries board says tender not awarded

‘Fostering strategic maritime partnerships’ underlines this year’s forum

Separate area around Parliament complex for demonstrators: PM

Govt. willing to discuss LG polls under PR system with Opposition

Navy to hand over new church in Kachchativu

Arjun Aloysius: The James Bond of bond business

‘Tormented’ commuters tell Govt. to stand firm against strikers

Foreign tourists stuck

New vehicle ownership rule eases tracing errant motorists

More deaths at protected railway crossings

Post procedure deaths at NHS: Was inquiry into mishaps exhaustively carried out?

In spite of clear ‘no no’, Lankan boat people keep coming

N-E monsoon can bring heavy falls everywhere

Supreme Court raps Mervyn and police goons for wall-breaking

Stink rises as plastic waste clogs recycling centre

Pick of the Pix

Pollution hotspots along Kelani mapped

Photo focus: Stop this menace… clear the roads