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With 2017 ending tonight, the Galle Face Green will as usual be the venue for thousands of New Year revellers to gather and welcome 2018, with the words of the traditional Auld Lang Syne being heard in the background to the music of the sea and the echoes of a million sea shells.
Pic by Sameera Weerasekera

Probe reveals criminally acquired overseas assets of politicians, officials

Bills redrafted more than 20 times, Legal Draftsman complains

Stamp allowance doubled for MPs, PC members, but people to pay more

Election Commission stops polls-related public events

Presidential officials study 1,400-page report by Bond Commission

EAP’s financial arms may be managed by Bank of Ceylon

Ban on use of polythene to be strictly implemented from January: CEA

Petroleum pipeline gets delayed again

Several cities to get recreational parks in 2018

Deadline to exchange defaced currency notes extended by 3 months, says CBSL

SAITM committee decision tomorrow

Kiriella says state medical students struck in vain as SLMC decides to recognise SAITM degree

Siva Obeysekere passes away

Impact of US GSP withdrawal mild, renewal likely

Despite strong warnings, election law violations continue

SLIEOA mulls union action if Govt. fails to introduce service minute

Move to import unhusked coconuts as prices soar

Let’s wish ourselves a dengue-free 2018!

2018 far from road-safety year; new fine system further delayed

President expresses support for Palestine

Paving the way for more and more open heart surgeries in Jaffna

Defacing the city

56 convicted for bribery and corruption this year: CIABOC

e-waste: Turn pollution into prosperity

Megapolis Ministry bids adieu to garbage; councils take over

New Year messages

Away from Christmas events and sales, it was business as usual for traders

Dances, dinners to greet the new year, not just in Colombo but A’Pura too

The evolution of the refugee crisis

Stay more, pay more at Yala

Muthupanthiya fisher folk fear their island village may disappear

Pick of the Pix

Blessed are the poor…

At least 15,000 hapless elders knocking on the doors