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The last rites of UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, Una McCauley, took place on Friday, at the Borella Cemetery in the presence of family members, diplomats, UN staff and others.

Pic by Priyantha Wickramarachchi

Potato farmers’ hopes mashed

Ashraff crash: Not an explosion but maintenance negligence

The Sunday Times gets invited for COL Cabinet sub-committee meeting; chairman says invitation was “an accident”

Local traders protest against Chinese retail shops; President intervenes

Power cuts loom as dispute between CEB engineers and PUCSL continues

Minister allows 14-storey Blue Ocean project despite legal disputes

Funeral with State patronage for Ven. Daranagama Kusaladhamma Thera, pioneer of Buddhist media

Last rites for Una McCauley

CMC commissioner defiant after Governor fires him over garbage disaster

Sri Lanka’s China envoy condemns Western imperialists, gloats over ‘belt and road’

Japan to roll out the red carpet for President

Top-post dispute may dampen Epidemiology Unit’s disease combat task

Snake oil health supplement claims face scrutiny

Pakistani expert conducts whorkshop on data journalism at SLPI

SI, PCs arrested for allegedly snatching conch shell

Northern village women in claws of microfinance monster

Defence Secretary opens cyber op centre at SLAF headquarters

Provincial Councils’ Delimitation report in the House for debate

Pakistani expert conducts whorkshop on data journalism at SLPI

Japan to roll out the red carpet for President

Sri Lanka’s China envoy condemns Western imperialists, gloats over ‘belt and road’

Funeral with State patronage for Ven. Kusaladhamma Thera

Snake oil health supplement claims face scrutiny

Little or no followup action on scathing report on incident

First-ever study on unnatural deaths of women

No money for District Secretariats, private millers grab bargains

Have degree, can drive tuk-tuk

More hope for stroke victims as NHSL performs first-ever mechanical clot-retrieval procedure

CIABOC, AG’s Dept to file action against those named in PRECIFAC report

Iranawila child killer still at large, Police hunt for itinerant coconut plucker

155 T-56 automatic weapons used in Welikade Prison massacre

Mob rivalry spills blood on public streets

Ampara incidents: National unity, communal harmony at stake

Pick of the Pix

1,000 homeless from downpour and gusts

The big thirst in Kalutara

SI and PCs arrested for Rs. 20 million conch shell snatch