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They say a picture speaks a thousand words, but some pictures speak louder than words. Several such best of the best news pictures are displayed at Sri Lanka’s first ever photojournalism exhibition being held at JDA Perera Galley in Colombo 7. Seen through the lens of the Sunday Times’ Amila Gamage are photojournalists vying for the best shot on the opening day of the exhibition.

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Lanka gets US nod for tea exports to Iran

Heavy rain likely during presidential election campaign

US company to modernise Sapugaskanda oil refinery

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Ministry secretaries monitoring more than 40 ‘slow-going’ mega projects

Gentlemen of the Jury, ‘Zorro’ is dead

Construction worker dies after wall collapses on him

National conference on peace, harmony and coexistence on Tuesday

Canberra draws line in the sand for fake asylum-seekers

Top police officers speak of multiple probes on Zahran ahead of Easter Sunday blasts

AG excused on grounds of conflict of interest

Lanka’s new Qatar envoy looks to the future when forging ties

UK, Lankan Environment Ministries work together to solve container mystery

A child untouched by love is unguarded by law

Deep in Sinharaja, hope rises for threatened jumbos

Farmers ignored advice and now see crops wither

Multi-pronged battle against diabetes

Policy-driven candidate serves the national interest better than a “winning candidate”

Vehicle imports drop in first six months of the year

Muslim women activists insist on urgent reforms in personal law

Minimal facial injuries evidence backs use of full-face helmets

Pick of the Pix

The ‘street food’ we consume