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Though the new wave of the COVID-19 surge hits Colombo badly, these children are seen happily playing in the garden of their tenement. Inset picture shows an Air Force helicopter flying over the city with a senior police officer identifying people who are violating the lockdown regulations. Pix courtesy Sri Lanka Air Force.

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US fixer faces jail term upto 13 years; charges include pocketing US$5.6mn from Lanka

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Govt. gearing for US entry into power sector

Lakvijaya breaks down again; only one unit working

Parliamentary Council endorses President’s nominees for superior court vacancies

Lanka to continue to enjoy GSP post-Brexit

Colombo Port at sea with workers struck down by COVID-19

Road ahead: Statesmanship or 20A authoritarianism?

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Mixed views on controversy surrounding rapid antigen test kits

The tender to provide test kits to state hospitals

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Family dispute leads to two deaths in Vaddukoddai

Budget 2020: Govt. hails economic performance, opposition says Govt. is heartless

COVID-debate mired by allegations and counter allegations

Male dominance in Police Department robs women the chance of getting top positions

Help us flatten the COVID-19 peak, plea to the public

While awaiting a vaccine, don’t forget to protect yourself & avoid the 3Cs, says WHO Rep

Strict safety guidelines for food outlets

Hospitals adopt new defensive rules in second virus wave

Despair as produce trucks turned back from markets

Market closures hit Kalpitiya vegetable farmers; Govt. intervention sought