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yesterday. High Commissioner Maj Gen (Retd) Muhammad Saad Khattak hoisted the national flag of Pakistan and cut the Independence Day cake together with Pakistani children.

Pic by M.A. Pushpakumara

 

Hospitals packed; van becomes makeshift treatment point

Unions warn of Rs. 300b loss if tax amnesty is not changed

High Court judges, magistrates summoned by JSC for briefing on health issues

Big gap in COVID-19 figures issued by Health Ministry’s two units

Political undercurrents in deal with Malaysian firm: CEB engineers tell President to order probe

CEB to revise power plan to reach 70% renewable energy target

Scotland suspends training programme for Lanka Police on HR issues; minister says he is unaware

Laugfs nods to gas hike but milk importers want more

Party leaders meet tomorrow as more test positive for COVID in parliament

SLFP pushes for mixed electoral system, backs executive presidential system with amendments

Government throws new learning methods into mix as teachers stay away

161 allowed to buy paddy, but small millers say path cleared for kingpins

Clash of trolleys as lockdown rumours spark panic shopping

Mystery deepens over missing files on NMRA cloud; service provider had no backup

Remembering Kadirgamar an exemplary leader on his 16th death anniversary

Migrant workers who lost valuable goods on the X-Press Pearl appeal to Govt. for compensation

Another COVID- hit year sees first kumbal perahera on empty streets of Kandy

Move to clear access for ritual on final night of Randoli Perahera

No vaccine, no entry to perahera city

A cry for help: COVID-stricken and no one to turn to

Environment Ministry Secretary outlines climate protection moves

As global report warns of climate catastrophe, visiting envoy says Lanka’s future lies in renewable energy

‘We are forced to play god; who should live who should not’

Dengue cases up by a third; similar symptoms to COVID

State institutes fall like dominoes to COVID-19

Top national experts voice great concern

The Bench and Bar must be equal partners in expediting justice: New CA President

Colombo beautification continues

Deity’s chariot worthy of preservation, guardians say

More heavy rains expected in three provinces

As COVID pandemic rages, public service remains partially paralysed

Politically-backed sand mining mafia wrecking Deduru Oya and livelihoods