Eurocars (Pvt) Ltd, the official Porsche importer in Sri Lanka, launched the new Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid today at The Cinnamon Grand Colombo. Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid is the world’s first plug-in hybrid in the luxury class and it is equipped with 416 hp system power. (Pix by Kithsiri de Mel)
The All Ceylon Transport Workers Union (ACTWU) today lodged a complaint with the Sri Lanka Human Rights Commission against a government circular which prohibits the use of mobile phones by SLTB bus drivers and conductors while on duty. The union said the circular violated the human rights of workers. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
A visiting Chinese delegation headed by Human Resources and Social Security Vice Minister Yang Shiqiu met Sri Lankan Senior Minister for Human Resources D.E.W. Gunasekara today at his Ministry. The delegations engaged in a discussion on Human Resource Development. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.
Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa seen here sharing a light moment with former Chief of Staff of the Indian Navy Admiral Suresh Mehta on the sidelines of the Galle Dialogue Maritime Conference organized by the Sri Lanka Navy.Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The statue of former Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled today by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and the deputy prime minister of Vietnam Pham Binh Minh at the Colombo public library. Ho Chi Minh was a Vietnamese communist revolutionary leader who was the president of the Vietnam from 1945 to 1969. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Representatives of the Sri Lanka Sathwa Mithra Organization today visited the Dematagoda dog pound to ensure the safety of the dogs captured and detained before the CHOGM. It was earlier announced that the animals would be released today. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana ???
Several Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim citizens gathered in Colombo near the Dewatagaha Mosque today after prayers and staged a protest against British Prime Minister David Cameron’s call for an international inquiry into alleged war crimes committed by the Sri Lankan Army. Pic by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Members of the Trade Union Coordinating Centre (TUCC) today staged a protest in front of the Fort Railway Station in Colombo highlighting twenty one demands put forward by them in relation to the budget to be presented tomorrow. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana ???
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