UNP MP Karu Jayasuriya is seen signing a document after assuming duties as the Chairman of the party’s Leadership Council at the UNP headquarters ‘Sirikotha’ today. UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe and General Secretary Tissa Attanayake are also present. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Commonwealth Heads of Government today participated in a Tree Planting Ceremony in Mirijjawila Botanic Gardens in Hambantota. President Mahinda Rajapaksa seen here planting a ‘Neralu” Elaeocarpus Serratus tree, at the Tree Planting Ceremony. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
Prince Charles received a plate with a slice of cake from President Mahinda Rajapaksa today while Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa looks on. Prince Charles, who arrived in the country to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), celebrated his 65th birthday today. The President hosted him and the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker at Temple Trees. President’s Media
United National Party (UNP) headquarters Sirikotha turned into a battle field today when monks of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) led by its General Secretary Galagodatthe Gnanasara Thera tried to enter the premises, while an alternative “Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting” programme was in progress. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana and Kithsiri de Mel
President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma held a press conference at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo this morning ahead of the commencement of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2013 on November 15-16, this week. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
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