Hip-hop and RnB artistes Sean Kingston and Big Reeno who arrived in Sri Lanka this morning for the Carlton Super 7s opening concert, visited the ODEL shopping complex, Colombo to meet their fans. Pictured here the fans are taking autographs. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The Federation of University Teachers Association (FUTA) held a press conference outside the Colombo University Premises denouncing the recent incidents involving the arrest of student activists, the suicide of a student and a gamut of other issues. They said the government is not addressing the root of the problem in the education sector and instead is deviating from the real issues. (Pix by Samantha Perera)
A demonstration was held near the parliament roundabout today urging the authorities to take steps to release the children who have been forcibly detained in children’s homes in Norway. The demonstrationwas held by thechildren’s relatives in Jaffna. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) and Ravana Balaya (RB) groups today staged protest marches today near the Indian High Commission urging the Indian authorities to protect Buddhism, Buddhists and Buddhist Cultural Heritage sites in India. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana.
Mahabodhi Society president and Sanga Nayaka of Japan the Venerable Banagala Upatissa Thera speaking at a media briefing in Colombo where he said the attack on Mahabodhi temple in Bihar was a terrorist attack. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana ???
Statement of Assets and liabilities of the Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera, the Ven.Athuraliye Rathana Thera, Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka and Provincial Council Minister Udaya Gammanpila were handed over to the Elections Commissioner at the Elections Secretariat. Pix by Nisal Baduge ???
Sri Lanka’s busiest railway station, the Colombo Fort Railway Station was deserted after railway operations came to a standstill following a strike by the railway unions calling on the government to attend to the existing salary anomalies. Rail transport Islandwide came to a standstill following the strike. Nearly 1.5 million commuters use the public railways on a daily basis. (Pix by Pradeep Pathirana)
Three suspects including two ‘bouncers’ employed by the ‘Kama Colombo’ nightclub were arrested today and remanded until July 11 by the Colombo Fort Magistrate for allegedly brutally assaulting a youth in and outside the premises of the club. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel ???
St. Peters College won a nail biting encounter against Royal College in the Milo Knockout trophy quarter final played today. The scores were tied at full time and during extra time the scores were still ties at 27. Thereafter the match went into penalties during which the scores remain locked. However in the second round of penalties Royal faltered losing 4-5 to the Peterites. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The office of the United National Party Youth Front was declared open today at ‘Sirikotha’ with the participation of Party Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe, parliamentarians Ruwan Wijewardane, Harin Fernando and Chung Eur Yong, who is Secretary General of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties. Pix by Nisal Baduge
Former DIG Vaas Gunawardena’s wife Priyadarshanie Perera appeared in the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today with her lawyers in response to a notice issued by the court to inquire over an alleged intimidation of a witness in the Bambalapitiya businessman’s murder case. Pix by Samantha Perera ???
Thousands of university students from all the universities in the country today staged a protest march that began from the premises of the Sri Jayewardenepura University and made its way to the Ministry of Higher Education in Colombo, urging the authorities to resolve their issues. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja ???
United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian John Amaratunga was today appointed President of the Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya (JSS) by UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. The late Dr. Jayalath Jayawardena was its former president. . Pix by Kithsiri de Mell
A rally organised in Maharagama today by the National Collective (Jathika Ekamuthuwa) which was a joint venture of the Jathika Sanga Samelanaya (JSS) and the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) to press for the abolishment of the Provincial Council (PC) system in Sri Lanka. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
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