The Colombo High Court postponed issuing a verdict on whether to continue with proceedings on the HiCorp case filed against former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka. The verdict was scheduled to be delivered today but was postponed to March 15. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
A media briefing organized by the Pivithuru Hetak organization which was held at the National Library. Actors, lecturers and representatives of social and religious organizations also participated and made their views on how the people can unite to safeguard the sovereignty of the country. Pic by Pradeep Dilruckshana
Milk importers held a press conference today at the JAIC Hilton threatning the government with stoppage of all imports unless a price hike is granted. Pictured here are the heads of the institutions addressing the press conference. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Hong Kong-based leisure group Shangri-La has begun construction work on its first hotel in Sri Lanka today. Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa broke ground today for work on the 661-room Shangri La Colombo hotel. The group targets to open the property in mid 2015. Pix by Nisal Baduge
A wave from the tsunami crashes over a seawall in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck the area March 11, 2011. This picture was taken by a Miyako City employee on the day of the tsunami and given to Reuters to form a part of a set of 'before' and 'after' images released February 23, 2012 before the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2012. Picture taken Ma
The Architect 2012 exhibition organised by the Sri Lanka Institute of Architects is being held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH). The exhibition was declared open today. Pictures show Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the exhibition centre. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
A wild elephant was run over by the Batticaloa bound night mail from Colombo at Habarana early this morning. Train services to Batticaloa were halted by around two hours until the carcass was removed. Wildlife Conservation Officials said the male elephant was around 30 years old. Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa
The Army has taken steps to provide cars to Army personnel on an easy payment basis. A loan of Rs.500,000 has been given to them by the Army Welfare to purchase the vehicles. More than 20 cars worth Rs.1.2 million each, were purchased and the vehicles were handed over to them by Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya today at the Army Engineering Corps Headquarters. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The website of the United National Party (UNP), www.unp.lk. was launched today at the Jathika Sewaka Sangamaya Headquarters in Kotte under the patronage of Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. A number of parliamentarians and members of the party attended the launch. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The Maldives High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Hussain Shihab, as well as an advisor to the Maldivian President and Dr. Ananda Kumarasiri, are seen here addressing the media in Colombo today on the political situation in the Maldives. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The All Ceylon Health Workers Union (ACHWU) carried out a protest today demanding the government to provide the allowances due to them, to declare Saturday as a holiday and to provide a salary hike for the additional eight hours they work in addition to their usual working hours. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
The Student's Union of the Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka staged a protest today from the Sri Jayewardenepura University to the University Grants Commission, against student suppression and the authorities’ failure to address the crises in the university education system. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
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