Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister of Power and Energy Patali Champika Ranawaka addressing the media today about the results of the recently conducted Local Government election covering 65 local bodies. JHU Leader Ven. Omalpe Sobitha Thera and Ven. Vewelduwe Naraprabha Thera obtained the highest number preferential votes from theEmbilipitiya Municipal Council are also in the picture. Pic by Samantha Perera
Ceylon Electricity Board employees in the Eastern Province today staged a protest in Trincomalee town demanding the immediate payment of salary increments in arrears for more than ten months. The protest was organized by the CEB Employees United Trade Union Alliance. Pix. by Amadoru Amarajeewa
United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today donated nineteen field vehicles to the government. They were distributed among several ministries including Economic Development, Education and Health. Here Ms. Azeb Asat hands over the donation to Additional Secretary (Regional Development) Ministry of Economic Development Nihal Somaweera. Pix. by Kithsiri De Mel
A man paddles a makeshift raft through a flooded street in Las Pinas, Metro Manila July 26, 2011. More than 100,000 families were displaced due to flooding, while 11 fishermen were missing in central Philippines as Typhoon Juaning battered the main Luzon island, forcing schools to close and grounding domestic flights and ferry services, disaster officials said on Tuesday. REUTERS
Representatives from South Korean civic groups wave to a truck carrying sacks of flour to North Korea at a parking lot of Imjingak pavilion near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, July 26, 2011. South Korean civic groups sent 300 tonnes of flour aid on Tuesday to help starving North Koreans in Sariwon city, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea... REUTERS
Masses of people holding roses take part in a memorial march outside Oslo City Hall July 25, 2011. At least 100,000 people, many carrying white or red roses, rallied in Oslo on Monday to show support for victims of attacks that killed 76 people, police said. REUTERS
The “Agriculture Promotion Week” was ceremoniously declared at the Govijana Seva Centre in Homagama by Minister Udaya Gammanpila this morning. The picture shows Minister Udaya Gammanpila enjoying a cup of “Kola Kande” during his tour of the center. Pix by Nisal Baduge
An “Indignant” demonstrator wearing a wrist-band that reads “indignant” lies on the floor as they march towards Madrid's Puerta del Sol during a protest against politicians, banks, the economic crisis and the austerity measures of Europe, in Madrid July 24, 2011. REUTERS
‘Trail’ the charity walk to raise USD 2 million to build a cancer unit in a hospital in Jaffna reached, Kodikaman town in the Jaffna Peninsula on July 24. The 27-day walk is organized by the local charity, the Colours of Trust. Pic by Pradeep Pathirana
People light candles as they mourn for the victims of the massacre on an island in the countryside and the bomb blast in the capital Oslo July 23, 2011. Norwegian police searched for more victims and a possible second gunman on Saturday after a suspected right-wing zealot killed up to 98 people in a shooting spree and bomb attack that have traumatised a once-placid country. The 32-year-old Norwegian named Anders Behring Breivik was arrested after
Chevrolet Cruz car chassis move along the assembly line at the General Motors Cruz assembly plant in Lordstown, Ohio July 22, 2011. With the economy still struggling to regain momentum after the financial crisis of 2007-09 and 14 million Americans out of work, the planners at GM and a host of corporations across America are in no rush to make big new investments to ramp up output and hiring. The world's second-biggest automaker has not reop
Visitors take pictures as chefs prepare to mix a giant bowl of the traditional Korean dish “bibimbap”, at an international food exhibition in Shenyang, Liaoning province July 23, 2011. Bibimbap, meaning mixed meals, is served as a bowl of warm white rice topped with vegetables, pepper bean, sliced beef and fried egg. REUTERS
Smoke billows from a building at the site of a powerful explosion that rocked central Oslo July 22, 2011. A huge explosion damaged government buildings in central Oslo on Friday including Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg's office, injuring several people, a Reuters witness said. The blast blew out most windows on the 17-storey building housing Stoltenberg's office, as well as nearby ministries including the oil ministry, which was on fir
Fifteen houses were removed on the Pamankada road (120 bus route) by the Road Development Authority (RDA) today. The removal was done to facilitate a road widening project by the RDA and the displaced were given compensation worth Rs.500,000. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana.
Farmers plough a field before sowing cotton seeds in Kayla village, about 70 km (43 miles) west of the western Indian city of Ahmedabad July 21, 2011. India's food price index rose 7.58 percent in the year to July 9, government data on Thursday showed. REUTERS
Members of the Pilobolus dance company perform a scene from their piece 'Shadowland' during a press preview at Komische Oper in Berlin, July 21, 2011. The show of the Connecticut-based company of choreographers and dancer-athletes consists mainly of images created by the performers' shadows and runs at Komische Oper from July 11-22. REUTERS
Space shuttle Atlantis crewmembers Mission Specialist Rex Waldheim, Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus, Pilot Doug Hurley and Mission Commander Chris Ferguson stand together with firefighters after landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, July 21, 2011. The 12-day mission to the International Space Station completes the last mission in the Space Shuttle Program. REUTERS
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