Sri Lanka took a 67-run lead in the second Test against Australia, thanks to a century from former captain Dinesh Chandimal and fifties from Kamindu Mendis and Angelo Mathews. Sri Lanka ended day three of the Test on 431 for 6, with Chandimal unbeaten on 118. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The Member States of the Colombo Security Conclave comprising India, Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka, successfully concluded the 6th Deputy National Security Adviser level meeting held on 7 July 2022 hosted by the National Security Council Secretariat of India in Kochi. Delegations from Bangladesh and Seychelles participated as observers.
Picture shows porters are using their carts to handle gunny bags full of dry foods along a street in Colombo. The World Food Programme (WFP) in its latest report said that 6.26 million people in Sri Lanka are food insecure and it targets three million people to receive emergency food, nutrition and meals for schoolchildren sitting until December this year. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Several journalist groups including YouTubers and social media activists led by Sri Lanka Young Journalists’ Association held a demonstration today at the Lipton Circus condemning the killings related to media personalities and other activists that took place during the past Rajapaksa regime. The demonstrators demanded justice for all these killings. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel
The Federation of University Teachers’ Associations (FUTA) today conducted a protest march from Nugegoda Junction to the Colombo public library. The feature of this protest parade was the participation of university professors riding in bicycles. They invited the public to gather in Colombo this Saturday (9) to end this anarchical rule. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
The police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse the protesters, led by the Samagi Jana Bala (SJB) parliamentarians at Chatham Street, Colombo, soon after the arrest of former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra, who led a protest near the President’s House in Fort. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
Sri Lankan Ambassador for US Mahinda Samarasinghe met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his wife Evan Maureen Ryan, who is a senior US public servant and currently White House Cabinet Secretary, at the Franklin Room at the US State Department when Secretary Blinken hosted Ambassadors in US recently.
People are seen stranded at the Fort Railways station this evening due to a sudden trade union action launched by the railway workers. They began their trade union action pointing out the unavailability of fuel for them to report for duty. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
Activists of the Crime Investigation Department today staged a silent protest in front of the department premises expressing their right to freedom of expression to get a statement from two social activists who took part in the struggle. Pix Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
With the present fuel crisis, only fewer people are seen wandering around Colombo. Also the fuel and economic crisis confined people to their homes as the government has directed People to work and children to study while staying home. Due to this people are finding it tough to earn their living. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
A protest organised by a group of youths in the Gampaha area, held today opposite the Gampaha Railway Station against the government, which the protesters claim is responsible for the present precarious situation in the country. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
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