A solar power system and library facilities were seen being established at the Galle Face Green for the protesters. The anti-government protests continue to draw massive crowd to the Galle Face Green which is already in to its 18th day today. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The All-Ceylon Tourism Service Providers Association (ACTSPA) today staged a protest march today (April 25) from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) demanding answers to the industry’s current difficulties. Pix by Nisal Baduge
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), Medical Joint Committee Trade Unions and Government Dental Surgeons Association (GDSA) today informed the public at the Colombo National Hospital about their scheduled countrywide protest on April 28. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The Sri Lankan community in Sydney held a protest, calling on Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down from the Presidency and go home. Sri Lankan communities worldwide have been joining in on the chorus, calling on the President to resign.
The Organic Fertilizer Project at SLAF Regiment Training School Vanni, handed over its third batch of organic fertilizer stock of 20 Metric Tons to the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited (Lak Pohora) yesterday. A total Qty of 45 Metric Tons have been handed over to the Ceylon Fertilizer Company Limited to date.
A monument was erected last night at the Galle Face Green and flowers were offered to mark the third anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks and in commemoration of those whose lives were brutally lost in the terrorist attacks. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
A program was held to mark the 66th birth anniversary of former minister Mangala Samaraweera at Viharamahadevi Park yesterday. Leaders of political parties including Former President Chandrika Kumaratunga, Leader of Opposition Sajith Premadasa and Former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were present at the event. Pic by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Relatives of Easter Sunday bomb victims in Sri Lanka were seen holding the pictures of their loved ones who died in the attack at a protest held in Negombo Town on the failure of the Sri Lankan government to bring the masterminds of the attacks to justice. Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith participated in the protest together with other religious leaders. Pix By Pradeep Pathirana
An almsgiving was held at the Galle Face Green today to mark the third anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks and in commemoration of those whose lives were brutally lost in the terrorist attacks. The ceremony was graced by the members of the Buddhist and Catholic clergy. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
A Holy Mass held at St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade, offered by the Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, to mark the third anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks and in commemoration of those whose lives were brutally lost in the terrorist attacks. Meanwhile, another mass was held at the Tewatta Church in Ragama. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel and Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
Despite countrywide protests, foreigners and locals are seen visiting the World’s End Drop at the Horton Plains National Park in Nuwara Eliya. In the thick ‘cloud precipitation’ biodiversity explodes, with many endemic plant and animal species. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
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