The CHT Buddhist Monk Association Sri Lankan Branch staged a protest today in front of the United Nations (UN) head office in Colombo urging to stop state violence against minorities in the Chittagoon hill tracts in Bangladesh. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
Provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows a rise in tourist arrivals, with 70,678 visitors recorded in the first 17 days of September. This brings the total number of arrivals for the year to 1.43 million. Today marks the celebration of World Tourism Day (WTD), observed annually on 27 September. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Families of 11 missing persons, including five youths, held a silent protest in front of the Aluthkade courts complex in Colombo to mark 16 years since their loved ones were allegedly abducted by a Sri Lanka Navy team on 17 September 2008. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking at a rally in Badulla today, said that neither Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa nor National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake are capable of effectively negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pix by Padeep Pathirana
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