Sri Lanka awarded over 100 tourism SMEs with the National Sustainable Tourism Certification Scheme (NSTCS), in partnership with the UNDP. Established in 2018, NSTCS promotes environmental, social and economic sustainability in the tourism sector. Minister Harin Fernando and other dignitaries attended the ceremony, emphasizing the scheme’s role in fostering a sustainable future for Sri Lanka’s vital tourism industry,...
The Differently Abled Branch of the Sri Lanka Girl Guides Association (SLGGA) will celebrate its centenary on June 8, 2024. A media conference to highlight future activities was held on May 28, 2024 at the National Library Auditorium, Colombo. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
Popular actor Somi Ratnayake was felicitated today at the Sudarshi - Institute of Sinhala Culture (Cinama Anu Mandalaya), Colombo. Several movies produced by Somi Ratnayake were screened during the ceremony. He is a versatile Sri Lankan cinema, stage drama and television actor, with a career spanning more than four decades. Rathnayake is a multi-talented person who is also a script writer and film producer. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
In line with the 2568 Vesak festival, a Vesak Maha Perahera was held last evening (26) at Narangodapaluwa, Batuwatta. The sacred relic casket being brought to the temple under the patronage of Ven. Sivuralumulle Sumanarathne Thera, the chief incumbent of the Galahitiyawa Sri Sugatha Subadrarama temple and Narangodapaluwa Rathna Sri Gnanarama Pothgul Temple. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
In a celebration of Sri Lanka’s rich wildlife heritage, the Department of National Museums, in collaboration with Yala Leopard Diary, Yala Leopard Diary - Block 5, Leopards of Horton Plains, Wilpattu Leopard Diary, and Kumana Leopard Diary, organized an exquisite photographic exhibition titled ’’Leopard Tales - Exploring Sri Lanka’s Wilderness’’ at the at the Department of National Museums.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Opposition Leader Sajith Preadasa inaugurated the second day of the ‘Buddha Rashmi’ Vesak Zone, which is the National Vesak celebration organized by the Hunupitiya Gangarama Temple in Colombo. The Vesak program includes various events organized at the Presidential Secretariat premises, Shangri-La Green Ground, and Gangarama Temple on May 23, 24, 25, and 26.
People engaged in their daily chores have been affected by the adverse weather. Depicted here are individuals working in Pettah suffering due to the adverse conditions as several roads in the Fort area experienced minor flooding. Pix by Nisal Baduge and Waruna Wanniarachchi
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