Sri Lankan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad who marked his first official visit to the’ Holy City of Madinah Al-Munawwarah from July 17 to 18 July presented Sri Lankan ‘bougainvillea’ plant sapling to its governor, to be planted there as a goodwill gesture in support of Saudi Arabia’s target to plant 10 billion trees across the country, according to a media statement from Foreign Ministry yesterday .
A protest was held in front of Kingswood College, Kandy by teachers, parents and the school’s Old Boys’ Association against the immediate transfer of the principal. The protesters are demanding the government to cancel the transfer, as they believe the principal has significantly improved the school’s education and the talents of the students.
The connection between two directions of the newly constructed elevated highway bridge, linking Harbour City End and the New Kelani Bridge, was officially completed today under the patronage of Highway Minister Bandula Gunawardene. The construction of the bridge was carried out by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Hot on the heels of the Supreme Court issuing an interim order restraining Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Election Commission is in a dilemma in the conduct of the presidential election after its declaration on Friday in the absence of a police chief.
The demerit points system for traffic offenses will be implemented within the next three months, Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) Nishantha Anuruddha Weerasinghe said.
Sri Lanka Police is facing a dilemma at present as its two top officers including IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon have been barred from serving in their posts owing to the Supreme Court ruling on the latter, whilst Senior DIG Lalith Pathinayake was tipped to be the acting police chief likely to be appointed by the President, the Daily Mirror learns.
An unbroken 94-run partnership between Chamari Athapaththu and Vishmi Gunaratne helped Sri Lanka Women saunter into the semi-finals of the Women’s Asia Cup T20, with an emphatic 10-wicket win over Thailand Women in Dambulla on Wednesday.
Following inconsistent performances by certain senior players in the Sri Lanka national team, Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) today issued a warning to senior players, emphasising that it is now their responsibility to step up and deliver match-winning performances for the team.
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