Miss Tourism World 2022 will host its grand finale in Sri Lanka this December, from 8th to 21st, with 80 winners from 80 countries. Sri Lanka secured the opportunity to host the event after competing with 15 countries, said Miss Tourism World 2022 Pageant National Director Malith Ranasinghe and State Tourism Ministry Coordinating Secretary and Chief Advisor Dr. Arosha Fernando. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
The Employees’ Union of Petroleum Corporation today staged a protest at the Polduwa junction near Parliament against a bill being taken up for debate in Parliament today which is expected to pave the way for the liberalization of the petroleum industry. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The Diyatha Api Aragale organization recently held a protest at the Polduwa juntion in Battaramulla against the hike in water and electricity bill, looting of people’s money and against arrest of peaceful protesters, and the suppression. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The Association for Relatives of Enforced Disappearances today held a protest near UN compound Colombo calling for an international probe on enforced disappearances. They handed over petitions to a number of foreign missions in Colombo. Pix by Nisal Baduge
Several roads in Gampaha were under water today with the overflowing of Attanagalu oya. Adverse weather conditions in several districts caused havoc with several families being affected and leaving four people dead. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja Pix by Kushsan Pathiraja
A group of representatives of the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association (SLESA) met the State Minister of Defence Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon and pinned a Poppy Flower on him today (12 Oct). Sri Lanka Ex- Servicemen’s Association annually organizes Poppy Day to commemorate the fallen war heroes. The funds collected will be spent on welfare projects for war veterans and their families.
Sri Lanka Army’s 73rd anniversary was celebrated in Colombo today under the patronage of Army Commander Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage. 66 band members of the Army Band joined the 73rd anniversary parade of the Sri Lanka Army and 77 officers representing all the regiments and 652 officers who were awarded for gallantry in the 73rd anniversary parade of the Sri Lanka Army. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Air Force SC clinched the Sri Lanka Rugby 7s Cup title, beating Havelock SC 24-10 in the final played at Race Coutse Grounds on Sunday. Army SC meanwhile, beat Navy SC 22-10 in the Women’s final, though the Navy Men’s team beat CR & FC in the Men’s Plate final. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
In view to commemorate Prophet Mohammad’s Birthday, the Board of Trustees of the Borella Jumma Mosque organized an Inter-Religious Ceremony and distributed dry ration packs to needy families on the mosque compound. It was held yesterday (9) under the patronage of the President Board of Trustees, M.R.M. Awthad. Pix by Nisal Baduge
The four-day ‘Colombo Stamp Show 2022’organised by the Philatelic Bureau of the Postal Department was held from October 6 to 9. A special stamp and a first day cover were released to commemorate ‘World Post Day’ yesterday which was the final day of the Show, under the auspices of Minister of Transport, Highways and Media Bandula Gunawardana. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
Following a concept of the Colombo Mayoress, Rosy Senanayake, and the expertise and guidance of the Librarian of Colombo Public Library, Waruni Gangabadarachchi, an abundant yield of vegetable was obtained from the library compound. A vegetable cultivation program was recently launched to educate the public on how to grow their own vegetable in order to face the future food scarcity. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
The ’’Kedella Art of Living 2022’’ exhibitions organized by Asia Exhibitions and Conventions (Pvt) Ltd will be held until tomorrow (9), scheduled from 10.00 am to 9.00 pm at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) Colombo. The exhibition will consist of approximately over 200 stalls to attract more visitors from every occupation. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
Sri Lanka Army is to celebrate its 73rd Anniversary on October 10th in a grand gesture and a series of programmes had been organised to mark the event. A special ceremony to commemorate the fallen war heroes was held under the auspices of the Commander of the Army Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial last evening. Pix by Nisal Baduge
The Praana (Seeds) Sinhala movie premiered at the Liberty Cinema theatre in Kollupitiya. The Sri Lankan trilingual thriller movie was directed by Sanjaya Nirmal and produced by Janaka Perera. Leading film artistes Shyam Fernando, Niranjani Shanmugaraja, Darshan Dharmaraj are playing leading roles, whereas Nita Fernando and King Ratnam play supportive roles. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
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