The preparatory UN Mission Orientation Field Training Exercise (FTX) continuing its mission for the second consecutive day after completion of the first segment of 158 km in distance reached Nayaru on Saturday (13) after it began on Friday from Mailady in the Jaffna peninsula. Yesterday (14) it reached Thawul Wewa. (Army.lk)
Some environmental activists and other concerned groups organized an awareness campaign yesterday at the Thalangama lake bridge to make the public aware of the impending threats that the proposed highway project along the Thalangama Environmental Protection Area have posed on the Ramsar accredited Thalangama wetlands and surrounding paddy fields.
Sri Lanka Cricket today launched the ‘2 KM Run Fitness Test’ for the National Players to ascertain their fitness levels. Accordingly, 32 of the players out of a 36 member provisional squad training for the Tour of West Indies, which is under discussion, participated in the test, which was conducted at the Sugathadasa Stadium.
The CHEC Port City Colombo has donated a PCR testing machine and 5,000 PCR test kits worth over Rs. 20 million to the government . On behalf of Mr. Jiang Houliang, Managing Director, CHEC Port City Colombo (Pvt) Ltd, Mr. Yue Yeqing, Asst. Managing Director of CPCC handed over the equipment to Basil Rajapaksa, Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Economic Revival and Poverty Eradication.
People’s Responsibility Centre today handed over a letter to the UN office in Colombo addressing António Guterres, the Secretary-General of the United Nations on failure of UN High Commission on Human Rights to take impartial role on internal matters in Sri Lanka. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
A special media briefing was held by Minister Wimal Weerawansa in front of the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Colombo today (11) to brief on the trade show titled ’Made in Sri Lanka 2021’. The trade show is to be held on February 13 and 14. Pix by Damith Wickramasinghe
UNP seniors including Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara, and Chairman Vajira Abeywardena met the party activists at Sirikotha yesterday where they discussed matters with regard to the party. MP Saman Rathnapriya and former MPs Sandith Samarasinghe, Akila Viraj Kariyawasam were also present at the meeting.
UNP seniors including Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardene, General Secretary Palitha Range Bandara and former MP Sandith Samarasighe met the party activists of Kalutara, Badulla and Ampara Districts today and discussed matters with regard to the party. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) held a news briefing in line with the ‘National Law Conference 2021’ which is scheduled to be held on 12 and 13 February at the Galadari Hotel, Colombo. The conference will focus on the ways in which the legal profession can be fashioned to meet the requirements of the fast developing and oncoming future while preserving the fundamentals within the profession.
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