Officers of the Maradana Police station were seen strictly advising commuters on how to wear face masks properly and how to follow health guide lines at the Maradana Railway station this morning. The police also distributed surgical face masks among the commuters.
The Central Bank (CB) today marked the island-wide rollout of LANKAQR, the national QR standard for local currency payments, with participation of Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardana and State Minister of Money & Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms, Ajith Nivard Cabraal. Pix by Kithsiri De Mel
Build Sri Lanka Housing and Construction International Exhibition 2020 organised by the Chamber of Construction Industry of Sri Lanka was launched at the BMICH under the patronage of State Ministers Nalaka Godahewa and Indika Anuruddha yesterday. The exhibition will be held on Sunday (4) from 10 am to 8 pm.
The Ethera Api Organisaion staged a protest at the Agitation Site near the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday demanding the authorities to pay the Social Benefit Fund allowances due to the Sri Lankan workers returned from Cyprus. According to the protesters, a monthly fee is being charged by the Cyprus authorities from all expatriate workers to the Social Benefit Fund. They said the workers from other countries in Cyprus have been giv
Morison PLC declared open their new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant and research & development facility under the patronage of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa today. This is the largest pharmaceutical manufacturing and research facility in Sri Lanka.
World Children’s Day was celebrated at the Ayurveda Teaching Hospital, Borella yesterday. Various programmes and events were organised by the staff for the children who are receiving treatments at the hospital. Ayurveda Teaching Hospital Commissioner K.D.C.S. Kumaratunga, Director Supipi Sangamitta and Chief Medical Officer Danapala Hettiarachchi attended the event. Pix by Kushan Pathiraja
Children receiving treatment at the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama are seen taking part in various entertainment programmes organised at the hospital to coincide with World Children’s Day, today. The event was jointly organised by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Bar Association of Sri Lanka. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The last respect was paid to popular comedian Tennyson Cooray, who passed away on Monday (28). The body is lying at his residence in Willorawatta, Moratuwa. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa fellow actors including Bandu Samarasinghe also paid their respects to the body.
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