Families of 11 missing persons, including five youths, held a silent protest in front of the Aluthkade courts complex in Colombo to mark 16 years since their loved ones were allegedly abducted by a Sri Lanka Navy team on 17 September 2008. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, speaking at a rally in Badulla today, said that neither Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) candidate Sajith Premadasa nor National People’s Power (NPP) candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake are capable of effectively negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Pix by Padeep Pathirana
Our sister paper Lankadeepa was crowned the ’Most Popular Newspaper’ for the year 2024 at the CALIN Popular Awards ceremony held at Waters Edge today. Here Associate Features Editor of the Daily Lankadeepa Chaminda Munasinghe receiving the award.
Marking the World Physiotherapy Day which fell on September 8, the College of Physiotherapists organised a scientific session and a workshop today, September 9 at the lecture hall of the National Hospital in Colombo. During the celebration, consultant doctors and senior physiotherapists addressed the gathering and shared practical lessons. Pics by Pradeep Dilrukshana
The Travelling History Museum is currently underway at the Mannar Town Hall till September 11. The museum explores historical narratives in Mannar and its people affected by the civil war, recollection of memories, history through stamps, significance of Mannar, exploring various cuisine, similarities between Tamil and Sinhala letters among other important features. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The ’EDEX Mid Year Expo 2024’ was launched at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conferance Hall (BMICH) today while becoming one of Sri Lanka’s largest education exhibition and job fair and will continue till Sunday (8). Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
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