President Maithripala Sirisena unveiled the statue of former Parliamentarian late K.D.S. Gunawardena at the premises of the Kantalai Urban Council and paid floral tributes recently.
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Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana visited Vavuniya recently and held discussions with Vavuniya Government Agent and Mannar Government Agent. The discussions were held at the Vavuniya Secretariat. The discussions focused on the status of civilian land released by the Army.
The CID has arrested Hettiarachchi Mudiyanselage Chandana Prasad Hettiarachchi alias Navy Sampath, a suspect in the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in 2008 and 2009. He was a Lieutenant Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy. The 41-year-old suspect is a resident of Wellampitiya.
Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated in a glittering ceremony held in Colombo on August 14 under the patronage of the Pakistan High Commission.
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Speaker Karu Jayasuriya and Opposition Leader R.Sampanthan graced the seminar on National, Religious Harmony held at the Mahaweli Reach Hotel in Kandy recently. It was organized by the Movement for National and Religious Harmony Towards Sustainability in Sri Lanka.
- Queen Elizabeth recognizes Sri Lankan Prashan De Visser as the 65th Global Commonwealth Light
- Cabinet's nod to Akila's proposal for 13 year mandatory schooling for all students
- So called opposition in the House is not real opposition: Vasudeva Nanayakkara
- Welikade Prison female inmates on roof top stir demanding expeditious trial
