As Sri Lanka is gearing up to become the ‘sapphire capital’ of the world, the local gem and jewellery sector sparkled under fresh spotlight yesterday with the kickoff of the 26th edition of Facets Sri Lanka at the Sirimavo Bandaranayake Memorial Exhibition Centre. Picture shows President Maithripala Sirisena examining a piece of jewellery on display. The exhibition is scheduled to close on Sunday (Sept.04) 
Pic by Kithsiri De Mel