A section of the tourists, who arrived in the country onboard the Mein Schiff 5 cruise ship today, are seen visiting the historical Gangaramaya temple in Colombo on November 29, 2022. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

Three Sri Lankan cricketers who are part of the Sri Lanka team that is playing against Afghanistan in Pallekele, Kandy, got married today in three separate ceremonies held in Colombo.

The Vinivida Foundation organized a protest today at the Galle Face to stop bottom throwing, which is affecting the local fishing community. The protest was organized by the Foundation’s general secretary, a public interest litigation activist, and

The United Environmental Organization held a silent protest in front of the Environment Ministry in Baththaramulla today, demanding that the law should be strictly applied against the officials who are destroying the Mahaweli. Pix By Pradeep Pathiran

A total of 06 Officers and 366 Other Ranks of the 50 A, B, C, D, E and F batches of the Commando Regiment (CR) who underwent rigorous training that spanned 18 months at Kudaoya Commando Regiment Training School (CRTS) finally showcased their exceptio

Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne along with the President Navy Seva Vanitha Unit, Mrs. Chandima Ulugetenne attended all-night pirith chanting and alms giving ceremonies held at the Welisara Naval complex. The meritorious event

The first National Kiddoree, organized by the Sri Lanka Scout Association, was held yesterday at the Viharamahadevi Park. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

The members of the Inter-University Student Federation (IUSF) today held a silent protest in front of the courts complex in Hulftsdorp, Colombo, demanding the release of the convener of the IUSF, Wasantha Mudalige, and the president of the Inter-Univ

A protest was held in front of the Sri Lanka Telecom head office in Colombo today against the sale of government-owned shares in the telecom companies. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana

The New Democratic People’s Front (NDPF) today held a silent protest in front of the Pakistan Embassy to commemorate the Mumbai terror attack on November 11, 2008. A Sandeshaya was handed over to the commission with the request that terrorism be er

An exhibition and sale are currently held at the Public Library of Colombo. People can purchase items such as school supplies, clothing, household items, stamps, and many others. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel

The ’New Wings’ movement staged a silent protest today in front of the Elections Commission of Sri Lanka (ECSL), Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte demanding to end the corrupt regime. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

D.A. Rajapaksa commemorative oration was held at the New Town Hall, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha Colombo 7, today. The event was organized by the Rajapaksa Memorial Educational, Cultural, and Social Services Foundation. The event was attended by Presi

In honor of World Postal Day, the Post Master General declared the opening of a subpost office in Gampaha. A stamp exhibition was also held by the Bureau of Stamps at the Sumedha College Gampaha main hall. The exhibition will be held until Saturday (

The sale of the first ticket of the 5,000th lottery draw of the ‘Mahajana Sampatha’ was presented to President Ranil Wickremesinghe this morning (24). The ‘Mahajana Sampatha’ lottery Draw took place at the Parliament premises, President Media

Lalith Athulathmudali commemoration was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) today. The event was graced by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

The Nestlé Lanka reaffirms its commitment towards Sri Lanka by investing over Rs. 2 billion in its state-of-the-art factory in Kurunegala by building a new Vacuum Band Dryer. Aimed at expanding the capacity of its manufacturing facility for malted f

The Off-shore Patrolling craft (P-627) the most recent augmentation to the Sri Lanka Navy’s fleet acquired from the US Coast Guard was commissioned as Vijayabahu under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday (22).

The Association for the Protection of Native Language Rights today held a protest march from the Keselwatta police station to the law college, demanding rights to appear for the law college examination in all three national languages. Pix by Pradeep

The Union for Saving Engineering Corporation protested in front of the State Engineering Corporation, premises demanding the government pay the employee’s salaries and at the same time secure their jobs. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirisinghe

Sri Lankan cricketer Danushka Gunathilaka, the accused of an alleged sexual assault on a Sydney woman he met on a dating app has been pictured for the first time since leaving custody on bail. Danushka Gunathilaka was granted bail on Thursday in his

This handout image from NASA released on yesterday (21), shows a view of the spacecraft, the Earth and the Moon captured by a camera on Orion’s solar array wing. - Orion was making its outbound powered flyby of the Moon as part of the Artemis I mis

The VW Volkswagen Beetle Owners’ Club held their annual Volkswagen parade today in view of the 25th anniversary of the club. The drive which included nearly 100 Beetles commenced at the Maitland Place to Excel World at Darley Road, Colombo. Pix by

Pro Food, Pro Pack & Ag-biz 2022, the agriculture and packaging exhibition, opened its doors to the general public and trade visitors today (18). The exhibition will be held until Sunday (20) for the 19th consecutive year at the BMICH Exhibition Cent

IUSF protestors are seen gathered outside the Welikada Prison in Colombo demanding the release of detained IUSF Leaders. The protestors were chased by riot police to clear the roads as it had caused a severe traffic block in the area. Pics by Waruna

Several Aragala activists protested yesterday in front of the police headquarters after several media platforms exposed a senior police officer grabbing two female cops from their necks. Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana

People are seen waiting for the train at Wellawatte railway station this morning until the alternative arrangements are made to operate the trains on a single track due to repair work on a broken railway bridge between Slave Island and Kollupitiya. T