The parade took place with thousands from America and tourists watching the parade to support gay rights. There were those supporring the legalization of marijuana and representatives of the US armed Forces Veterans Association among a wide range of activists participating in the parade in bright sunshine.
The parade took greater significance in the light of the recent shooting in Orlando, USA where a lone gunman shot 49 people in a single night at a well-known gay night club earlier this month.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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