Trail 2016 got underway yesterday from Point Pedro in Jaffna to Dondra Head in Matara with the aim of raising funds to expand the oncology unit at the Karapitiya Hospital in Galle.
The walk is organised by the Colours of Courage Trust, with Dialog Axiata Plc serving as platinum sponsor. Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran was present at the first day of the walk.
A sum of $ 5 million is expected to be raised through the exercise. According to the official Trail SL website, some
$ 471,000 has already been raised, with 97 walkers registered.
Cricketer Kumar Sangakkara tweeted the following picture from Jaffna during the walk
Pic courtesy : twitter.com/kumarsanga2
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
In his special statement, President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that debt restructuring agreements will postpone all bilateral loan payments to foreign countries until 2028. Additionally, Sri Lanka will have until 2043 to repay these loans on concessional terms.
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