Seventy Buddhist monks from Laos, Myanmar and Thailand arrived in the country and will take part in a month-long paada yatra travelling to a number of places and helping out poor families.
The monks will travel by foot from Colombo to Gampaha, Kurunegala, Dambulla, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Kandy and Sri Pada. This year marks the 270th anniversary of the Siam Chapter.
Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau organised a welcoming ceremony at the lobby of the BIA.
Pix by our airport correspondent T.K.G.Kapila
The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a revised Circular on public sector employee salaries
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that unilateral action by the UK and other countries in imposing sanctions on certain individuals do not assist but serve to complicate the national reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka.
The Police Bureau for the Prevention of Abuse of Children and Women had arrested a suspect who had allegedly distributed child related pornographic images and videos via social media platforms.
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