Veteran author and media personality Thibiriyagama Bandara will launch his two latest books today, January 16, at 4:00 PM at the National Library Services Board Auditorium in Colombo, marking his return after nearly seven years.
One of the books, titled "Rosamal Kumaraya" (The Prince of Roses), is a novel targeted at youth,while the other is an "Editorial Reference Book" featuring a collection of his writings over the years.
The event will be attended by Attorney-at-Law Dr. W.A. Abeysinghe, who will chair the proceedings, with speeches by Prof. Nirmal Ranjith Dewasiri, literary and art critic Sisira Kumara Mahagama, and a complementary speech by writer Devi Gallage.
Both books are published by Samudra Publications.
He has invited everyone to join the event today, at 4:00 PM at the National Library Services Board Auditorium in Colombo.
The number of Buddhist monks who were killed following the accident at the Na Uyana Theravada Buddhist Monastery (Na Uyana Aranya Senansenaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, Kurunegala currently stands at nine , with four injured, Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi told Parliament this morning. He revealed that two of the injured Buddhist monks are being treated at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU
Several shops were damaged in a major fire that broke out in a shop on the third floor of a building at First Cross Street in Pettah, Colombo, today evening.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, said that both inequality and poverty ought to be regarded as a worldwide catastrophe that requires urgent attention.
The opposition has renewed its demand for a long delayed forensic audit into the controversial e-visa deal, following the sentencing of former Controller General of Immigration, Harsha Ilukpitiya, for contempt of court.
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