Various events were held throughout the island today (4) to mark the country's 72nd Independence Day.
The following are pictures from the District Secretariat in Mannar, the Madampe Divisional Secretariat, the Matale District Secretariat and the Monaragala Vipulananda Tamil Maha Vidyalaya.
Meanwhile, staff from the Puttalam People's Bank branch presented gifts and vouchers to parents of infants born today at the Puttalam Base Hospital in celebration of Independence Day.
Pix by G. Coonghe in Mannar, Jude Samantha in Madampe, Mahesh Keerthirathne in Matale, Sumanasiri Gunathilake in Monaragala and Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe in Puttalam
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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