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
The funeral of arguably the Queen of the Sinhala cinema Malini Fonseka, will be held with state honours on Monday, May 26, 2025, at the Independence Square.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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