Pictures from yesterday's protest organized by the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) and Inter University Bhikkhu Federation (IUBF). Students made their way to the Presidential Secretariat in a protest march calling on authorities to look into several demands, including increasing the Mahapola Scholarship fund. Student representatives were later granted a discussion with officials at the Secretariat.
Pix by Amila Gamage
An exhibition badminton match between Sri Lanka’s youngest Olympian shuttler, Viren Nettasinghe, and Anders Antonsen, the World No.2 ranked in Men’s Singles, will take place at the Mercantile Badminton Association (MBA) Courts at Malalasekara Mawatha, Colombo 7 on Friday (13).
A SriLankan airlines flight has been grounded in an airport in Indonesia due to a technical defect leaving 93 passengers stranded, an official said.
A protest is underway at the Liberty Circle following Israeli forces attacking an aid ship to Gaza containing prominent activists carrying food to try and end the blockade of resources by the Israeli Government.
A garbage tractor driver from Kurunegala has gone viral on social media after adorning his municipal vehicle with teddy bears, fabric flowers, and colourful decorations, many of which were salvaged from the very trash he collects or purchased himself.
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