The golden jubilee of the Employees Provident Fund was held at the BMICH under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday. Here Labour and Manpower Minister Athauda Seneviratne presents a memento to the President, a one-time Labour Minister who championed the cause of the working class. A silver coin was also issued to mark the golden jubilee of the Employees Provident Fund scheme. Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal presented the new coin to the President.
Picture by Sudath Malaweera

Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka with Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara at an Ifthar ceremony organised by the Speaker yesterday.