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News in Pictures
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| Three ambassadors and a High
Commissioner Designate presented credentials to President
Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President's Office yesterday. From
left: Ambassador Designate of the Democratic People’s
Republic of Korea Rim Hoe Song, Ambassador Designate of the
Republic of Azerbaijan Ibrahim Asad Oglu Hajiyev, Ambassador
Designate of the People’s Republic of China Wu Jianghao and
High Commissioner Designate of the Republic of Seychelles
Waven Winslow Willia presenting credentials. External
Affairs Minister Prof. G.L Peiris, Secretary to the
President Lalith Weeratunga and Chief Protocol Officer of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Majintha Jayasingha were
also present. Pictures by Sudath Silva |
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| A bronze bust of Rabindranath Tagore,
gifted by the Indian Culture Ministry was unveiled by
External Affairs Minister Prof G L Peiris at the Colombo
University main library yesterday. This was to commemorate
the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath
Tagore. Here, Minister Peiris and Indian High Commissioner
Ashok K Kantha at the ceremony. Picture by Rukmal Gamage |
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| Galle in Sinhala means where bullock
carts are parked. Arabian traveller Ibn Batuta talked about
'Qali' during his visit to Galle in 1344 AD by which time
Galle had become an international harbour. The Galle
district covers a land area of 1,635 sq kms with 10
electorates. Galle Fort has been declared a world heritage
site and protected by UNES CO. Here the historic Galle Fort.
Picture by K A Aleem, Gampola Thinakaran corr |
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| A 74 member Sri Lankan Army
contingent comprising seven officers and 27 other ranks left
the island on Monday afternoon to take up peace keeping
duties in Haiti. They also took with them two dogs specially
trained for tracing explosives. Here they are seen at the
Bandaranaike International Airport, Katunayake prior to
their departure. Another batch of 76 personnel including
three officers and 73 other ranks are expected to join them.
Picture by Kumarasiri Prasad, Airport corr |
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| Fort Police station officers led by
acting OIC Inspector K Premaratne assisted by a large number
of state and private sector employees engaging in a campaign
to clean the Central Mail Exchange premises under a
programme to eradicate dengue mosquito breeding places.
Picture by Mahinda Vithanachchi |
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| Vestiges of the old Teldeniya town
including a bridge and a small cetiya have reemerged from
the Victoria reservoir due to a severe reduction of its
water level consequent to the current drought. Picture by R
G Wijesiri, Karaliyadde group corr. |
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An eight feet long crocodile was
caught in the Negombo lagoon by six persons who went to
the lagoon to catch crabs. The Negombo Police were informed
of the find. Picture by H Fernando, Negombo spl corr |
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