Media Minister visits Lake House stall

Dharma Sri Abeyratne in Ampara

Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella visited the Lake House stall in the Media Zone at the Deyata Kirula exhibition premises on Saturday afternoon, participating in the opening ceremony of the exhibition. The minister visited the Lake House stall and lauded measures taken to educate visitors.

Lake House has participated in the Deyata Kirula exhibition since its inception seven years ago. The Lake House stall provides knowledge and information while showcasing the history of both Lake House and the print media industry.

Visitors can get an overall picture about the process of a print media institution.

Each visitor is given a copy of the historic first page of the first Dinamina Newspaper printed on December 17, 1909.

In addition, a copy of the first page of the first Silumina Newspaper, printed on March 30, 1930 is also issued free. The Lake House stall also has entertainment and knowledge sharing programmes throughout the day.

He said Sri Lanka's 66th Independence Day celebrations will be held in Kegalle next year.