In brief

Hambantota district parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa opened a new building and a basketball court at P. de S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya Ambalangoda recently. Chief Minister Southern Province Sham Wijayalal de Silva, Principal of the School G.W. Jagath Senaratne and Urban Council Chairman of Ambalangoda M.W. Aruna Pradeep are also in the picture.
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Defence Secretary, Gotabaya Rajapaksa who was the guest speaker at the fourth Key Persons’ Forum speaks on ‘Creating Favourable Business Environment by Maintaining Law and Order’ held at the Colombo Hilton Residence (JAIC). organised by the Small and Medium Enterprise Developers in partnership with Federation Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. The FCCISL President and SMED Chairman Kosala Wickremenayake looks on.

Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara MP and former Director General, Civil Defence Force presents the first CD and DVD containing the ‘Pembara Lakmatha’ patriot song to Mass Media and Communication Minister, Keheliya Rambukwella. Vocalists Visharada Nimal Dissanayake, Buddhika Kuruppuarachchi and Asanga de Alwis are also in the picture. Director of Government Information, Prof. Ariyaratne Athugala was also present on the occasion.

The long-service award ceremony of the media photographers was held at the Colombo City Hotel recently, organised by the Media Photographers Association. Here the Managing Director of the University of Sri Jayawardenapura Post Graduate Institute of Management International Centre, Prof. Gunapala Nanayakkara with Lake House Editorial Director, Seelaratne Senarath, ANCL General Manager, Abhaya Amaradasa, Pictures Editor, Indrajith Perera and Associate Pictures Editor, Upali Fonseka with the award winners. The event was sponsored by Sri Lanka Telecom and Holcim Lanka Pvt Ltd. Pic: Rukmal Gamage.