President Mahinda Rajapaksa opened the Sri Lanka-Korea Friendship Hospital at Godagama, Matara yesterday. The new hospital complex was constructed at a cost of Rs. 1,270 million. Minister Maithripala Sirisena, Dullas Alahapperuma, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Chandrasena Gajadheera Southern Province Chief Minister, Shan Wijayalal de Silva, Deputy Minister Lalith Dissanayake, Wijaya Dahanayake and Parliamentarians Hemal Gunesekera, Sanath Jayasuriya and South Korean Ambassador Choi Jong-Moon were also present.  Here President Mahinda Rajapaksa inspects the surgical light in the new theatre. Pic: Nalin Hewapathirana

Education Minister Bandula Gunawardana conducted a class on Economics for over two hours for GCE (A/L) students of the Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya, Homagama recently. He said his only aim is to see that all (A/L) students qualify for university education.

Loud speaker sets, roofing sheets and plastic chairs were distributed among the registered voluntary organisations in the Colombo district by the Western Provincial Councillor Nimal R. Peiris.Here he presents a set of plastic chairs to the officials of Death Donation and Community Development Society at Mirihana in Kotte recently.

A large crowd participated in a peace March on Friday to invoke blessing on the country and its people. It was organised by the Jesus Lives International Evangelical Ministry, Aluthmawatha Modera, Colombo 15. Pic: A. Maduraveeran, Colombo North gr. cor.