President Mahinda Rajapaksa presents a replica of a chaitya to Ven. Napane Premasiri Maha Nayaka Thera at a ceremony to mark the 150th anniversary of Ramanna Nikaya.
Pic: Chandana Perera

Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda visited the Gurunagar Housing Scheme in Jaffna, where work is in progress, at a cost of Rs. 100 million. The scheme, which had been damaged during LTTE terrorism, is being restored. Mayor of Jaffna, Yogeswari Patkunarajah and Deputy Director, National Housing Authority Vijith Gamage are also in the picture. Pic: Wehelle Piyathilake, Maharagama Spl Cor

A wellknown painter of Puttalam town and teacher-cum-advisor in art of to the Puttalam Zonal Education Office, M. Mohamed presented a portrait of the Chief Minister of Northwestern Province, Dayasiri Jayasekera, at a ceremony held in Tgali Village in Kalpitiya Divisional Secretariat Division.
Pic: M.U.M. Sanoon, Puttalam Cor.

The Eheliyagoda branch of the “All Ceylon selfemployed citizens’ union” held a conference at the Eheliyagoda Pradeshiya Sabha auditorium with the participation of a large number of self employed citizens in the area. Here Eheliyagoda Branch President, Ajith Wijesinghe addresses the conference. Pic: Nimal Wijayatunga Eheliyagoda Spl. Cor.

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Sri Lanka and the Colombo Municipal Council will open the Korea Corner at the Colombo Public Library on Monday, January 27 at 10.00 a.m. The project, a brainchild of Ambassador Jongmoon Choi to meet the high demand for Korean culture and the improve the access to information and resource on Korea, accommodates eclectic selections of Korean books, movies, TV dramas and music CDs