President Maithripala Sirisena amiably obliges a student when she asked for a self-photograph together with the Head of State when he was leaving a private function in Colombo last week.
Pic: Sudath Silva

With umbrella in hand, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Ra’ad Al-Hussain may want to chat about the weather in Norway’s cool summers, but Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera seems determined to raise more substantive matters such as Lanka’s prospects at the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva. Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe seems reflective as they all wait for the start of sessions at the Sixth World Congress Against the Death Penalty in Oslo, Norway, recently.

The Sri Lanka Association of Australia Awards Alumni (SLAAAA) will present ‘Handa Nihanda’ - (Renunciation and Invasion), a stage drama by Dr. Jayalath Manorathna on July 7 with two performances at the Lionel Wendt Theatre.
The first will be at 2.30 pm, dedicated to War Heroes under the Ranaviru Sewa Authority and for children in homes managed by the Social Services Department of Sri Lanka, which is open to students at concessionary rates.
The second one is open to all at 7 pm and the proceeds will be utilised for projects of the SLAAAA.