Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad was received by the Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh at the Ministry headquarters in Riyadh recently.

Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ameer Ajwad was received by the Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance, Sheikh Dr. Abdullatif Al Alsheikh at the Ministry headquarters in Riyadh recently.
High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to Bangladesh, Dharmapala Weerakkody, delivered a lecture on Contemporary Sri Lanka: Its Foreign Policy, Security, Development Strategy, and Bangladesh – Sri Lanka Relations to the course members of the National Defence Course -2025 at the National Defence College (NDC) in Dhaka recently.
Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mostyn, accompanied by her delegation, departed from Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake this morning (10), concluding a successful three-day official visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
A nation cannot choose its path to future development by abandoning its heritage and culture - President
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced that water supply will be suspended to several areas in the Gampaha District tomorrow (11) from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination begins today (10) at 9:30 a.m., with 307,951 candidates sitting for the test at 2,787 examination centers across the country.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who visited Kandy to attend the concluding ceremony of the annual Esala Perahera festival of the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa, called on the Chief Prelates of the Malwatte and Asgiri Chapters this afternoon (09) and received their blessings.
The national celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, which falls today (09), was held this morning at Indigenous Museum premises, Dambana under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
The final Randoli Perahera of the annual Esala Perahera festival of the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy paraded through the streets yesterday evening (08), witnessed by thousands of spectators, including President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Showers are likely at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Negombo to Matara via Galle. Winds: Winds will be westerly to south-westerly and wind speed will be (30-40) kmph.
The primary aim of educational reforms is to foster moral values among children and to direct those who drift away from school education towards vocational education. - Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya


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