The participants at the Sri Lanka Foreign Policy and Economic Diplomacy Dialogue, organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, called on Foreign Minister Tilak Marapana recently. He welcomed them and offered best wishes. Mid-career diplomats from 23 countries from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Australasia are among the participants.

Sri Lanka cricket former selector Sanath Jayasuriya has been charged by the International Cricket Council with two counts of breaching its Anti-Corruption Code.

JVP trade union wing leader and politburo member K.D. Lalkantha has observed that it is the stance of the JVP that the solution to the present crisis lies not in forming a caretaker government with Mahinda Rajapakass as the PM.

A felicitation ceremony was held at the Sri Chandrananda Buddhist School in Asgiriya recently to honour the Chief Incumbent of Rangiri Dambulla Rajamaha Viharaya Ven. Gaodagama Mangala Nayaka Thera who was bestowed with Dhamma Chakka Royal Awards from the Government of Thailand.

Lanka Teachers Service Union held its 20th national convention at the Public Library auditorium in Colombo recently. It was chaired by the President of National Center of Trade Unions (NTUC) K.D. Lal Kantha and the Member of the Committee to formulate a National Policy for Educational Dr Harini Amarasuriya. General Secretary Mahinda Jayasinghe and its President Dhammika Alahapperuma were present.

General Secretary of the JVP Tilvin Silva has dismissed the talk of forming a caretaker government is a hoax and what is behind such a deception is the need for a political clique to avoid being prosecuted and imprisoned.