A press release issued by the Commissioner General of Exams states that the Advanced Level Examination will commence on the 4th of August as scheduled. The Ministry published the amended timetable of the examination today. The Advanced Level Examination will be held between 4th and 13th of August and thereafter once election is held it will recommence on August 24 and go on till September 08.

Sri Lanka Navy has safeguarded the national security as its highest responsibility; SLN's pivotal role in defeating the thirty year long brutal terrorism will be written in the annals of the country with due respect, stated the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Maithripala Sirisena, addressing naval personnel at the auditorium of the Naval and Maritime Academy in Trincomalee on Sunday (28).

President Maithripala Sirisena, who visited Trincomalee to declare open a newly constructed building at. Trinco Navy base camp on Saturday(27) also visted Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee.

Collecting rainwater for vegetable irrigation could reduce water bills, increase caloric intake and even provide a second source of income for people in India, according to a new study by scientists looking at NASA satellite data.