SL ready to commamarate the 60th independence anniversary

 


Arrangements are being made to celebrate Sri Lanka’s the 60th independence anniversary in a gallant manner. The government has announced an independence week from yesterday till the 5th of next month.

The main independence day celebrations will be conducted at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. Commemoration ceremonies have also been conducted on the provincial and district level.

Religious observances commence on the 2nd of next month with the chanting of an all night pirith ceremony at the Independence Square in Colombo starting at 10.00 pm. The Independence commemoration museum will be declared open at 3.00 pm at the independence square on the same day.

Offering of floral tributes in front of the statue of Rt. Honourable D.S. Senanayake on the 4th of February, the independence day.

A two minute silence will be observed from 8.52 to 8.54 in the morning on the independence day.
Further investigations will be conducted into the killing of two wildlife officials at the Wasgamuwa Wild Life Park. DIG central province Kingsley Ekanayake says that it has been established that the killings were not carried out by the Tiger terrorists. The police believes that an altercation at a liquor party at the office of the wild life sanctuary had led to the killings.