Srilanka

Japanvisiting State Foreign Affairs Minister Toshiko Abe assured yesterday thatJapan will extend its unstinted support and cooperation towards Sri Lanka in overcoming the threat posed by global terrorism, . Ms. Abe gave this assurance when she met Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe for bilateral discussions at the Premierofficial residence, ‘Temple Trees&, in Colombo yesterday.

At Temple Trees a programme of spiritual activities would be held on June 14 in view of the Poson celebrations on the directives of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Convening a media briefing at Temple Trees yesterday, the National Organiser of the United National Bikkhu Front Ven. Ambanwela Gnanaloka Thera said the spiritual programme would be held from 8.30 am to 1.30 pm at Temple Trees with the participation of around 2,500 school children and teachers.

Sri Lanka Telecom PLC on Tuesday launched the National Digital Roadmap at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in the presence of President Maithripala Sirisena who was the chief on the occasion. The ceremony consisted of three sessions - Digital Youth Forum, Digital Citizen Forum and the launch of National Digital Roadmap.

Umpires Richard Kettleborough, Richard Illingworth and Michael Gough inspect the pitch before calling off play in the World Cup match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh without a ball bowled because of rain at the County ground, Bristol on Tuesday. & AFP

BRISTOL, Tuesday: It was another wash out and another point gained for Sri Lanka as they edged closer to the top four of the standings largely by not displaying their skills on the field of play but by staying indoors due to the persistent rain that has become part and parcel of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup. And it is for no fault of theirs it happened.