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Going live, a Rembrandt restoration

Art lovers will be soon be able to watch one of the world’s most famous paintings being restored live and online. Rembrandt’s masterpiece The Night Watch will undergo a multi-million-euro overhaul at Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum under the full gaze of the public, its general director said on Tuesday. The unique project starting in July 2019 will let art Read More

Ranil to meet Modi

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit New Delhi later this week and meet his indian counterpart Narendra Modi to discuss bilateral matters. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe, according to his office, will take part in high-level meetings, including with Modi, on October 19 and 20. The visit is seen as significant from both sides, sources said. New Read More

JO books 15 rooms at 7 star Shangri-la for protest

The Joint Opposition’s dream of toppling of the Government came crashing down with the failure of their ‘Janabalaya Kolambata’ protest rally, Minister of Home Affairs Vajira Abeywardana said. The Joint Opposition (JO) had booked 15 rooms at the Shangri – La Hotel near the Galle Face green for the occasion, the Minister noted. “In addition Read More

Ravi to get cabinet post

Final agreement has been reached to give a cabinet portfolio to UNP Assistant Leader and Colombo District MP Ravi Karunanayake. MP Karunanayake has informed the party’s politburo that President Maithripala Sirisena conveyed to him that the latter had no opposition in granting a cabinet position to him, party sources said. MP Karunanayake informed of the Read More

JVP defends right to expression

JVP’s art wing, the Society for Socialist Art (SSA) has condemned the government for its recent attempts to block the right to expression. A statement signed by Premarathne Tennakoon, National Committee Member of the SSA said: Freedom of expression is one of the main rights enjoyed by the people living in a democratic state. The Read More

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