Sri Lanka, Dec. 26 -- Sri Lanka today marks the 21st anniversary of the devastating tsunami that claimed over 35,000 lives.Sri Lanka Developers

A two-minute silence will be observed nationwide from 9:25 am to 9:27 am today (26) to remember the victims of the tsunami and other disasters. The main 'National Safety Day' commemoration ceremony to honour those who died or were missing in the tragedy will be held this morning at the Paraliya Tsunami Memorial in Galle.

In addition to the main event, inter-religious programmes have been organised at the district level for this year's National Safety Day, taking into account the social and economic conditions in the country following Cyclone Ditwah. The 2004 tsunami disaster also left over 5,000...