A two minutes’ silence will be observed islandwide today (26 December) on National Safety Day from 9.25 to 9.27 am in memory of all who lost their lives in the 2004 tsunami & other natural disasters in Sri Lanka.
Mia Abeyawardene is a contributing writer at The Newsdesk Sri Lanka. She began her career as a freelance assistant producer at BBC Radio 4's 'You & Yours' and thereafter as producer on Graham Norton's Book Club Podcast for Audible.
With a passion for anything and everything creative Mia enjoys exploring the arts, music and culture. Her hobbies include DJing, yoga and running.