German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived at Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport this morning. Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha de Silva received him at the airport.

Singapore Grand Prix, held on Sunday, was disrupted by a fan on track. On lap 37, a casually-dressed man was seen wandering along the edge of the track near the Anderson Bridge section of the street circuit. Race leader Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari cried out over the radio “there is a fan on the track!” and the safety car was immediately deployed.

President Maithripala Sirisena led the coastal cleanup program in Colombo, held to coincide with the International Coastal Cleanup day. The International Coastal Cleanup Day is held each year, on the third Saturday of September. (Pic BBC Sandeshaya)

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe declared open the 17th Colombo International Book Fair at BMICH this morning. The book fair is organized by the Book Publishers' Association of Sri Lanka. (Pic: Janaka Inimankada/Facebook)

Joint Cabinet Spokesmen Dr. Rajitha Senaratne and Gayantha Karunathilaka attending the first Cabinet Press Briefing of the new government. (Pic: Azzam Ameen)

A number of politicians including Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Kotte SLFP Organizer Rohitha Bogollagama, Deputy Minister Harsha de Silva, Western Province CM Isura Devapriya and Kotte Mayor Janaka Ranawaka gathered at the Kotte Raja Maha Viharaya for the annual Sri Dalada Perahara recently.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with India's Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi this morning.

Former Defence Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrived at the police FCID this morning.

UPFA MP Namal Rajapaksa was also summoned today (Photo: Lankadeepa)

Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera and Justice Minister Wijedasa Rajapaksa along with senior government officials met UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid at the Palais Wilson in Geneva on Sunday. Samaraweera will address the UNHRC today.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in the cockpit of a SLAF Mi17 helicopter whilst on a reconnaissance flight over the East Cost.