A total of 1,652 persons have been arrested for not wearing face masks and failing to maintain social distance since October 30 this year, Police Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.
He said on Sunday, 41 persons were arrested for ignoring quarantine regulations.
DIG Rohana said police officers in mufti will be deployed to arrest those violating quarantine rules, to ensure those in isolated areas do not travel to other areas and to reduce crimes during festive season.
Tamar Amitai, a 25-year-old Israeli tourist who went missing in Uppuveli, Trincomalee, was found safe after a three-day joint search operation today.
Heritage properties are major tourist attractions world over. Sri Lanka is no exception in this matter. From Colombo, Galle, most of the mountain cities including Nuwara Eliya, Bandarawela, Hatton and Kandy and in the North, hundreds of heritage properties are spread across.
The Colombo High Court today (28) sentenced former parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra to three years of Rigorous Imprisonment over charges of the involvement of an abduction.
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