Former Speaker W.J.M. Lokubandara has been infected with COVID-19 and admitted to a private hospital.
Meanwhile the number of COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Sri Lanka with over 800 cases being reported for five consecutive days.
The number of COV ID-19 cases reported from the outstations too has been on the rise. During the last 24 hours, 131 cases were reported from Kandy while 78 from Kurunegala, 37 from Matale, 29 from Galle, and 28 from Ratnapura.
212 cases in Colombo,132 in Gampaha and 62 in Kalutara were also among the total of 826 cases.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
The Government is considering abolishing the Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff (OCDS) when the term of office of its incumbent General Shavendra Silva ends on December 31.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
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