Due to the measles outbreak inside the prison, Vavuniya restrictions have been placed for a period of two weeks, according to the officials.
Accordingly,it was reported that taking the prisoners outside for court appearances and allowing visitors inside the prison have both been temporarily suspended.
Also the disease is rapidly spreading due to the lack of space inside the buildings.
However,health authorities and Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have taken action to immunize both prisoners and prison staff.
At the Vavuniya Prison, more than 400 inmates are being held while 85 prison guards are on duty.
Meanwhile, steps were taken to transfer the newly sentenced prisoners to the Anuradhapura prison.
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.
Read this week’s Sunday Times for your interesting articles including the ’’5th Column.’’
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
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