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SLPP MP Asanka Nawartne infected with COVID19
Kurunegala District MP Asanka Nawaratne has tested positive for Covid-19. Mr Nawaratne who represents the Sri Lanka Mahajana Party (SLMP) was elected to Parliament from the Sri Lanka Podujana Party (SLPP(
Late last week Minister Bandula Gunawardena too tested positive and requested his staff members who had associated him to take precautions.
Meanwhile Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Hambantota District Samagi Jana Balawegaya MP Dilip Wedarachchi who were tested positive earlier have recovered.
Several other members too have been infected with the virus in recent weeks. State Ministers Janaka Wakkumbura and Prsanna Ranaweera were among them.
Others were Matale District MP Rohana Dissanayake and Badulla District MP Janaka ThissaKutti Aracchi . Dr. Thilak Rajapaksa, and Jaffna District Parliamentarian Gajen Ponnambalam were also infected.
Health Minister Pavithra Wanniaarachchi and Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa too were infected and recovered earlier.
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Northern Province’s Palali-Achchuveli road reopens after 30 years
The Palali-Achchuveli main road in the Northern Province was reopened today (Nov 01) after being closed for over 30 years, following a directive from President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
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Housemaid gets off with pilot’s baggage at BIA
A housemaid who stole a pilot’s baggage at the Bandaranaike International Airport was arrested within three hours after the robbery today, Police said.
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Immigration Dept. to launch online passport appointment system
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has announced plans to introduce an online appointment system for passport applications, set to launch soon.
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Dr Hans Wijayasuriya to be named as Secretary to Ministry of Digital Economy
Dr Hans Wijayasuriya named as the Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy is to be appointed as the Secretary of a newly constituted Ministry of Digital Economy, the President’s Media Division said.
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