State Minister Arundika Fernando, who has tested positive for COVID-19, does not have any close contacts in Parliament, Serjeant-at-Arms Narendra Fernando said.
Issuing a media release, Mr Fernando stated that the State Minister had not attended Parliament on January 19 and 20 when it was last in session. He had also not been to Parliament in the days following those sessions.
As such, Parliament officials confirmed that the State Minister has no close contacts in Parliament.
State Minister Fernando had undergone a PCR test in Parliament on January 15 and had tested negative at the time, it further added.
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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