A 71-year-old male from Panagoda, a 52-year-old male from Colombo 8, a 71-year-old female from Colombo 2, a 44-year-old male from Colombo 2 and a 49-year-old female from Bandaragama died from COVID-related complications on Sunday (20), the Government Information Department said.
Most deaths were due to COVID triggered pneumonia and lung infections. The death toll from the virus has reached 176.
Another 592 people were tested positive for the virus on Sunday bringing the total positive cases from the Divulapitiya, Peliyagoda and prison clusters to 33,590.
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.
Former Member of Parliament J.R.P. Suriyapperuma passed away today, January 2, 2025, at the age of 96.
Ten members have been appointed to the new Board of Directors of the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT) by the Secretary to the Treasury, following the recommendation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Digital Economy.
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