Following are pictures from the Divulapitiya and Veyangoda towns today (7). Both areas have been placed under curfew following the detection of the COVID-19 cluster from the apparel factory belonging to Brandix.
Authorities are disinfecting the town areas while Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) are visiting the houses of those connected to the garment factory to locate them. A heavy police presence was also observed in the towns while shops remain closed.
Pix by Warana Jayakody
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.
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