Hundreds of persons across the country took part in a collective effort on Monday to thank those healthcare workers, medical personnel and members of tri- forces who are engaged in the battle against the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) by lighting a lamp in front of their houses.
Earlier, Shivan Foundation in Jaffna and Kandy urged the people to light a lamp in front of their residences on May4 at 7.00pm as a goodwill gesture to thank the frontline workers.
The organization said that the goodwill gesture is to express that we as citizens are grateful to those individuals who risk their own health and work tirelessly to keep our communities safe.
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.
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The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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