Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena's office has refuted reports that he had been directed to quarantine by health authorities due to being a first contact of a COVID-19 patient.
Issuing a statement, the Speaker's Office claimed that a police officer temporarily assigned from Police Headquarters to his security detail had tested positive for COVID-19. The officer had been assigned after a backup vehicle in the Speaker's security detail developed mechanical trouble.
PCR tests conducted on police officers who were first contacts of the officer concerned have come back negative. However, health authorities had informed that those officers should still be in self-quarantine for 14 days. Accordingly, a group of new officers have been assigned to the Speaker in their place, the statement said.
The Speaker's Office added that Mr Abeywardena will return to his duties as usual from tomorrow, January 1.
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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