Health Minister Pavitra Wanniarachchi is to appoint a committee to look into priority groups to receive the vaccine, funding and infrastructure facilities after World Health Organization (WHO) has agreed to provide 20 percent of the country’s population with the COVID vaccine in nearby future, a Health Ministry Spokesman said.
This decision has been taken following a meeting with the WHO’s Country Representative Dr Razia Pendse.
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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