A 68-year-old woman, a mother of a Covid infected garment factory worker died in the bus that was heading to Welikanda quarantine centre, Police said.
The deceased, a resident of Warapalana area in Yakkala was among the close associates of Covid infected persons from Minuwangoda who were taken to be quarantined.
The cause of the death is being investigated.
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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