Thank you, everyone, for your support- Madhavi Wathsala Anthony
Five of the six suspects, including Madhavi Wathsala Anthony, who was arrested by the police , have been sent to the Passara Quarantine Center for quarantine yesterday. Chandimal’s mother, who was among those arrested, has been put under house quarantine. The suspects were released on bail after being produced in court for allegedly holding a birthday party at a luxury hotel in violation of quarantine laws. But health officials have taken steps to detain them for two weeks. Madhavi Wathsala has posted a note on her social media account centre way to quarantine center.
Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture Resigned
It is reported that MB Rohana Pushpakumara has resigned from the post of Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture. According to the reports the letter of resignation has been sent to the Secretary to the President. It is said that the fertilizer issue that has arisen has also affected his resignation
Am I being told to stay naked ’- A video from Piumi Hansamali
Despite various statements made at the time about the sudden outburst for quarantine actress Piumi Hansamali says that she and her group are now happily quarantined by Releasing a video to social media from the Bandarawela Quarantine Center. She further said that the military personnel in the charge centre were taking good care of her and her group. Bandarawela is a very beautiful city and the only problem she has at present is that her child is not near her and also that some people were asking who was the doctor who had brought the bag of clothes to the quarantine center, she further added. She also said that she had spoken to Minister Sarath Weerasekera for the first time in her life that day and that she had never spoken to him before.
Police spokesman talks about the possibility of opening the country
Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana states that there is a possibility of opening the country after the 14th if you stay at home following travel restrictions. He requested the public to support the health sector in controlling the covid pandemic by protecting quarantine rules. Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana stated that 975 persons violating the quarantine rules have been arrested during the last 24 hours. The Police Media Spokesman stated that the total number arrested so far is 22,950.
A police officer has died when his vehicle overturned while providing security to a covid dead body
A van providing security to a vehicle transporting covid 19 dead body from Hatton to Ottamawadi has overturned and faced an accident today morning (June 05). Four Hatton police officers, two other outsiders and the driver were travelling in the vehicle at the. The van had met with an accident near the 59th km post on the road between Hatton and Ginigathhena. Sub Inspector Bennett Kumarasinghe who was in the van has died in the accident and the other injured were admitted to Watawala Hospital.
The daughter’s body of four members of the same family who went missing under a landslide has been found.
The Disaster Management Center says that the body of a daughter of four members of the same family who went missing due to a landslide in the Devanagala area in Mawanella has been found. Further search operations are underway to find the mother, father and son who went missing from the house. Meanwhile, the highest rainfall of 197.5 mm was received in the Algama area in Kegalle yesterday.
Department of Labor issued a notice
Complaints and inquiries regarding any matters relating to labour laws can be made through the telecommunication medium mentioned under the ‘Contact Us’ official website of the Department of Labor. It also stated that the public will also have the opportunity to send written inquiries to the Labor Office in the area where they work or where the company is located. Accordingly, the Labor Offices of the Department of Labor are not open but steps have been taken to provide the required services to the public due to the prevailing covid situation
We should learn from Bhutan – JVP
The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) states that Sri Lanka should follow Bhutan in controlling the coronavirus. Its MP Vijitha Herath says that the total number of infected people in Bhutan is 1654, only one person has died and they have been successful because of the vaccination. He made these comments during a ” balaya” program on Hiru Rupavahini. Bhutan is considered to be the least-populous country in Asia with a population of 770,000.
A kilo of bananas costs Rs. 8, making it difficult for farmers.
A situation has arisen where farmers are unable to sell bananas at the Embilipitiya Dedicated Economic Center yesterday because they have to sell their produce at a very low price. The Embilipitiya Economic Center has been received stocks of vegetables and fruits since morning and the price of bananas was very low. When a kilo of sour bananas was sold at Rs. 8-10, a kilo of kolikuttu was sold at Rs. 60-70 and a kilo of sugar bananas sold at Rs. 30. According to the reports Eighty-five thousand kilos of 85,000 kilos of fruit had been received by the morning of yesterday.
Sapugaskanda fuel oil mixed floods Colombo; and Gampaha Districts at risk of mixing with drinking water
Due to the heavy rains, the fuel from the Sapugaskanda oil refinery has been mixed with rainwater the rainwater has entered and overflowed into the storage tanks containing fuel oil mixtures at the oil refinery. The Navy stated that a special operation has been launched to prevent them from entering the Kelani River. A special operation has been launched to prevent the spread of the fuel because If the fuel oil joins the Kelani River, it will affect the distribution of drinking water through the Biyagama and Ambatale water treatment plants. The Navy also said that steps are being taken to filter the area through a fuel filter.