Several Grama Niladhari Divisions have been isolated with immediate effects
Measures have been taken to isolate several Grama Niladhari Divisions with immediate effect from today. Army Commander Shavendra Silva stated that these steps were taken to control the current corona situation. The isolated areas as follows
Strict travel restrictions will be imposed
Measures have been taken to relax the strict travel restrictions that were in effect across the country at 4 am this morning. However, inter-provincial travel has been suspended and shop opening in the Western Province have been restricted with the public transport. Minister of State Jayasumana stated that the Presidential Task Force which will meet this afternoon will decide whether or not the travel restrictions will be implemented in the future. He further added that the current situation of the spread of the virus is being studied in depth. Meanwhile, the Director-General of Health Services, Dr Asela Gunawardena stated that if there is an increase in the number of reported cases of corona infections, there will be severe travel restrictions in the future. He said that as there are about 2,000 patients reported at present, travel restrictions should be strictly adhered to in the country.
Vasudeva Nanayakkara has been hospitalized.
Water Supply and Drainage Minister Vasudeva Nanayakkara have been hospitalized. According to the media reports that he has been admitted to the hospital to receive treatment for a heart attack. The minister has been admitted to a private hospital in Colombo and is scheduled to undergo stent surgery, hospital sources said. His spokesman said the condition was not accidental but had been planned and used on medical advice.
The Presidential pardon for Duminda Silva cannot be approved – The US Ambassador to Colombo
The Presidential pardon for those arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act can be approved, the pardon of a person convicted of murder cannot be approved, The US Ambassador to Colombo has said. He is commenting on the release of former parliamentarian Duminda Silva under a presidential pardon. Through pardoning a convicted felon who has been convicted of manslaughter She also notes that the rule of law has been underestimated. The note further states that this decision is contrary to the United Nations Charter of the Government of Sri Lanka, which treats everything fairly.
New corona cluster occur from Mawanella
About 78 out of 100 PCR tests in the Mawanella area have been identified as infected,MP Kabir Hashim said. He also alleged that a cluster of more than 700 infected people had been identified in the area. However, the Divisional Secretary and the District Secretaries have not closed the area saying that they do not have the power to close the area. The MP told parliament that there was a risk of further spread of the situation.
Another 07 Grama Niladhari Divisions have been isolated with immediate effect
Another 07 Grama Niladhari Divisions have been isolated from 6 this morning. Army Commander Shavendra Silva said the move was aimed at curbing the spread of corona infections. The Grama Niladhari Divisions that have been closed down are as follows.
The martial art Angampora will be uplift as a sport – Namal Rajapaksa
Namal Rajapaksa, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs states that he hopes to uplift the martial art of Angampora as a sport and promote it throughout the country and the world. He also says that the ‘Angampora’ martial art of the country has been secretly active since it was banned during the colonial period. He has stated this in a post on his social media account after a discussion with local Angampora artists.
Basil Rajapaksa has returned to Sri Lanka.
The National Organizer of the Sri Lanka People’s Front, former Minister Basil Rajapaksahas returned to Sri Lanka. He has been on a private visit to the United States for more than a month. Several backbenchers of the Sri Lanka People’s Front have stated that they will discuss the reduction of fuel prices which has been increased with his arrival in the country. Several parliamentarians have publicly stated that fuel prices would not have been increased if Basil Rajapaksa had been in the country.
Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva has been released on a presidential pardon.
Duminda Silva, who was pardoned by the President, had recently been released from prison,Prison media spokesman Chandana Ekanayake confirmed. He was sentenced to death by the High Court in September 2016 for the murder of former parliamentarian Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.
Will Duminda Silva Release today?
Former parliamentarian Duminda Silva, who has been jailed since 2016, is likely to be released today (24) following a Presidential pardon. According to the Dilitha Jayaweera owned ‘The Morning’, legal sources have said that the necessary arrangements for the release have been completed. Silva was jailed in September 2016 after the Colombo High Court found him and several others guilty in the murder of former MP Bharatha Lakshman Premachandra.