Attaching eternity to the cherished memories of the military colossus in contemporary times and reminding the Nation of invaluable sacrifices of War Heroes who had laid their lives for defence of the country before May 2009, General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) immortalized the legendary War Hero, Lieutenant General Denzil Kobbekaduwa and nine other War Heroes by opening the Denzil Kobbekaduwa Memorial Museum at Araly point, Kayts, the very location where they fell victim to an LTTE landmine blast on 8 August 1992.

Sri Lanka Navy is conducting an inoculation drive to administer Sinopharm vaccine at the Lighthouse premises on Chaithya Road Colombo commencing from (08th August 2021).

The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) held on August (04), presided over by Hon. Member of Parliament Prof. Tissa Vitarana disclosed that although the mission of the
Department of Probation and Child Care Services is to formulate a national policy to protect the rights of the child and the enactment of relevant laws formulating policies in line with international standards to safeguard the rights, development and protection of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children in Sri Lanka's social context whilst acting upon a national mechanism in relation to implementation, follow up and evaluation, it has not been completed even in 2021.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR 09 AUGUST 2021

Issued at 12.00 noon on 08 August 2021