The 45th Annual Session of the International Pepper Community got underway yesterday in Kandy, with President Sirisena attending as Chief guest. The sessions will go on till November, 2, 2017.
The Ministry of Primary Industries of the Government of Sri Lanka hosted the 45th Annual Session and other related meetings of the International Pepper Community at the Earl’s Regency Hotel, Kandy.
This year's Global Pepper Conference is being organized jointly by the Ministry of Primary Industries, Department of Export Agriculture of Sri Lanka and the International Pepper Community.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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