Another group of eight individuals from two families from Jaffna reached Arichchalmunai, Tamil Nadu this morning due to the ongoing economic crisis in the country.
The families are originally from Valvettithurai, Jaffna. The Tamil Nadu Marine Police Unit placed them at the Mandapam Sri Lankan Tamil Refugee camp currently.
The family members told the Tamil Nadu State authorities that they decided to leave the country since the economic crisis in the country got worsened to the extent that they cannot support their families with the increasing cost of living and skyrocketing inflation of essential goods.
In recent weeks, over 120 Sri Lankan refugees reached Tamil Nadu due to the current economic crisis. (Pix by N. Lohathayalan)
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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