The Court of Appeal has directed the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court to release the former head of the Health Ministry's Medical Supplies Division, Dr. Kapila Wickramanayake, who was placed in remand for the suspected import of substandard human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) vials.
The Court of Appeal instructed the Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court to release Dr. Wickramanayake on appropriate bail conditions following a writ petition submitted by his attorneys.
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.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
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