Both the government and opposition expressed condolences in Parliament this morning on the death of veteran politician and Leader of the Nawa Samaja Party Dr. Wickramabahu Karunaratne.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa paid tribute to the late left-wing politicial leader on behalf of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya and the wider opposition. Mr Premadasa stressed that Dr. Karunaratne had spent the majority of his 81 years courageously standing up for the political ideology he believed in.
Leader of the House Susil Premajayantha also expressed condolences on behalf of the government. Mr Premajayantha described Dr. Karunaratne as a pioneer of left-wing politics in Sri Lanka. He recalled that Dr. Karunaratne served with him in the Western Provincial Council and though Dr. Karunaratne followed a left-wing political ideology, they got along very well. Mr Premajayantha stressed that Dr. Karunaratne's death was an immense loss to the country.
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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