Police backed by the Automobile Association has launched a fresh campaign against motorist offering charity to beggars at colour lights.
A 40 second video has been launched to create awareness about the dangers of offering charity to beggars near colour lights.
Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (Traffic) Indika Hapugoda said along with the campaign the Police will also be strict in enforcing the law.
He said, apartment from the harassment to the motorist they were also obstructing traffic near colour lights.
He said also it was bad for the image of the country in the context of tourism.
A joint press conference was held by the Police, the AA and relevant officials today to launch the campaign.
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.
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.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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