President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s proposal to establish a “Children of Gaza Fund” to assist victims of the escalating Gaza violence has been approved by the Cabinet of Ministers yesterday (Feb. 26).
According to a statement released by the President’s Media Division (PMD), all government agencies and ministries have been instructed to be a part of this fund instead of participating in Iftar celebrations.
Hence, a USD 1 million donation from the Government will be given in aid of impacted children in Gaza by authorized United Nations (UN) organizations.
The PMD said that public contributions are also welcomed for this purpose.
Since October 7, Israeli attacks on Gaza have resulted in at least 29,782 fatalities and 70,043 injuries, according to foreign media.
Israel has battered the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by Palestinian group Hamas in October, in which the revised death toll in Israel from the October 7 attacks lies at 1,139.
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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