A proposal to use Japanese assistance to improve cross-boarder health preparedness at the Colombo Port and the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake has been approved by the Cabinet.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) Sri Lanka has received a JPY 1.17 billion grant from the Japanese government to enhance border-related health preparedness at points of entry, directly contribute to the control of infectious diseases, and ensure the general security of all travelers, employees, and staff at points of entry during medical emergencies.
Accordingly, the Maldives International Airport, Colombo Port, and BIA are all expected to get upgrades as a result of the grant.
The proposal was submitted by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation Nimal Siripala de Silva to carry out the said project in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Department of Immigration, Airports and Air Services Company and Sri Lanka Port Authority.
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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