The Lankan Scout Contingent participating at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea was safely evacuated from the Saemangeum Jamboree site on Tuesday (08) in view of typhoon Khanun that is scheduled to make landfall today, the Sri Lankan Embassy in South Korea said.
The contingent was relocated to the Dankook University in Cheonan, on the outskirts of Seoul.
“The Sri Lankan Scouts have safely reached their new accommodation and are in good health. They will continue with certain activities and programs in their new location. The Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Republic of Korea is closely liaising with the management of the Sri Lanka Scout contingent, as well as the relevant South Korean authorities, to ensure the continued safety and welfare of all Sri Lankan Scouts participating at the Jamboree,” the Embassy said in a statement.
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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