The nomination submitted by the Minister of Finance to the Parliamentary Council for the membership of the Welfare Benefits Board has been approved by the Council. Accordingly, the names of Ms. K. H. Jessie Mueller and Mr. K. Dunusinghe had been nominated.
Additionally, The Parliamentary Council decided to nominate to the President, Mr. A. M. Nahiya for the currently vacant position at the Right to Information Commission.
The Parliamentary Council met in Parliament yesterday (07) under the chairmanship of the Speaker, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, where these decisions were taken. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and Minister Douglas Devananda also attended the meeting.
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 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.
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.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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