President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May-Day rallies tomorrow (01) in lieu of International Labour Day, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
The May Day Rally organized by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress (CWC) to commemorate International Labour Day will commence at 10:00 am at the Kotagala Public Grounds.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe will participate in this event, responding to the invitation extended by the Ceylon Workers’ Congress.
The rally and parade are expected to draw a significant number of upcountry plantation workers. Notably, the Ceylon Workers' Congress, stands as the largest trade union and political party representing the upcountry community.
Subsequently, in the afternoon of the same day, President Wickremesinghe is slated to lead the United National Party's (UNP) May Day Rally from opposite the Maligawatta Police in Colombo.
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.
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.
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.
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