Sri Lanka navy has kept 36 relief teams on stand by to extend relief measures to people in view of the adverse weather condition.
The navy said that this move is taken according to the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne.
The Western Naval Command has sent 02 relief and rescue teams to Rathnapura while 04 teams to Kalutara. Apart from that 21 more relief and rescue teams in the Western Naval Command and 09 similar teams in the Southern Naval Command too have been kept ready for swift deployment if needed.
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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