A string of protests were held in Colombo today (18).
Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse a gathering of demonstrators near the Diyatha Uyana at the Parliament Road Junction. The protest had been organized by unemployed graduates over several demands.
Severe traffic congestion was caused in the area due to the agitation.
In the meantime, another protest was held by the Collective of Pensioners’ Association staged a protest spanning over number of demands including a demand that the government pays prompt attention of clearing pension irregularities.
Members of the University Trade Union Alliance also stepped up a protest near the Ministry of Finance seeking remedies to issues over payments and recruitment.
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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.
Three persons arrested on Saturday close to the Thalawila St Anne’s Church have been held under detention orders for questioning.
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