President Ranil Wickremesinghe met the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, . Patricia Scotland QC on Tuesday, during his visit to the United Kingdom (UK) to attend the State Funeral Service of the Late HM Queen Elizabeth II.
This meeting took place before President Wickremesinghe's departure from United Kingdom to Sri Lanka.
President Wickremesinghe and Patricia Scotland discussed Sri Lanka’s engagement with the Commonwealth Secretariat and matters of mutual interest.
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs the Rt. Hon. James Cleverly,MP hosted a reception where President Wickremesinghe also attended at the Church House on September 18.
These events also provided the opportunity for the President to interact with World Leaders.
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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