The Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court today issued an order barring those protesting against the South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) from entering any state institution or cause inconvenience to the public.
The five-day anti-SAITM protest march organized by student activists from the Inter University Students' Federation (IUSF) arrived in Colombo this afternoon. The march is currently near the Fort Railway Station.
Latest reports say that police attempted to hand over the court order to students but they had refused to accept it.
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.
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