A high-level Japanese delegation called on President Sirisena yesterday (1st Nov.) at the Presidential Secretariat to discuss the Japan-funded development projects in Sri Lanka.
According to the government news portal Head of the Delegation, Director General of International Cooperation Bureau, Assistant Minister Kazuya Nashida assured the President that his country would extend fullest cooperation to Sri Lanka’s development programs. He extended an invitation from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the President for an early state visit to Japan.
The delegation included Japanese Ambassador Kenichi Suganuma and senior officials of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Foreign Ministry of Japan.
Foreign Secretary Prasad Kariyawarsam was also present.
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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