The State Minister of Sri Lanka Foreign Affairs Vasantha Senanayake, currently in the Philippines to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) met with Prak Sokhonn, the Foreign Minister of Cambodia on August 4 in Manila during which meeting initiatives relating to economic and trade, tourism, education cooperation and the long standing cultural cooperation and Buddhist linkages were discussed.
State Minister Senanayake also conveyed Sri Lanka's desire to intensify Sri Lanka's closer cooperation with ASEAN including as a future Sectoral Dialogue Partner and sought Cambodia's support for this intended partnership. The State Minister will also attend the Grand Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN. He is joined by Buddhika Pathirana MP.
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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