The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today arrested venerable Akmeemana Dayarathana Thera over the recent intimidation incident of Rohingya refugees who were sheltered in a house in Mount Lavinia. The monk was arrested after a summon issued by CCD to appear today.
Earlier five suspects, including a woman were arrested over the incident and remanded till October 9 by Mount Laviniya courts.
Last week a group of monks claiming to attach to a organization called Sinhale Jathika Balamuluwa tried to invade the safe house where Rohingya refugees were staying in Mount Laviniya.
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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