The Chinese navy’s hospital ship Hepingfangzhou docked in the Sri Lankan port of Colombo yesterday on a four-day goodwill visit.
It is the first time for the ship, also known as Peace Ark, to visit the island. With a crew of 381, the ship, which is 178 meters in length and 24m wide, has treated more than 120,000 people across the globe during her travels. The vessel is equipped with facilities such as theaters, intensive care units, consultant medical services, residential treatment units and computerized tomography machines. Its helicopter can transfer patients in an emergency the Xinhua news agency reported.
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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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