Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said today that the resignation of Ravi Karunanayake from the post of Foreign Minister signified the new political culture that has emerged as a result of the transparency of the yahapalanaya government.
Speaking soon after Mr. Karunanayake announced his resignation, the Prime Minister said that that this step shows that the government would not interfere with the probe by the Presidential Commission on treasury bonds.
“There is no similar example in the political history. This is an unprecedented instance. The incumbent government has realized its good governance goals,” the Prime Minister said.
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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