Tamil National Alliance Leader and the Leader of the Opposition R Sampanthan along with TNA Jaffna District Parliamentarian Mr. Sumanthiran met with the Indian Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj yesterday.
Mr. Sampanthan briefed the Minister on the present status of the Constitutional making process and cautioned that this must be given priority and needs to be addressed without any further delay., the TNA said in a press release.
Mr. Sampanthan said given the fact that there had been a lot of work done on this matter this cannot be delayed any longer and the draft Constitution must be approved by Parliament before the end of this year and the referendum must be held early thereafter.
He urged the Foreign minister to exert their good offices to ensure that this is delivered as per the promise given by the Government of Sri Lanka to the people of this country and to the International community.
The Foreign Minister reaffirmed the support of Indian Government in this regard and assured the continuous support to see an end to this processes.
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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