The Dribblers Basketball Academy from the United Arab Emirates will be visiting Sri Lanka for the second consecutive year to play a series of matches against local schools. Dribblers will play matches against St. Peter’s, St. Benedict’s, St. Anne’s Kurunegala, Joseph Vaz Wennappuwa, Wesley, Bishop’s, St. Lawrence’s, Our Lady of Victory and Colombo Basketball Academy during their short tour. Matches will be played from July 29 to August 1 at the Henry Pediris Courts in Colombo. Dribblers Girls: Tashya Croos (Captain), Deandra Perera (VC), Thesni Silva, Sadini Silva, Harshitha Rajendran, Anmol Naik, Siobhan Dourado, Akithma Silva, Chesna Ahuja. Dribblers Junior Boys: Tharuka Arukgoda (Captain), Kaveen Heenatigala (VC), Orlando Perera, Aayush Khanna, Thenula Fernando, Aditya Sunil Kumar, Denson Dany, Kevin Pathinather, Sharein Kenneth, Akindu Silva, Jaindu Lodiwycksz. Dribblers Senior Boys: Rosh Koneri (Captain), Jason Weerasuriya (VC), Rolando Perera, Avishka Fernando, Druwen Peiris, Rahul Rajendranath, Naveen Arukgoda, Pramuk Heenatigala, Shaun Silva, Aman Khanna, Aminda Fernando, Ravi Rajendranath. Officials: Sujith Croos (Head Coach), Chathura Wickramage (Coach), Nirupa Croos (Manager)
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 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.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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