True people’s representatives opposed to corruption should vote in support of the anti-corruption bill at its third reading in parliament today (19), said justice minister Wijayadasa Rajapakshe.
Highlighting the Parliament’s special responsibility in ensuring financial disciplin, president Ranil Wickremesinghe stressed the importance of utilizing power effectively to prevent financial crises.
Passage of the anti-corruption act is a must, said president of the National Movement for Social Justice, Karu Jayasuriya.
The Health Ministry has decided to provide advanced knowledge to staffs of emergency treatment units on how to act in emergency situations.
Doctors attached to the outpatients department of Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children (LRH) in Colombo are on a 24-hour token strike today (19).
During a discussion with Tamil MPs representing the North and East yesterday (18), president Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that he has already put forth a comprehensive proposal to address the problems faced by the people in those regions and it is up to the Tamil Parliamentarians whether to take it forward or not.
The United Peoples Party (UPP) led by public security minister Tiran Alles says mainstream parties are committing a grave crime by their silence on important issues that need to be discussed openly.
The loss of lives recently due to a shortage of medicines and equipment and inferior quality of those available coupled with medical negligence cannot be taken lightly, said opposition leader Sajith Premadasa.
Complaints have been lodged against the police over a use of force against Hindus involved in religious activities at Kurunthurmalai archaeology site in Mullaitivu.
Health minister Keheliya Rambukwella has appointed the six-member committee headed by Dr. Dedunu Dias and also comprising Prof. Priyadarshani Galappatti, Prof. Nithushi Samaranayake, Prof. S.S.P. Warnakulasuriya, Dr. Senith Liyanage and Dr. Philip H. Lee.
