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Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe Held Bi Lateral Talks With Swiss President

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe had yesterday(23)met  the Swiss President Johann Schneider Ammann at Davos -Switzerland where the World Economic Summit is currently underway and held bilateral talks with him according to reports.

During the talks the Swiss President Ammann has pledged to offer his country's  support to strengthening  Economic And Political Ties  between Sri Lanka and Switzerland and to ensure the reconciliation among  ethnic communities in Sri Lanka.

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All Major C.T Scan Tests Performs At Colombo National Hospital Had Postponed Due To The Breakdown Of C T Scan Machine

All major C T Scan Tests due to be performed at the  Main X Ray Unit  attached to Colombo National Hospital have been postponed since two weeks due to the break down of  C T Scan Machine there according to Government Radiographers Union.

Due to this situation C T Scan Tests of the  large  number patients who are in the five month long awaiting list  at the Main X Ray Unit will be delayed further the Union has said.

The authorities have taken steps to do the  C T Scan Tests of Emergency Patients through the C T Scan Machine fixed at the  Neuro Surgical Unit   Hospital sources said.

Investigations On The Embilipitiya Incident Has Been Handed Over To The CID

The Investigations on the Incident occurred at Embilipitiya between residents of a House and Police has been handed over to the Criminal Investigations Department(CID) since yesterday(22) according to Inspector General Of Police(IGP)  N.K Ilangakoon.

The Investigations on Embilipitiya Incident has been handed over to the CID per the instructions of Attorney General ,IGP has said.

Three Civilians and Four Policemen have been injured and hospitalized due to the clash occurred at a house at  Nawa Nagara Road in Embilipitiya on 04th of December while one of the injured youth who fell down from  Upstairs of the house later succumbed to his injuries.

The wife of the deceased has alleged her husband was beaten and pushed off  the upstairs of the house while the Police Media Spokesman has said the deceased had jumped from the upstairs.

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Six Sri Lankan Doctors And Some Indian Doctors Involved In Alleged Illegal Kidney Transplant Racket Are Due To Be Questioned By Indian Police-Indian Media

Six Sri Lankan Doctors who have been found as responsible for Illegally purchasing Kidneys from Poor Indian Villagers and transplanted to Indian Kidney Patients at Colombo Based Private Hospitals and some Indian Doctors  who supported the process are due to be questioned soon by Indian Police regarding the alleged Kidney Transplant  Racket Indian Media had reported today(23).

The accused Sri Lankan and Indian Doctors will be questioned by Nalgonda District Police in India which uncovered the information on alleged Kidney Transplant Racket media has stated.

Meanwhile the Superintendent Of Police in the Nalgonda Police Vikram Jeet Duggal has welcomed the Sri Lankan Government's Decision to temporarily ban  all Kidney Transplant Surgeries carried out for foreigners in Government and Private Hospitals in Sri Lanka and stated it will help to expedite the investigations on alleged kidney racket.


Following the Sri Lankan Government's Decision to ban the Kidney Transplant Surgeries for Foreigners in Sri Lankan Hospitals the entire work of illegal transplants of human organs in South Asia came to a standstill the Superintendent Of Police in Nalgonda Police has said.

Indian Police have already filed cases against Six Sri Lankan Doctors who performed 60 illegal kidney transplants in four of the Colombo based private hospitals and also arrested the kingpin of the alleged Kidney Transplant Racket Suresh Prajapathi in India.

Director General Of Health Services Has Appointed A Five Member New Committee To Probe On Alleged Kidney Transplant Racket

The Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala has appointed a new five member committee replacing the previous three member committee appointed by the Minister of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne to investigate on the alleged Large Scale Kidney Transplant Racket operated between Sri Lanka and India.

The new committee comprising Deputy Director General Of Dental Services of the Ministry Dr.Jayasundara Bandara(Chairman) ,Deputy Director General(Medical Services) Dr.Lakshmi Somatahunge,Director Laboratory Services Dr.Kamal Jaysinghe ,Senior Assistant Secretary Rohana Silva and Consultant Medical Administrator Dr.Rajapriya Balasuriya has been appointed by the Dr.Mahipala per the instructions of Health Minister according to Ministry Of Health.

The new committee has been appointed to make the investigation process on alleged Kidney Racket more comprehensive and the committee is due to submit a report on their findings within one week period the  Ministry has stated.

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