Sri Lanka's Ambassador To Malaysia Has Been Attacked

Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Malaysia Ibrahim Sahib Ansar has been attacked by an unidentified persons this evening  while on his way back from the Kualalampur Air Port it has been reported.

The Injured Sri Lankan Ambassador has been admitted to the police Hospital attached to the Kuala Lampur Air Port according to sources.He was attacked while on his way after accompanying the visiting Sri Lankan Joint Opposition MP Dinesh Gunawardena to the Air Port .

According to the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry an inquiry on the attack has already been launched by the authorities

HEALTH TIP

Health Ministers And Health Officials Of Ten Countries Have Arrived In Sri Lanka For WHO's South And South East Asia Regional Health Ministers Summit

Nelum Pokuna

Health  Ministers and health officials belonging to ten South and South East Asian countries had been arrived in Sri Lanka today(04) to attend the World Health Organization's South and South Eastern Asian Health Ministers Summit scheduled to be held in Colombo from 05th (Tomorrow) of September to 09th (Friday)  September.

Accordingly the Health Ministers of India,Bangladesh,Nepal,North Korea ,East Timore,Thailand,Indonesia,Bhutan ,Maldives and Myanmar have arrived in today.

The Director of WHO'S South East Asian Region Dr.Poonam Kethrapal Singh has arrived in the island to participate the summit on last Friday (02) and she was received at the Katunayake International Air Port by the Director General of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala and the WHO Representative in Sri Lanka Dr.Jacob Kumaresan .The Director General Of WHO Dr.Margaret Chan and Deputy Director General Of World Health Organization Dr.Anarffi  Asamoa Baah had also arrived in the island today.

The Health Ministers Summit which will be chaired by Sri Lankan Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senarathne is due to be inaugurated tomorrow morning by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe and Health Minister at Nelum Pokuna Theater in Colombo.

The sessions of the summit will be held at Galle Face Hotel from tomorrow up to Friday.

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Three Received Minor Injuries As Their Container Truck Met With An Accident At Buttala-Katharagama Road Due To A Begging Elephant

Three persons received minor injuries as their container truck had met with an accident at Buttala-Katharagama Road  following a begging elephant  blocked the road it has been reported.

As the elephant who was begging for food had blocked the road the container truck driver lost the control of the vehicle and met with the accident.

Eighteen Pilgrims Were Injured And Hospitalized Following Their Bus Collided with Another Bus At Badulla-Passara Road

Around 18 pilgrims were injured and hospitalized this evening following a Bus they were travelling in colliding with a private  bus travelling from Passara to Badulla at Jayagama area on Badulla-Passara Road it has been reported.

The injured were admitted to the Badulla Hospital for treatment.

The pilgrims were on their way to katharagama when the accident occurred.