Government Has Signed A MOU With SLIIIT To Form A New Non Profitable Medical Degree Awarding Institute By Abolishing SAITM

Government has signed a memorandum of

understanding (MOU)with the Sri Lanka Institute Of Information Technology (SLIIT) which is a private non profitable degree awarding institute in Sri Lanka to form a non profitable institute awarding a  medical degree by abolishing the SAITM (Malabe Private Medical Collage) on 30th of December 2017 the Government Information Departm
ent has announced.

Accordingly the newly formed Medical Degree Institute will be recruited the current SAITM students and will be received  an approval from Sri Lanka Medical Council for it's Medical Degree.

The Institute will recruit new students from 2019 the Information Department has stated.

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A Person Was Killed In Colombo After Run Over By A Lorry

A person was killed and another had been critically injured and hospitalized  after run over by a Lorry on D.R Wijewardane Mawatha,Colombo -10 this morning(04) .

The deceased was identified as a resident of Dehiwala area

Navy Have Arrested 13 Indian Fishermen In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy have yesterday (03) arrested 13 Indian Fishermen while illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters waters near Delft Island in Jaffna along with two boats they arrived in  .

Navy and Fisheries Officials  are currently questioning the suspected  Indian Fishermen who had arrived in from Rameshwaram,South India on their illegal fishing activities in Sri Lankan waters.The Boats they had arrived in were handed over to the Fisheries Directors Office in Jaffan.

After questioning ,the group of Indian Fishermen are due to be produced before the Jaffna  Court.

Two Businessmen Were Arrested With A Stock Of "Beedi" Illegally Imported From India

Excise Officers in Vavuniya had arrested two businessmen who are illegally importing the tobacco product  "Beedi"  from India and distributed here with a stock of  "Beedi " in their possession at two trade stalls in Vavniya.

The suspects have imported "Beedi " illegally from India by Boats and sold   under a popular brand of "Beedi " produced in Sri Lanka it has been revealed.

The stock of "Beedi" taken in to custody in possession of the suspects is worth around Rs.1.4 million according to the reports.

The suspects are residents of Vavuniya District.