Two Suspects Arjun Aloysius And Kasun Palisena Arrested And Remanded Over Central Bank Bond Scam Had Been Released On Bail

The owner of the Perpetual Treasuries Limited Arjun Aloysius and the Chief Executive Officer

of the Limited Kasun Palisena who had been remanded over the Central Bank Bond Scam on 04th of February 2018 have been released today (01) on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Lanka Jayaratne. 

Accordingly the two suspects had been released on a personal bails of Rs.1 million each and four surety bails of Rs.2 million each .The Colombo Fort Magistrate has advised the two of the  four sureties  sign for bail applications behalf of the suspects should be their relatives.

The passports of the suspects had been taken under court custody and foreign travel ban has been imposed over them.

Colombo Fort Magistrate has also ordered the two suspects to be present before  Criminal Investigations Department (CID) on every Sunday between 9 a.m to 12 noon .

The two Central Bank Bond Scam Suspects ,Arjun Aloysius and Kasun Palisena had been released on bail after  considering the fact in their bail applications stating  their wives and children  are sick and the main suspect of the Central Bank Bond Scam Arjun Mahendran has not yet been arrested according to reports.

The uncertainity of the time period that the inquiry regarding the Central Bank Bond Scam due to end has also affected the decision of Colombo Fort Magistrate on releasing the two suspects on bail.

Prices Of Another 27 Essential Drugs To Be Reduced Within This Year -Health Minister Dr.Senatratne

Prices of 27 Essential Drugs will be reduced during this year for the benefit of patients

according to the Minister Of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous  Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

Addressing the Health Ministry staff at the New Year festival held today (01) at the Health Ministry ,Minister has stated that he has managed to reduce the Prices of 73 Essential Drugs during last few years and hoping to increase  that number to 100 this year by  reducing the prices of another 27 varieties of  drugs .

The Soft Drink Sugar Tax that had reduced by the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe recently after he was appointed as the Minister of Finance illegally ,will be increased again Minister has stressed.Minister Dr.Senaratne  has instructed the Health Ministry Secretary Wasantha Perera to prepare a cabinet paper to propose the increasing of Sugar Tax again.

Prices of Private Health Institutes will be also regulated during this year Minister has further said.

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Functioning Of One Hundred Eighty Two Projects Belonging To Health Ministry Halted During Last Two Months

Functioning of 182 Projects belonging

to Ministry of Health ,Nutrition and Indeginous Medicine had been halted during last two months due to the Constitutional coup which ousted legally appointed Cabinet and Prime Minister by the president according to the Ministry.

Accordingly 104 Development projects and 78 Foreign Investment Projects had been halted .

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has requested an urgent report regarding the activities of these projects last week from the Health authorities after receiving complaints on this .