Cecille Kothalawala Who Had Been Arrested By Immigration Officials Yesterday(04) Was Admitted To A Private Hospital

Cecille Kothalawala the wife of former Sri Lankan Business Tycoon Lalith Kothalawala who had been arrested yesterday(04) by Immigration Officials has been admitted to a Private Hospital in Colombo  today(05) for treatment after she has complaint about illness.


The wife of the former Business Tycoon has been arrested upon her arrival at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International Air Port per a  Court Order issued  few years ago to arrest her regarding misappropriation of Rs.26 billion worth public investments at Golden Key Credit Company.

Meanwhile the request made by Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to take a statement from her at the hospital  and remanded her afterwards has been turned down by the Colombo Chief  Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya, The Chief Magistrate has informed the CID  that he will visit Cicille Kothalawala only if she has admitted to the Colombo National Hospital.

The Chief Magistrate has also instructed the CID to submit a report to him by stating the reason for Cecille Kotahlawala to getting treatment from a private hospital  not from a government hospital.

However the Colombo Fort Magistrate Priyantha Liyanage has visited the suspected lady at the hospital  today and recorded a statement regarding two other court cases filed against her.

Five Member Committee Probed On Alleged Illegal Kidney Racket Has Handed Over It's Report To The Health Minister

The Five Member Committee appointed to investigate on the alleged illegal kidney transplant racket operated between Sri Lanka and India has  handed over it's  investigation report to Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne this evening,

The chairman of the committee Deputy Director General Of Health (Dental Services) Dr.Jayasundara Bandara has handed over the report to the Minister at the Ministry Of Health.


According to the Health Ministry Sources the report has  confirmed all the alleged Kidney Transplant Surgeries have performed at four private hospitals in Colombo under the permission of Health Authorities.

The Five Member Committee investigated on the alleged Kidney Racket had visited the four recognized private hospitals in Colombo to gather information regarding the kidney transplants which had been performed on  Indian Nationals.


The Health Minister is due to implement the recommendations made through the report after examining it Health Ministry Sources have said.

Indian Police have arrested the king pin of the alleged Kidney Transplant Racket operated between Sri Lanka and India Suresh Prajapathi in India  last month  and named six Sri Lankan Doctors who were involved in this racket.

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Eight Dengue Deaths Have Been Reported During January-Director General Of Health Services

Eight Dengue Deaths have been reported during the Month of January according to Director General Of Health Services Dr.Palitha Mahipala .

According to the latest statistics available at Epidemiology Unit around 5000 Dengue Patients have been reported from the island during January Dr.Mahipala has said.

The Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine has decided to launch a special National Dengue Control Week from 29th of March to 04th Of April in view of preventing the spreading of Dengue during the season .