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PM appeals to Parliament to work together for political solution

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today appealed to Parliament?to work together to achieve a political solution for the national issue. The Prime Minister made the appeal when he addressed Parliament today during a special sitting of Parliament to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of Parliamentary Democracy in Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe said that the while the country defeated terrorism in order to protect democracy, it has not been able to address the?national issue. “We must put forward a p

03 Oct, 2017

SAITM says it fully supports solution by Government

The South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM) says it is fully supportive of a solution put forward by the Government of Sri Lanka. A five member Presidential Committee report headed by Dr. Harsha de Silva, has stated that abolishment of the institution is not the solution. The Committee is of the view that the solution proposed to resolve the current issues must be in accordance with the Government?s policy to enable non-state higher education, including medical education. The

03 Oct, 2017

Professor Gunaratne appointed Sri Lanka Medical Council Chairman

Professor Colvin Gunaratne was today appointed as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC). He replaces Professor?Carlo Fonseka. The Sri Lanka Medical Council is a statutory body established for the purpose of protecting health care seekers by ensuring the maintenance of academic and professional standards, discipline and ethical practice by health professionals who are registered with it. As presently constituted the Council has representation from medical faculties of the state

02 Oct, 2017