No permission to transplant testicles: DGHS

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1 year ago

December 6, 2022

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Director General of Health Services (DGHS) Dr. Asela Gunawardena said that it is the opinion of medical experts that no testicle transplant has been done either clinically or experimentally.

He also said that the Ministry of Health has not given any permission to transplant testicles.

The Ministry of Health has also appointed a seven-member investigation committee yesterday (05) to investigate the private hospital where organs are said to have been transplanted.

This committee headed by a Deputy Director General of Health Services has been appointed by the Director General of Health Services.

The ministry also appointed an investigation committee regarding organ transplantation in 2016, and its report is currently missing.

Sri Lanka’s visa fees to be unchanged

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57 mins ago

May 6, 2024

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A cabinet decision was taken today (May 06) to maintain the existing $50 fee for a 30-day visa for foreigners visiting the country, the PMD announces.

It has also been decided to continue offering free visa services to citizens of 07 countries: India, China, Russia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia.

Meanwhile, visa issuance responsibility will be handled solely by the Dept. of immigration & Emigration, the PMD adds.

180 passports found dumped in a drain!

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2 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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A bag with 180 passports has been found in a drain in the Maharagama area.

According to reports, the passports had been obtained by a foreign employment agency operating in the Maharagama area, promising foreign employment.

It is reported that the owner of the agency had fled the area, after duping a number of people and swindling nearly Rs. 260 million.

Immigration Dept says their power of approving visa not impacted

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3 hours ago

May 6, 2024

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The Department of Immigration and Emigration has stated that the methodology of the present e-visa system has not impacted the Department’s power of approving, issuing or not issuing visa, mentioned in the Immigrants and Emigrants Act No. 20 of 1948.

In a detailed statement, shown below, the department has elaborated as follows :

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