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Japanese Foreign Minister to visit SL on July 28th

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will visit Sri Lanka on July 28.

It is the first ministerial visit from Tokyo to Colombo since 2019. 

The Harvard-educated senior politician from Japan is expected to hold talks on the ongoing debt restructuring process which is co-chaired by the Japanese government, and new avenues of bilateral cooperation following the visit of President Ranil Wickremesinghe to Tokyo in late May.

The Japanese Foreign Minister’s visit on July 28 and 29, with a delegation of 24 personnel, is the first high-level tour from a country outside the South Asian region since last year, and is expected to enhance the scope of relations between Sri Lanka and Japan. 

The visiting delegation is expected to hold talks with the President, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister.

During a recent visit to Akita, Sri Lanka’s Ambassador Rodney Perera discussed with Japan’s Foreign Minister Hayashi potential projects under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) signed between the two countries, and mutual efforts to promote private sector tie-ups under the bilateral agenda.

Source – sundaytimes.lk

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Excise officials kidnap beedi businessman & forcefully take Rs.1mn

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The Walasmulla Police have launched an investigation into an incident where a Beedi businessman was kidnapped and assaulted before forcefully taking Rs.1 million from him.

The business license of the businessman residing in Maraketiya, Rajapuragoda in Walasmulla expired on June 26. A team of excise officials including the OIC of the Tangalle Excise Unit had arrived at his house on September 18 and seized the Beedi leaves.

Excise officials had demanded Rs.1.4 million from the businessman not to take legal action in this regard.

They had taken the businessman away in a three-wheeler, beaten him up, and then had taken an amount of Rs.1 million by force.

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Test kits ordered to detect ‘Nipah’ virus

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Steps have been taken to import special test kits needed for the detection of ‘Nipah’ virus, the Health Ministry said.

Special test kits recommended by the World Health Organization have been ordered to detect the virus and they are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka in a few days.

Commenting further, Virologist Dr. Janaki Abeynayake said that no specific treatment or vaccine has been developed globally for patients infected with Nipah virus.

However, Chief Epidemiologist Dr. Samitha Ginige said that there is no high risk of the virus spreading among countries since the virus spreading pace is slower.

The Ministry requested the public not panic over the virus that has been reported in several countries including India.

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Keheliya & ministry officials undertake 50 foreign tours

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Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and the officials of his Ministry had undertaken 50 foreign tours in one year, a report prepared by the International Health Division of the Ministry revealed.

These reports have been compiled by Deputy Director General (Planning) of the Health Ministry Dr. S. Sri Dharan.

It was prepared following a Right to Information (RTI) request made by an organisation called ‘Citizens Power Against Bribery and Corruption.’

Accordingly, Health Minister Rambukwella has made five foreign trips, Health Secretary Janaka Sri Chandragupta has made two foreign trips and Health Services Director General Asela Gunawardena has made four foreign trips.

These foreign trips have taken place as per the invitations made by representative organizations including the World Health Organization, and those organizations have provided expenses for air tickets, food and accommodation facilities.

Furthermore, the International Health Division of the Ministry of Health has approved foreign duty leave for these doctors and has also given them a casual allowance.

Interestingly, the deputy director general who prepared the report has engaged in the highest number of foreign trips.

Source – Aruna

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