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Man sets 16-year-old on fire in front of father!

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1 year ago

November 29, 2022

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A 16-year-old student has been admitted to the Kandy National Hospital after he was set on fire by an unidentified man on the night of November 26.

The victim, a student of Ampitiya St. Benedict’s College, encountered this incident at Meekanuwa when he was on his way to inform the grandmother of him passing the GCE O/L examination with nine Distinctions.

The student, a resident of Maddegama, Ampitiya, was attacked near his home when his father was also nearby.

The father has told the police that an unidentified suspect threw kerosene on his son and set him on fire before running away.

Based on the information received, the police are conducting investigations to arrest a person who is a resident of Ampitiya, Meekanuwa and also addicted to drugs.

Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of Kandy Division Chamil Ratnayake said that the suspect has fled the area and three police teams have been deployed to arrest him.

The student has suffered burn injuries from the neck down and he underwent a surgery last morning (28).

He is scheduled to undergo another surgery in the future.

The locals said that a member of a gang that has been terrorizing the Ampitiya area has carried out the arson attack and that the student’s family is hiding the incident out of fear.

The residents alleged that these gangsters have committed many such inhuman acts over the past period, but the police have not taken action.

Drug traffickers and users of various drugs including heroin and ganja have been terrorizing the people of Ampitiya and surrounding areas for some time by extorting money, residents said.

They said when they informed the police about these incidents, the criminals had been given the information about the identity of the persons who had lodged the police complaint.

Therefore, no one will come forward to speak against these gangsters.

Source: Dinamina

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Easter Sunday bombings : Rs. 295 mn. paid as compensation

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7 hours ago

April 20, 2024

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The annual reports of the Office of Reparations have revealed that over Rs. 295 million (295,499,069) have been paid as compensation to victims and property damage of the Sunday Easter bombings.

Under this, Rs. 273,747,000 have been paid as compensation for 719 victims while Rs. 21,752,069 have been paid as compensation for property damages.

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350 medical specialists have left SL

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7 hours ago

April 20, 2024

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A study conducted by a group of specialist doctors at the Ministry of Health has revealed that 350 specialists have left the country during recent times.

Many of them have left for countries such as UK and Australia. According to a spokesperson of the ministry, economic hardships have been cited as one of the main reasons for them to do so.
Doctors suggest that the government should provide an immediate solution to this issue.

Commenting on the issue, Secretary of the Health Ministry – Dr. Palitha Mahipala says that there is still a shortage of anesthetists and pediatricians after most of them had left the country.

However, some who have gone for training, are returning after their training is complete, he adds.

Meanwhile, sources in the Health sector also say that over 200 nurses too have gone overseas, but new recruits have enabled to prevent hospital operations from continuing without hindrance.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Details of SL recruits in Russian military, sought

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8 hours ago

April 20, 2024

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Sri Lanka has sought a report from Russian authorities on details of Sri Lankan military recruits and how many of them have died during the Russian-Ukraine conflict, the ‘Aruna’ newspaper reports.

According to a directive by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankan Embassy in Russia has forwarded this request to the Russian Ministry of Defence.

Previously, the Human Trafficking, Human Smuggling and Maritime Crime Investigation Division (CID) arrested a retired major and an employment agent, identified as leaders of an organized scheme that recruited retired military personnel as mercenaries for the Russian army.

The Defence Ministry in Sri Lanka has urged the Tri Force commanders to brief Tri Force personnel not to fall for such rackets.

(Source : Aruna)