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Officials behind corrupt lens deal to face legal redress?

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1 year ago

March 7, 2024

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President of the Medical and Civil Rights Professionals Association – Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa says that legal redress will be sought against authorities responsible for the stock of imported cataract lenses that deviate from the required specifications.

He said this responding to a journalist at a media briefing held at the N.M. Perera Centre today (March 07).

Noting that it was mandatory for the technical evaluation committee of the National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) to quality check the lenses, Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said that if the country had actually received a stock of substandard lenses, every official of the technical evaluation committee who had allowed the importation, should definitely be brought before the law.

The chairman further pointed out that the Ministry of Health should issue an official certificate stating that this stock is faulty and that legal redress can be sought accordingly.

However, it was previously reported that after initially refusing to accept the stock, two health officials had attempted to pressurize the Medical Supplies Division (MSD) to accept this faulty stock which had been imported by P.T.C Holdings (Private) Limited.

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Court summons ex-AGM of People’s bank over major fraud

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1 hour ago

July 3, 2025

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The Attorney General has filed a case against one Vithanage Don Dayananda, a former Assistant General Manager (AGM) at People’s Bank head office, for allegedly preparing and using a forged document related to a Rs.2,000 million personal guarantee bond.

Colombo High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne has fixed the case (HC 39/2019) for trial on October 30. When the case was called on July 01, the accused had appeared in court.

It is alleged that around June 01, 2006, in Colombo, the accused knowingly prepared a forged document purporting to show that a personal guarantee bond, allegedly signed and dated July 27, 1995, by directors of Yashoda Holdings (Pvt) Ltd.had been submitted to the bank’s head office.

Despite being well aware that the document was a forged one, he had allegedly presented it as genuine evidence during the Commercial High Court Case No. 122/2004.

Therefore, the Attorney General has charged him under Section 459 of the Penal Code.

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2nd round of Grade 06 admission appeals open online today

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1 hour ago

July 3, 2025

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The Ministry of Education has announced that online appeals for the second round of Grade 06 admissions in 2025, based on the 2024 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination results, can be submitted from today (July 03) until July 17.

Parents or guardians can submit appeals for up to three schools by visiting the official website of the Ministry of Education at www.moe.gov.lk or directly via the extension at g6application.moe.gov.lk.

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Several showers expected today

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3 hours ago

July 3, 2025

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Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle and Matara districts today (July 03), the Department of Meteorology said.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the Uva province and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the afternoon or night.

Meanwhile, fairly strong winds of about 30-40 kmph can be expected at times over Western slopes of the central hills and in Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Trincomalee and Hambantota districts.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.