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Subaskaran Allirajah meets the President in UK

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3 months ago

June 21, 2023

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Lyca Mobile owner – Subaskaran Allirajah has met with President Ranil Wickramasinghe who is currently in the UK.

The meeting had taken place at the Hilton Hotel in London reportedly with the intervention of a relation of the President. It was also attended by Mr. Prem Sivasamy, Vice President of Lyca Mobile.

Meanwhile, athirvu.in website, which is said to be funded by Lyca Mobile, has published a report citing that the President has promised Mr. Subhashkaran that all Tamil political prisoners will be released. A photo of the meeting has been published as well.

It was previously reported that Mr. Allirajah, who is also the owner of 03 radio and television channels in Sri Lanka, is making great efforts to meet President Wickremesinghe, who had been attempting to evade the meeting.

It is also well known that Mr. Allirajah is attempting to enter into a final agreement to acquire the state owned shares in Sri Lanka Telecom PLC and Lanka Hospital PLC, which have been decided to be sold.

Meanwhile, there are also reports that Mr. Allirajah is to enter local politics.

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Number of rabies deaths on the rise

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2 hours ago

September 21, 2023

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The Ministry of Health said that the number of people who have died from rabies has increased in the last few years.

Dr. Heshan Guruge, medical officer of the Anti-Rabies Division, said that the lack of knowledge about rabies as well as the bites of animals other than dogs have led to the increase in these deaths.

Dr. Guruge expressed these views while attending a discussion held yesterday (20) at the Health Promotion Bureau in conjunction with the World Rabies Day on September 28.

“When studying the human deaths that happened in the last few years due to rabies, we can see that a number of animals other than dogs have bit them. In some cases, it is not even possible to know who the animal is. Several people who had passed out after being drunk had been bitten by some animal. After a few days, the symptoms of rabies develop. Several such incidents were reported in the last two or three years. Proper first aid should be given in case of any animal bite. Wash the wound with soap and water. If you have alcohol at home, an iodine solution like betadine, surgical spirit, or an antiseptic liquid like hydrogen peroxide, you can use it. Then go to a hospital. If we do this, we can eliminate rabies from Sri Lanka,” he said.

Don’t get closer to new pets for two weeks

Meanwhile, Dr. Athula Liyanapathirana, community specialist of the Epidemiology Unit, said that 12 people have died due to rabies in 2023 so far.

He said that there is a risk of contracting rabies from the bites of all mammals.

The Anti-rabies Unit said that 25 to 30 people die from rabies every year.

The Epidemiology Unit requested the people not to get closer to pets such as dogs and cats for 14 days after bringing them home.

Arrangements should be made to vaccine the dogs against rabies before a period of four weeks has passed.

When bitten by a dog, the area should be washed and cleaned with soap for ten minutes, and after that it is important to seek medical treatment immediately.