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Cabinet nod to enroll fee paying students for degree of Medicine course at the General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Defense to admit undergraduate students to the Faculty of Medicine of General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University to study medicine and surgery on a fee levying basis.
The General Sir John Kotalawala Defense University was made a University by the Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy (amendment) Act No 27 of 1988. The Faculty of Medicine of this University was established in the year 2011 to train cadet officers as medical professionals as per the service requirements of the armed services and award degrees in Medicine and Surgery. Accordingly, the opportunity for local students to pursue a medical degree at that university is currently available only by joining the armed forces or the police as a cadet officer. Qualified foreign students have the opportunity to study those courses only on the basis of payment. Further expanding that opportunity, from the academic year 2024, qualified local applicants are also planned to be admitted for the medical degree course on the basis of payment.
In addition to the “Z” Score followed by the University Grant Commission for the recruitment of students for other national universities in Sri Lanka, criteria with some additional qualifications has been prepared.
The Matara Magistrate’s Court has ordered that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon be further remanded until April 10.
The former IGP has been held in remand custody after he surrendered to the Matara Magistrates court on 19th March 2025.
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President appoints committee to submit recommendations to the Government on the new US tariff system
President Anura Kumara Disanayake appointed a committee to conduct an in-depth study on potential issues that may arise due to the new reciprocal tariff system introduced by US President Donald Trump and to submit recommendations to the government.
Accordingly, the committee includes the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank, the Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board and the Director General of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Additionally, Senior Economic Advisor to the President Duminda Hulugamuwa, Chief Economic Policy Advisor to the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Shiran Fernando, as well as Ashroff Omar, Sherad Amalean and Saif Jafferjee have also been appointed to the committee.
Eksath Janaraja Peramuna (EJP) yesterday complained to the Election Commission (EC) regarding President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s recent threat that the government would release funds only to local government bodies to be won by a clean party at the May 06 LG polls.
The EJP, led by former Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka, complained that President Dissanayake has claimed during a public rally at Weligama that the NPP was the only clean party.
The EJP is contesting 37 LG bodies at the forthcoming election.
The new party said that the rights of the other contesting political parties and groups had been violated by the President.
The EJP asked the EC to ensure a level playing field
Having handed over their complaint, EJP spokesman Theekshana Gammanpila told the media outside the EC office that Anura Kumara Dissanayake had won last year’s presidential election and then the parliamentary election as the then government ensured a free and fair election. But now President Dissanayake was making a despicable attempt to influence the electorate in the run-up to the vital mini polls. Gammanpila alleged that the President’s intervention could have a far reaching impact on the electorate.
The EJP spokesman emphasised the responsibility on the part of the EC to intervene and take tangible measures to prevent President Dissanayake from manipulating the electorate to their advantage. (SF)
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