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| Friday, 13 June 2003 |
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National Hospital Police telephone lines go dead The Police Post at the Colombo National Hospital was the latest emergency service to have its telephone lines disconnected. Earlier the Maradana Police Station located in the hub of Colombo Central was subjected to a phone black out as it failed to settle its telephone bills of almost Rs. 500,000. The sum owing by the Hospital Police Post to Telecom is Rs. 1 33,528.38 to be precise. It is three days since the lines at the Hospital Police Post had gone dead. The resulting backlash on the public is no small matter. They are no longer able to know in time, the death of a relative or loved one in hospital since the Police Officers at the post have no means of contacting other Police stations in the country to convey these news. They are now unable to contact the relatives of the patients who die at the Colombo National Hospital. Relatives will not learn the news of death of the inmate unless they visit the hospital. This is not all. The Police post plays a vital role at situations when a doctor informs them of the admission of a patient who was a victim of a crime, an accident or a victim of an attempted suicide wherein the relevant police stations are contacted. In addition they have to act when a patient runs away from the hospital. According to hospital sources at least ten people die at the Colombo National Hospital daily and on whose death a post-mortem or an inquest or both need to be conducted. 22 nabbed in Negombo A group of 22 Lankans, who tried to flee to Italy illegally were arrested by the Negombo Police yesterday. Twelve Sinhala youth and eight Tamils were taken into custody at dawn yesterday from a Rest House in Negombo on a tip-off, Police said. Initial investigations revealed that the would be migrants had paid Rs.50,000 each as an instalment to a member of a powerful business ring. Police suspect that around five businessmen in Sri Lanka and abroad were involved in the human smuggling racket where each businessman gets his own "cut". "The youth from the Wennappuwa, Thoduwawe, Trincomalee and Batticaloa areas who were packed up and ready for the journey had stayed at the rest house for six days until the businessman had finalised arrangements with a fishing trawler", Negombo Police said. She needs your help P. Nalani Peiris of 45/1, Wije Mawa tha, Werawatta, Panadura is suffering from a severe heart disease, Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) and Dr. G. A. C. Amarasena, Consultant Cardiothoracic surgeon has recommended an urgent open heart surgery for the closure of ASD to save her life. The surgery is estimated to cost Rs. 208,000 of which the President's Fund has granted Rs. 140,000. Peiris says she is unable to bear the balance cost due to her present economic plight. She requests kind donors and the public wishing to help her cause to remit their contributions to her account No. 1-017690-7 at the Bank of Ceylon, Panadura branch. Exhibition - Sri Lanka Move Forward The Ministry of Industries will organise an exhibition under the theme "Sri Lanka Move Forward", to facilitate "Regaining Sri Lanka". The exhibition will be held from July 4 to 6. Minister of Power and Energy, Karu Jayasuriya will be present on the second day of the exhibition and the Minister of Transport and Aviation Thilak Marapana will be the chief guest the third day.
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