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| Saturday, 31 January 2004 |
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Baby Sandamini needs help Sandamini Thrikawala, a two and a half year old infant girl of No. 30, Devasurendra Mawatha, Galwadugoda, Galle is suffering from an acute heart ailment and Dr. Aruna Kapuruge, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Sri Jayawardenepura Hospital has recommended urgent heart surgery to save her life. The surgery and follow up treatment is estimated to cost Rs. 235,000. Sandamini's father Douglas Thrikawala says that he is without a permanent job and as such unable to foot this bill. He requests philanthropists and the general public to assist his child's cause by sending whatever financial contributions possible to facilitate the surgery. All contributions should be remitted to P.G.K. Dharshani, Account Number 0013 207 0788629 at the People's Bank, Galle, Fort Branch. He needs help R. M. Piyadasa (63) of No. 200 A, Walapala, Panadura is suffering from chronic renal failure due to diabetic nephropathy. Consultant Nephrologist, Apollo Hospital, Dr. Surjit Somiah has recommended regular dialysis till he undergoes kidney transplant surgery to save his life. The surgery to be done at a hospital in Chennai, India is estimated to cost Rs. 1 million. Regular maintenance dialysis will also cost a considerable sum of money. Mr. Piyadasa says he is unable to foot this bill due to his present financial plight. He requests philanthropists and the general public willing to assist his cause to send whatever financial contributions possible to help expedite the surgery. All contributions should be remitted to account number 00430021229774 at the Bank of Ceylon, Union Place branch. He also requests a person willing to donate a O positive kidney to kindly contact him on telephone 038-2297498 or 0777-6236221. Lawyer files writ application against Marapona, AG by Indeewara Thilakarathne A lawyer has filed a writ application in the Court of Appeal against Minister of Highways and Civil Aviation Tilak Marapona and the Attorney General for failing to take measures to contain the increasing vehicular accidents in the country. In this application, the petitioner, Attorney-at-Law P. Darmadasa Gomas has cited Minister Marapona and Attorney General as respondents. The petitioner states that the increasing vehicular accidents could be contained and that the first and second respondents have failed to take proper action to control the accidents. He states that the first respondent had failed to bring in new laws to punish reckless drivers and to prevent the accidents. The second respondent had not taken any steps to check vehicular traffic throughout the day. The petitioner prays that notice be issued on the respondents and to issue writs of Mandamus compelling the respondents to bring in new legislations to prevent these accidents and to implement such laws.
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