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Pathetic story of unfortunate kidney patient

SUB INSPECTOR Sarath Nishantha de Silva, 35, an old boy of St. Aloysius College Galle and father of two attached to Rathgama police, has end stage renel disease.

He has undergone renal transplantation twice.

According to Prof. Rizei Shvreef of Colombo National Hospital and Dr. Surjit Somiah of Apollo Hospitals, Colombo, he needs to undergo thrice a week maintenance dialysis as a life saving measure.

A third renal transplantation to be held in England would cost nearly Rs. 60 lakhs. (Rs. 20,000 per week is needed for the dialysis.

His family members seek assistance.

Any contribution could be sent to Peoples Bank, Galle A/C no 0169-207-115898-0, for further details contact: Sarath Nishantha de Silva, No. 380/43, Wallauwaththa, Dadalla, Galle, Sri Lanka, Tel 091-2267658, 071-4205161, Fax: 091-2267584

From Italy with love

ITALY has agreed to assist several housing and other development projects in Sri Lanka. This follows talks Social Services Deputy Minister S. M. Chandrasena had with Carlo Perin, Chief Minister of the Ambastar Valley State Council in Italy during his recent tour of Italy and France.

During his tour Mr. Chandrasena has made several presentations regarding the tsunami devastation in Sri Lanka and the country's rural economic development effort.

Beligala Raja Maha Viharaya premises to be declared sacred area
 

BY P. Krishnaswamy

THE vicinity of the Beligala Raja Maha Viharaya in Warakapola will be shortly declared as sacred area.

Cabinet approval has already been granted, said Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment, Athauda Seneviratne.

The Minister was speaking at the handing over of a preaching hall to the temple administration constructed of Rs.500,000 from his decentralised budget allocations.

Contrary to Buddhist preaching, the country had become a land of all vices and this state should not be allowed to continue, the Minister said.