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DOCTOR WALKED OUT OF OPERATION FOR SEX WITH NURSE

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- A doctor left a patient on an operating table under anaesthetic to go and have sex with a nurse in another room, a medical tribunal has heard. Dr Suhail Anjum, 44, and the unna... Read More


ATHURALIYE RATHANA THERA RELEASED ON BAIL

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera, who was in remand custody, has been granted bail by the Nugegoda Additional Magistrate, Sanjaya Wijesinghe. The magistrate ordered his relea... Read More


FATHER KILLED IN ELEPHANT ATTACK

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- A 74 year-old man riding a bicycle with his son has been killed in a wild elephant attack. The incident occurred last night in the Dehiyaya area of Anamaduwa. The Anamaduwa Po... Read More


CID SAYS NO IMMEDIATE ARREST FOR UDYA GAMMANPILA

Sri Lanka, Sept. 12 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the Court of Appeal that a decision to arrest former Minister Udaya Gammanpila has not been made at this time. The CID'... Read More


Railway puts apples on fast track from Jammu to Delhi

India, Sept. 12 -- In a boost for the fruit growers of the Kashmir Valley, the Union Government has launched a dedicated parcel train service to ferry apples from Budgam to New Delhi, easing the trans... Read More


WHX Tech 2025 wraps up with focus on agnostic AI and femtech as startup Strolll crowned Xcelerate champion

Singapore, Sept. 12 -- As the doors closed on the inaugural edition of WHX Tech, the three-day platform for digital health innovation that took place this week at Dubai World Trade Centre, conversatio... Read More


TVM Capital Healthcare announces first closing of $150 M Southeast Asia Fund

Singapore, Sept. 12 -- Singapore-based TVMCapital Healthcare, a global private equity investor and operator specialised in healthcare growth capital across emerging markets, has announced the first cl... Read More


Strides Singapore partners with Kenox for development of nasal spray products

Singapore, Sept. 12 -- Strides Pharma Science has announced that its step-down, wholly owned subsidiary, Strides Pharma Global Pte. Limited, Singapore, has entered into a strategic product development... Read More


Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2025 opens nominations

South Africa, Sept. 12 -- "The Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards honour the designers, brands and creatives who are using fashion as a tool for environmental and social change," says Jackie May, founder... Read More


Court rejects Bester, Magudumana's bid to block Netflix doccie

South Africa, Sept. 12 -- Pretoria high court Judge Sulet Potterill dismissed Bester and Magudumana's urgent applications, saying any urgency was self-created since they knew about the documentary's r... Read More