Archives for September 7, 2016

The illegal SAITM private medical school cannot be abolished his government would not abolish it said the Minister of Higher Education Lakshman Kiriella in Parliament today (7th).

He said this in response to a question raised under Standing Orders 23/2 by the Chief Whip of the Opposition and Leader of the JVP Anura Dissanayaka drawing the attention of the Parliament to the uncertain state that has arisen among students due to repressive situation developing in universities.

JVP Parliamentarians have on several occasions pointed out in Parliament that SAITM private medical school at Malabe has begun illegally as a BOI project by forwarding false information and it should be abolished.

Sri Lanka Medical Council, doctors’ associations and students’ unions have on a number of occasions stated that SAITM is an illegal institution and had asked people not to get registered for its courses.

Sri Lanka Medical Council published advertisements too stating it would not be responsible for those who register in the institution.

While protests are being launched throughout the island demanding the government to abolish SAITM private medical school that sells medical degrees and in an environment where the government is mum on the subject, the private school at Malabe is taking measures to admit students for an ‘allied health diploma’ course say reports.

The illegal degree shop has published advertisements in weekend newspapers to admit students for the courses.

In a background where even government supporters such as Saman Ratnapriya, who had been an activist in trade unions in the health sector appearing for the degree shop, the educational section of the health sector too has come down to the level of privatization say political analysts.