Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan Chairman Jagath Chandana Ramanayake handed over two ambulances worth eight million rupees to President Mahinda Rajapaksa at Temple Trees on January 5.
The two fully-equipped ambulances are donated as a gift by Ibaraki Prefecture Minister Takano Kiyoshi, for emergency care use and patient transportation.
President Rajapaksa thanked Minister Takano Kiyoshi and all the members of the Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan for the donation. The Sri Lanka Business Council of Japan coordinated the shipment to Sri Lanka and provided funds for shipping and all other costs.