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The Health Ministry was in the process of introducing legislation to regulate and monitor Massage Clinics and Health Clubs in order to prevent nefarious activities allegedly carried out at these locations, Director General, Health Services Dr. Palitha Mahipala said.
“We are aware of certain abominable acts taking place at these parlours putting the health of the public at risk and that is why the Health Ministry decided to monitor and regulate these places,” Dr. Mahipala said.
Addressing the media at the seminar for journalists at the Health Education Bureau (HEB) titled ‘AIDS – myths and beleaves' he added that the proposed Act was being drafted by the Legal Draftsman right now.
Responding to a journalist at the seminar Dr. Mahipala said the Health Ministry receives public complaints regularly on illegal acts taking place at massage clinics.
The police keeps a watchful eye on these places and the raids conducted on them prove that a majority of massage clinics are illegal sex clubs or houses of ill fame. Many of these massage clinics are manned by Thai, Ukraine and Indonesian sex workers which put the health of Sri Lankans at risk.
Dr. Mahipala said the monitoring and regulating of massage clinics was timely as the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS in particular are on the rise.(Sandun A Jayasekera)
Manuel Benjamin Thursday, 24 March 2016 07:47 PM
Most of the Joint Opp. party members are regular visitors to Massage Centers.
J Palitha Thursday, 24 March 2016 07:48 PM
Good move, go a head.
usaguy Thursday, 24 March 2016 09:18 PM
so you know foreign prostitutes are working here illegally. why dont you arrest and deport them. once I over stayed my visa one day and fined 10000 when I was leaving the country. via DM Android App
usuf Saturday, 26 March 2016 12:03 AM
How about providing room for them to operate in one of d Parlmnt. chambers so that our MPs will not be deprived of their home comfort via DM Android App
xlntgson Saturday, 26 March 2016 06:40 AM
An old relative must be present, and see doing the massage, then there won't be violations!
Dantha Saturday, 26 March 2016 11:13 AM
Mekada yakko yahapalanaya
Rabada Saturday, 26 March 2016 02:07 PM
legalize prostitution escort services and differentiate the genuine massage parlours. Tax them double via DM Android App
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