Thursday, March 5, 2009

Sri Lankan Health Ministry To Set Up 1,000-Bed Field Hospital for IDP'S


Health Ministry in Colombo today decided to setup a Field Hospital with One Thousand Bed Capacity in Vavuniya District of Northern Sri Lanka and send Eight Hundrad Beds to the North and Eastern Provincial Hospitals in the View to Improve the Health Care Facilities Provided to the Internal Displaced Persons (IDP'S)there.

To collect Eight Hundrad Beds for the North and East Hospitals Ministry is planning to get One Hundrad Extra Beds per Hospitals from the each Provincial Council .These Decisions were taken during a top level meeting of the Health Officials held today at the Ministry Premises.At this meeting it was also decided to developed four Provincial Hospitals in the North by taking their Administration under the Government .


Sri Lankan Business Tycoon Charged For Misusing Of Funds Re Applied For Bail


Sri Lankan Business Tycoon Lalith Kotalawala who was remanded by the Mount Lavinea Magistrate last friday on misusing of Rs.26 Billion worth Public Deposits re apply for Bail today through his Lawyers at the Colombo High Court.His Bail Application was taken to Notice by the Attorney General and Officer in Charge in Colombo Crimes Division of the Criminal Investigations Department(CID).

He is currently in the Merchant Ward of the Colombo General Hospital on Poor Health Grounds.

Kotalawala was remanded till 11th of March for Misusing the Deposits of the Golden Key Credit Company in Colombo owned by him.Meanwhile the Depositors of the Golden Key Credit Company to day hold a protest campaign in front of the Company Building at Colombo Suburbs against not settling their Deposits.

Sri Lankan Government To Open Two Safety Routes For IDP'S To Escape


Government Of Sri Lanka planning to open Two Safety Routes in the War Zone for Tens of Thousands of Civilians who are trapped in the LTTE held area to return to the Government held areas. Govenment today asked the assistance from International Red Cross to make it a success.

So far Thirty Seven Thousand Two Hundrad IDP'S were returned to the Govenment held areas through the Safety Routes opened by the Troops previousley in the War Zone.

Now the LTTE held Area is restricted to 45 Square Kilo Meter (17 Square Kilo Meters) Land by the Sri Lankan Troops.Troops continues Heavy fighting with the rebels in the final rebel held area of Puthukkuduyirippu in the North.

SJB MP Eran Wikramaratne Resigned From COPE

 The Samagijanabalawegaya  Party (SJB)MP Eran Wikramaratne has resigned from the Parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises(COPE) with ef...