Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Specialist Doctor Was Killed In Vavuniya-Docs To Tight Their Belts


A Specialist Doctor attached to the Vavuniya General Hospital in the Northern Sri Lanka was killed last night by an unidentified Gunman.After this killing Doctors attached to the Hospital threatened the Ministry Of Health that the rest of the Doctors in the Hospital will returned to Capital Colombo if the authorities not taken steps to arrest the killer and tighten the security in all the Hospitals in North where IDP'S are getting treatment.

Addressing a Press Briefing in Colombo today the Assistant Secretary of the Government Medical Officers Association Dr.Upul Gunasekara said that the Health Minister and Health Ministry Secretery turned blind eye on towards the killing of the doctor.GMOA sent a written request to both the Ministries of Health and Defense today and urged them to look into this matter.

Government To Continue Rescue Mission Over Trapped Civilians In The North


Fourty Nine Thousand Civilians Crossed Over to the Government Controlled Area from No War Zone in Northern Sri Lanka upto noon today since yesterday.Out from this number Thirty Nine Thousand Eighty One (39,081) Civilians crossed over to the Government Controlled Area yesterday alone after ground forces broke an Earth Bund there and opened a safe passage according to the Government.

With this figure total number of civilians who are already returned from No War Zone now stands as One Hundred Eleven Thousand (111,000).

In another development Sri Lankan Navy yesterday Rescued Over Two Thousand Civilians who were escape from the Rebel Area and came from One Hundred Fourteen Boats .Meanwhile Sri Lankan Defense Spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella says that Sri Lankan Government will continue the rescue mission while strategically focused on LTTE Leader Prabhakaren and his cadres.The 24 hour period Government offered to the LTTE Leader Prabhakaren to surrender was expired 12 noon today.

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