Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha has said today that government has carried out the rescue mission on some 300,000 In displaced Persons(IDP's) during last phase of war against terrorist group LTTE on 2009 with humanely and carefully more then expected by some of the UN Agencies.
Addressing the May Day Rally today at Town Hall ,Colombo organized by the governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) President further said that due to the Terrorism Sri Lanka will remain the only country in the world that saved large number of People from clutches of Terrorism withing short time of period.
He has also appealed from the Non Government Organizations(NGO's),some organizations and individuals on not to betray the country for few thousand of Dollars.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board To Meet Tomorrow To Discuss On Match Fixing Allegations
The Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board to meet tomorrow to discuss on the allegations made by former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Hashan Thilakaratne over match fixing by the former Cricketers.Hashan had stated for a foreign Media Ch annal last Friday that the Match Fixing is nowadays spreading like a Cancer and it's not a new thing to Sri Lankan Cricket.
Soon after the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain made these remarks it has been reported that a One of the former Indian Cricketer as well as the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage refused it as a rubbish statement.
However Hashan Thilakaratne in his interview with the Foreign Channal stated that he will revealed some names who were involved in Match Fixing in near future.Meanwhile the former Pakistani Wicket Keeper Rashid Latiff today backed the Match Fixing allegations made by Thilakaratne.
Soon after the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain made these remarks it has been reported that a One of the former Indian Cricketer as well as the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage refused it as a rubbish statement.
However Hashan Thilakaratne in his interview with the Foreign Channal stated that he will revealed some names who were involved in Match Fixing in near future.Meanwhile the former Pakistani Wicket Keeper Rashid Latiff today backed the Match Fixing allegations made by Thilakaratne.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday Behalf Of May Day
Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday
Behalf Of May DayAs this years May Day falls on Sunday Government has
decided not to declare the following day Monday as a Holiday for
Government and Private Sector Employees.According to the Minister Of
Public Administration and Home Affairs John Seneviratne everyone should
celebrate this years May Day on Sunday as it falls.
Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .
Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .
Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .
Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .
Friday, April 29, 2011
World Health Organization Awarded An International Certificatte For Sri Lanka On Eradication Of Filaria
The World Health Organization(WHO) has today awarded an International Progress Certificate to Sri Lanka for becoming the First Country in South Asia to eradicate the Disease Filaria .
The Certificate was awarded after a survey conducted by a group of World Health Organization experts in cities Dehiwala,Wattala and Ja Ela which are widely known as the filaria ring and found that there are no trace of filaria parasite spreading the disease in these cities and not even a single victim suffering from the disease.
According to the survey results the WHO satisfied the progress made by Sri Lanka on eradicating the Filaria from the country and awarded the Certificate to Sri Lanka the Ministry Of Health has announced.The Deputy Director General Dr.Sunil Settinayaka was accepted the progress certificate on behalf of the Ministry.
The Certificate was awarded after a survey conducted by a group of World Health Organization experts in cities Dehiwala,Wattala and Ja Ela which are widely known as the filaria ring and found that there are no trace of filaria parasite spreading the disease in these cities and not even a single victim suffering from the disease.
According to the survey results the WHO satisfied the progress made by Sri Lanka on eradicating the Filaria from the country and awarded the Certificate to Sri Lanka the Ministry Of Health has announced.The Deputy Director General Dr.Sunil Settinayaka was accepted the progress certificate on behalf of the Ministry.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Doctors Are Forcing Government Hospital Patients To Buy Some Essential Drugs From Pharmecies?
It has been reported that these days a large number of Government Hospital Patients are visiting Government and Private Pharmecies daily with the prescriptions of Government Hospital Doctors to buy certain Essential Drugs which are not available in Some Hospitals.
Although Government Doctors are prescribing their patients to buy certain varieties of Drugs from the private sector these Drugs are not out of stock at the hospitals but the supply of these drugs are limited according to the Hospital Pharmecies." Due to the short supply of these drugs doctors may be prescribing the patients to buy these from the private sector" a Government Pharmecist has said.
However the Government and Private Pharmacies too not able to cater the needs of these patients as they too not having some of these essential drugs with them as well as over 200 other drug items according to the Pharmacy Sources.
However the Medical Supplies Division ( MSD) has said that there is no drug shortage in the Government Hospitals as the MSD has supplied all drugs not largely but with a limit.
Sri Lankan Government To Stage A Series Of Protests Against The Darusman Report And UN Secretary General
Government is planning stage a series of protests both locally and internationally against the alleged war crimes report against Sri Lanka 'The 'Darusman Report " made public by the United Nations and against the UN Secreatary General Ban Ki Moon the Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella has said today during the Cabinet Briefing.
While stating that the Sri Lankan Government has rejected the Darusman Report, he has stressed that
As a sovereign state Sri Lanka will taking steps to aware an international organizations like Non Aligned Movement and the member countries of the UN on the biased UN Panel Report on Sri Lanka .
Magistrate Ordered Authorities To Temporarily Ban A Lankan News Web Site
Pugoda Magistrate has today (28th) ordered the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to temporarily ban the "Lanka E News News web site published in Sri Lanka till the legal proceedings of the Journalist attached to the perticular web site regarding contempt of court is over.
The accused Journalist Shantha Wijesuriya was ordered to be remanded till 12th of May by the pugoda magistrate during today's court proceedings.The said Journalist was arrested by the Kirindiwela Police over publishing a false article on 25th of April 2011 by allegedly commiting contempt of court.
Meanwhile it has been reported that the Lanka E News administrators are scheduled to appeal from the Court Of Appeal against the court decision on temporarily ban of their web site.
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