Sri Lanka opposed the French Government in setting up of a statue of former Political Wing leader of LTTE Thamil Selvem in a french town of La Courneuve .Sri Lankan Ministry of external affairs said today that the Sri Lankan Embassy in France will write to the french authorities including the mayor of the town where the statue is to be erected in the north eastern suburbs of Paris.
Thamil Selvam killed during the war against sri lankan army three years ago and the organizers of erecting the statue already laid down the foundation for the statue it has been reported.La Courneuve is having a large number of Tamil population.Already sri lankans lives in Germany and France wrote to French President and the mayor of town where the statue is going to be placed against erecting a statue of a terrorist leader.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Government Reduced The Import Tarrifs Of Potatoes And Anions
Government has decided to reduced the import tarrifs imposed in bombay anions and potatoes with immediate effect.Under this decision the Rs.30 tarrif imposed in killo of potatoes will reduced to Rs.10 and the Rs.25 tarrif imposed in a killo of anions will reduced to Rs.10.
The secreatry of the Ministry of corporatives said that the government expecting a Rs.20 reduction of a killo of potatoes and Rs.15 price reduction in a killo of bombay anions following the tarrif recduction..
The secreatry of the Ministry of corporatives said that the government expecting a Rs.20 reduction of a killo of potatoes and Rs.15 price reduction in a killo of bombay anions following the tarrif recduction..
Colombo Additional Magistrate Refused Granting Bail For 21 University Students
Colombo aditional magistrate today refused to grant bail to 21 university students who are remanded for illegally entering and damaging the property of the university grants commission building in colombo.By refusing granting the bail colombo additional magistrate rashmi singappuli said that the magistrate court is not having a power to granting bail to these students and requested the lawyers representing students to applied for bail from a higher court.Additional magistrate also ordered to remand the 21 students till 12th of november.
Meanwhile lawyers of the university students who are in prison already applied bail for these students from the colombo high court.
Meanwhile lawyers of the university students who are in prison already applied bail for these students from the colombo high court.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Health Minister To Introduce New Tough Laws Against Health Officials Involved In Drug Irregularities
Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena said that the new laws to extend the punishments towards an Imprisonment to those Health Officials involved in Drug irregularities will be introduced early next year.The Minister has stressed that the new laws are now preparing and will present to the Parliament soon.
Addressing the Drug Dealers Convention of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Colombo the minister said that he never seen such an officials who are greedy for money than the services in as Health Sector in any other sector.He also appealed the Officials in the Health Sector not to go after money by lay down innocent peoples lives.
Minister also said that he will canceled the licenses of Private Pharmacies who found as selling the Drugs supplied to the Government Hospitals and punished those officials involved in selling these drugs to the private sector.
Addressing the Drug Dealers Convention of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation in Colombo the minister said that he never seen such an officials who are greedy for money than the services in as Health Sector in any other sector.He also appealed the Officials in the Health Sector not to go after money by lay down innocent peoples lives.
Minister also said that he will canceled the licenses of Private Pharmacies who found as selling the Drugs supplied to the Government Hospitals and punished those officials involved in selling these drugs to the private sector.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Health Ministry To Open OPD Treetment Services And Pharmacies Of Government Hospitals Till 8 P.M
Health Ministry has decided to open Patients treatment services and Pharmacies of the OPD's(Out Door Patients Departments) of all the Government Hospitals till 8 p.m whole week including weekends and Government holidays.
According to the Health Ministry secretary Dr.Ravindra Ruberu under the first phase of this programme all OPD's in General and Teaching Hospitals will open till 8 p.m with effect from 15th November and it will spread to other hospitals later.At present Government Hospital OPD's are open 8 A.M to 4 P.M during weekdays and 8 A.M to 12 Noon during weekends and Government Holidays.
Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis already issued a special circular to all Government Hospital Directors informing the decision to open OPD's in late hours.All the Health Trade Unions agreed to this move and the Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena instructed the officials to make an arrangements to prepare a roster scheme for pharmacists to work till 8 p.m whole week by next Friday.
According to the Health Ministry secretary Dr.Ravindra Ruberu under the first phase of this programme all OPD's in General and Teaching Hospitals will open till 8 p.m with effect from 15th November and it will spread to other hospitals later.At present Government Hospital OPD's are open 8 A.M to 4 P.M during weekdays and 8 A.M to 12 Noon during weekends and Government Holidays.
Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis already issued a special circular to all Government Hospital Directors informing the decision to open OPD's in late hours.All the Health Trade Unions agreed to this move and the Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena instructed the officials to make an arrangements to prepare a roster scheme for pharmacists to work till 8 p.m whole week by next Friday.
Thai Authorities Arrested Over 100 Sri Lankan Tamils Trying To Enter Canada
Thailand Authorities arrested more then 100 Sri Lankan Tamil migrants who are smuggled by a group when they were on their way to Canada Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenny said on Friday.The minister further said that these people are trying to enter Canada through a smuggle operation and stressed that the Canadian Authorities will increased it's corporation with South East Asian authorities to deter human smuggling.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Student Leader Remanded Till 12th Of November
The convener of the Inter University Students Federation Udul Premarathna who got arrested today by the police has remanded till 12th of November by the Fort Magistrate.The student leader got arrested soon after he and few other members of the Inter University Students Federation had talks with the main opposition United National Party Leaders on the problems faced by the universities at present.
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