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Government Nursing Officers Association Has Accused Some Medical Administrators In Health Ministry Blocking Minister's Decesions

The Government Nursing Officers Association  has today accused that a certain group of medical administrators in the Health Ministry has trying to block the decisions taken by the Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne by not implementing them and requested the Minister to take action against the said group.

According to the President of the Nursing Officers Association Saman Ratnapriya the group of medical administrators that blocking the minister's decisions are supporting the previous government and they have known as supported every corrupt decision taken by the previous regime.

The said medical administrators have already trying to avoid implementing the minister's decisions regarding the nursing appointments as well he has stressed.

Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU)Party To Oppose The Proposed 19th Amendment

Hela Urumaya Party Logo

While describing the proposed 19th amendment to the constitution as a constitutional coup to make the executive presidency a powerless post ,The Jathika Hela Urumaya(National Heritage Party) MP and Minister of Power and Energy of the present Government Champika Ranwake had vowed that his party will take every possible measure to defeat that amendment.

Minister Ranwake was the only Cabinet member that opposed the 19th amendment when it was approved by all other Cabinet Members at an Emergency Cabinet Meeting held last week.

While Addressing a Press Briefing held in Colombo today(24) Minister Ranawake has said that the aim of the proposed 19th amendment is to remove the powers vested to executive presidency such as power to dissolving the Parliament and appointing Judiciary members and to make the Prime Minister a more powerful person.

The new draft bill on the 19th amendment proposed that the executive president will be no longer the head of the government and president need to take the advise of the prime minister when  making every decision.However it stated that the president will continue as the chief commander of the security forces,The amendment also suggested to reduce the president's term of six years to five years Minister has further said.

The Jathika Hela Urumaya Party will not against the executive presidency and only against the arbitrary powers  that vested to the presidency he has said.

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Emir Of Qatar Arrived Sri Lanka For A Brief Tour

The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani Had arrived Sri Lanka this morning for a short official tour.During his visit the Emir is expecting to hold bilateral talks with Sri Lankan President and other officials in view of strengthening the ties between Sri Lanka and Qatar.

Emir Thani is scheduled to be depart from the country tonight.

Ninteenth Amendment Was Tabled At The Parliament

Sri Lankan Parliament

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution which includes the amending executive powers vested to the Executive President and establishing of Independent Electoral ,Police and Judicial Commissions was tabled at the Parliament by the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha.

The Draft Bill on the 19th Amendment was passed at an Emergency Cabinet Meeting held on 15th March and a gazette notification regarding the amendment was issued later.Last week Public were requested to submit their ideas and proposals on the facts containing  in the amendment .

Bringing the 19th amendment to the Parliament and passing it is one of the promises made by current President Maithripala Sirisena's  election manifesto due to be implemented within 100 days.

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One Hundred Medical Specialists Had Left The Doctors Union

Around 100 Medical Specialists attach to the Government Hospitals have resigned from the membership of Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) last week by criticizing the Union's inability to getting solutions for their problems medical sources said.

Around 1700 Medical Specialist are  members of the GMOA at present  and they too have decided to resign from their membership of the Union step by step the sources have further added.

President Has Appointed A Special Presidential Task Force To Address Issues Of Minorities

President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed a Special Presidential Task Force under the chairmanship of the Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge  to address the issues of minorities and to find suitable solutions that would fullfil the aspirations of all the communities in Sri Lanka.

The special task force will go into the matter step by step and find solutions which everyone in the society can accept the President has said.

Nearly 11,000 Dengue Patients And 20 Dengue Deaths Reported From The Country This Year -Director Dengue Control Unit

Although manage to reduced the mortality rate among Dengue Patients ,around 20 Dengue Deaths have been reported during this year up to now according to the Director Of The National Dengue Control Unit Dr.Hasitha Thisera.During last year alone 97 Dengue Deaths have been reported throughout the Island he has said.

The majority of these patients belongs to the age group 20-40 he has stressed. Around 10,500 Dengue Patients have been reported this year up to the last weekend and the number is expected to be exceed the 11,000 mark during this week Dr.Thisera has said.

Addressing a Media Seminar on Dengue held at the Health Education Bureau in Colombo this morning to make Media Personal aware on the forthcoming National Mosquito Control Week declared from 26th of March to 01st of April ,Dr.Thisera has said that the disposed containers have been identified as the major  dengue breeding place through a survey.Around 40% out of the all dengue breeding places in the country are disposed containers he has revealed.

The national dengue control unit has planning to reduce the mortality rate among dengue patients to 0.01% from present rate of  0.04% Dr.Thisera has further said.

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President Had Suspended All Police Transfers With Immediate Effect

President Maithripala Sirisena has  suspended all the transfers  of Police Officers with effect from today(22). President had also appointed a three member committee with Secretary To The President the Inspector General Of Police and Secretary Of The Ministry Of Law and Order as members  to implement Police Transfers.

All future Transfers of the Police Department will be implemented only under the recommendation of this committee according to the President's Media Unit.

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Former Army Commander General Fonseka Has Promoted To The Rank Of Field Marshal

The Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseks has been  promoted to the rank of Field Marshal Post by the President Maithripala Sirisena at a function held at the Army Headquarters this evening,General Fonseka who has lead  the army for  crushing  LTTE Terrorism from  the country has become the first ever military leader  recipient of this rank 

Main Opposition Party Joined The Government-11 New Cabinet Ministers Appointed

Presidential Secretariet

To mark the joining of the main opposition Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) to the government ,President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed 11 new Cabinet Ministers,05 State Ministers and 10 Deputy Ministers from the Parliamentarians representing SLFP this evening.The new Ministers were sworn in before the President at the Presidential Secretariat.

MP'S Felix Perera,A.H.M Fowzie,S.B Nawinne,Reginold Coorey,Wijith Wijithamuni Soyza,Mahinda Amaraweera,Janaka Bandara Tennakoon,Piyasena Gamage,Sarath Amunugama,Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, and S.B Dissanayake have been appointed as New Cabinet Ministers.

MP'S Pavithra Wanniarachchi,Jeewan kumaratunge,Mahinda Samarasinhe,C.B Ratnayake and Dilan Perera were sworn in as the new State Ministers and MP'S Lalith Dissanayake Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena,Lakshman Seneviratne,Dayasritha Thissera,Tissa Karaliyadde ,Ranjith Siyambalapitiye,Sudarashani Fernandopulle,Shantha Bandara ,Jagath Pushpakumare
and Lasantha Alagiyawanne were sworn in as new Deputy Ministers.

Earlier today the Main Opposition Party SLFP lead by President Sirisena has decided to join the government.

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Sri Lankan Government Requested Indian Assistance To Trace US Dollars 2 Billion Allegedly Deposited In Dubai Based Bank By The Former President

Sri Lankan Government has requested India's Assistance in tracing US Dollars Two Billion said to be allegedly steeled and deposited in Three Accounts of National Bank In Dubai by the former President Mahinda Rajapakshe and his family according to government sources.

According to the Sri Lankan Government One family member of the former President has allegedly deposited US Dollars 1.064 Billion in one of the accounts while another two persons had deposited US Dollars 500 million each in another two separate accounts.The government approached United States also to assist on the investigations conducting to trace this huge amount of money.

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CWE Authorities Have Recovered Unsold Non Essential Items Worth Rs.35 Million From The Outlets

The authorities of  the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment(CWE) now  known as Lanka Sathosa Limited have recovered non essential consumer goods worth around Rs.35 million  that distributed  to it's outlets island wide and stored  during  the previous government.These items including Toilet Cleaning Liquids,Germ Killing Soaps and Mosquito Coils found  as  non selling items which even not in the consumer goods list of the CWE ,officials have said.

According to the CWE Sources among the stock of non essential items found in CWE Stores there were 60,000 bottles of Harpic Liquid,33,000 bottles of Lysole,Dettol Soaps numbering 150,000,15,000 Bottles of Dettol Liquid ,24,000 Mosquito Coils and 7000 bottles of Mosquito Spray.There were a Bundle Pack promo of 1 Harpic ,1 Mortein and 1 Lysole coupled with one Kilo Gramme of Sugar of around 12,000 nos had been sold to CWE last year but failed to sold majority of them it has been revealed,The Promo Packs coupled with Sugar have been priced as Rs.560 per pack but only able to sold 400 upto date  out of the 12,000 nos bought by CWE ,the
sources have  added.

Former Elections Commissioner Has Passed Away

The former Elections Commissioner Chandranande De Silva has passed away this morning at the age of 78 it has been announced.Mr.Silva who had served as  Defense Secretary as well passed way at his Rajagiriya residence according to his family sources.

FROM WORDS OF WISDOM

General Secretary Of The Sri Lanka Freedom Party Was Questioned Over The Losses In Petroleum Corporation

The General Secretary Of the main opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) MP Anura Priyadarshana Yapa was questioned today(20) by the Police Special Investigations Unit in connection with the Rs.35 million losses occurred at Sri Lanka Petroleum Corporation during his tenure as the Minister Of Petroleum Industries in the previous regime.

MP Yapa was summoned to the Police Special Investigations Unit this morning to record a statement regarding the losses occurred at  the  Petroleum Corporation.

Charges Filed Against Former Minister Sajin Vaas At The Courts

The Commission Of Investigate Allegations Of  Bribery Or Corruption has today(20) filed charges against the former Minister and Parliamentarian Sajin Vaas Gunawardena at the Colombo Chief Magistrate Court on  declaring assets.These charges have been filed under the section 9 of Declaration Of Assets and Liabilities Law of No1 Of 1975.

The former Minister Gunawardena was summoned several times by the Bribery Commission during last few weeks regarding the allegations
leveled against him at the Bribery Commission. 

THOUGHT OF THE DAY FROM WORDS OF WISDOM

Around 40% of The Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places In Colombo City Are At Construction Sites-Colombo Chief MOH

Building Construction Sites in the  Colombo City are identified as the large scale Dengue Mosquito Breeding places in the City According to the Chief Medical Officer In Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.The majority of the Dengue Breeding Places in the city around 40% out of the total number of Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places are at these construction sites Dr.Wijemuni has stressed.

Around 1500 such Building Construction Sites in Colombo City which are currently underway are at risk of becoming large scale dengue breeding places due to the in proper  way of maintaining these sites he has said.

In  view of this situation the Public Health Department of the Colombo Urban Council has decided to conduct an emergency meeting with around 200 Construction Firms handling the  construction work of the  mentioned sites ,the Engineers,Technical Officers and the Supervisors attach to these construction sites by  tomorrow(20) morning to find ways to minimize the dengue mosquito breeding in construction sites dr.wijemuni has revealed.

Around 743 Dengue Patients and 2 Dengue Deaths  have been reported form the Colombo City during last 19 days of this month he has further said.

Former Army Commander To Be Promoted To Rank Of Field Marshal

 Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has been promoted to the Rank of Field Marshal  which is the highest honor in the Military by the President Maithripala Sirisena with effect from 22nd of March the President's Media Unit has announced.

The former Army Commander whose military rankings were removed by the previous regime will becomes the First Sri Lankan Military Officer to received this honor.

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President To Dissolve The Parliament And Holding General Election After The Constitutional Reforms

President Maithrpala Sirisena has said today(18) that he will dissolve the Parliament and the General Election will be held only after the proposed Constitutional Reforms were implemented.Addressing  the Media Institution Heads during a break first meeting held today (18) hosted by the President himself he has said that the conducting  of a general election is one of the key promises made  by him during the presidential  elections campaign and he will fulfill that promise soon.

The President has said that the date for the General Election will be decided soon after the Constitutional Reforms were enacted .

However both the United National Party (UNP)lead by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinha and leftist Janatha Wimulthi Peramuna(JVP) are on the view that the Parliament should be dissolved by 23rd of April and General Election should be held afterwards.The term of the current Parliament will be ended on 23rd of April this year.

Sri Lanka Is At TB Risk Due To The Unidentified 4000 TB Patients Living In The Society-Dr.Samaraweera

There's a Great Risk of spreading Tuberculosis(TB) Island wide  through the unidentified
4000  TB patients found as living in Sri Lanka according to Dr.Sudath Samaraweera the Deputy Director Of National Programme Of TB Control And Chest Diseases.

Addressing a Media Seminar On TB held at the Health Education Bureau In Colombo this morning Dr.Samaraweera has said that within next five years Sri Lanka will be  treating around 50,000 TB Patients and majority of them belongs to the productive ages.Around two third of these Patients will be males above 15 years old he has stressed.

By the end of last year(2014) for Sri Lankan Population of 100,000 there were 46.5 TB Patients and 43% of these patients have been reported from the Western Province Dr.Samaraweera has stressed.

Continuous Cough lasting 2 to 3 weeks,Cough with Bleeding ,Breathing Problem and Chest Pain are the main symptoms of TB and it cant' be correctly identified through a Chest X Ray which most of the chest physicians are recommending to their patients Dr Samaraweera has said." TB patients can correctly identified through a sputum test " he has revealed.

Meanwhile the Chest Physicians have said that within next 20 years Doctors will treat around one billion TB Patients globally,At the moment 59% out of the total number of TB Patients that reported annually have been reported from 8 Asian Countries while majority are from India it has been revealed.