Execise Department Increases The Duty Of Local And Foreign Liquor

Excise Department increases the Duty Imposed on Local and Foreign Liquor by Fifty Rupees per Litre effective from 08th of October.Department also increases the Duty on Beer by Ten Rupees.

Higher Wages And Good Living Conditions Leed Sri Lankan Specialist Doctors To Stay In Western Countries

Higher Wages,Better Living and Satisfactory working conditions in Western Countries are the main reasons behind the decesion of Sri Lankan Doctors to migrate those countries after finishing their Specialists Training abroad said Professor Lalitha Mendis Today(12).Sri Lankan Doctors who are undergoing their Specialists Training in Countries Like United Kingdom,Australia and Canada Prefers to stay there after the training instead of returning to their Motherland Due to these reasons Professor Mendis stressed.
Delivering the Keynote Address at the Inauguration of the Third Conference on Asia and Pacific Action Alliance for Human Resources(AAAH) in Hotel Ceylon Continental today She pointed out that now in sri lankan Specialist Doctors Patient Ratio stands as 4.8 per 100,000 population and it is expected to improve by the year 2015 as 10 doctors per 100,000 population.Now sri lanka is having around 500 specialists she stressed.Professor Mendis also said that Postgraduate Institute Of Medicine is doing A great Job for training these Specialist Doctors.Psychiatrists,Dental Surgeons and Ophthalmologists are the main categories who didn't return home after receiving there Specialists Training Abroad due to the demand they have in those countries She said.According to the statistics there are only 55.2 doctors per 100.000 population in sri lanka.

President Appeled To The LTTE to Lay Down Arms

President Mahinda Rajapaksha today(11) appealed from LTTE to lay down their Arms and Surrender."By doing this LTTE Should enter the Democratic Process" He said in his address to the All Party Conference held at the Presidential Secretariat."Our aim should be to ensure the Democratic rights of the Tamil People in Sri Lanka" he further added.Representatives of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Communist Party of Sri Lanka, Mahajana Eksath Peramuna, Jathika Hela Urumaya, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, and Ceylon Workers Congress. Up Country People's Front, National Unity Alliance, United National Party Democratic Group, Eelam People's Democratic Party, All Ceylon Muslim Congress, National Congress, Western People's Front, Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal, National Freedom Front attended this conference.

Funeral Of Major General Janaka Perera Taken Place With Full Military Honours

The Funeral of the Major General Janaka Perera and His wife took place this Evening with Full Military Honours at the Borella General Cemetery.Major Perera and his wife were killed due to a suicide bomb attack in Anuradhapura last Monday.Large number of people including political and military personal attended his funeral.he was offered 13 gun salutes at the Funeral.Major Janaka Perera was the Opposition Leader of the North Central Provincial Council at the time of his demise.He survived with four children.

Deputy Leader Of The Sea Tigers Killed From An Explosion

Deputy Leader of the Sea Tiger Squad" Chelian"died due to a Claymore Mine Explosion this morning Security Sources Revealed.

Dixon Dala Bandara Appointed As The New Governor Of The Northern Province

Dixon Dala Bandara has been Sworn In as the New Governor of the Northern Province today(10).He was sworn in before the President this morning Government Sources said.

"Sri Lankan Children Are Consuming 80 Metric Tonnes Of Chewing And Bubble Gums"

It has been revealed that the Sri Lankan Children are Consuming 80 Metric Tonnes of Chewing Gum and Bubble Gum per Month Chief Food And Drug Inspector of the Ministry Of Health Mr.P. Madurasinha said today(10).Consuming large Quantity of Gums is not suitable for a Third World Country like Sri Lanka he said.Because of the low prices Parents get used to buy these sweets instead of fruits for their children Mr.Madurasinha further added.