Sri Lanka Defeeted 191 Countries To Achieve Five MDG'S Before The Deadline

Out of 192 Developed and Developing Countries Sri Lanka Became the First Country To Achieved Five Out of Eight Millennium Development Goals(MDGS) this year which United Nations Set to Achieved in year 2015.Out of these Five MDG'S Four are Belong to the Health Sector.These MDG'S Achieved by Sri Lanka including National Immunization Campaign,Infant Mortality Rate,Maternal Mortality Rate,Improving Life Expectancy and Environment Sustainability.
Hundred Member UN Delegation is Expected to Arrive Here Next Month to Examine how A Low Income Country Like Sri Lanka Achieved These MDG'S before the Deadline.

Two Million Sri Lankans Are Diabetics?

There are around Two Million Diabetic Patients living in Sri Lanka and the Child and Youth Population who caught the Disease are on increase President of the Sri Lanka Diabetic Association Dr.Mahen Wijesuriya said To Day(10).According to the Dr.Wijesuriya Bad Food Habits,Lack of Exercise and Obesity caused this situation and when treating them it is a Burden to a Low Income Country Like Sri Lanka.Large Number of School Children and Infants are suffering from the Complexions of the Diabetes such as Heart Diseases,Kidney Infections,Stroke and Eye Disorders He further added.

Air Force Attacked Two LTTE Military Installations At Kilinochchi

Sri Lankan Air Force Jet Fighters Today(09) Attacked and Destroyed Two LTTE Military Installations at Pooneryn and Paranthan Areas in the Kilinochchi District.The Military Installation in Pooneryn is Identified as LTTE'S Gun Fire Installation.

Health Ministry To Re Consider The Melamine Levels Recommended Earlier

Health Ministry is Decided to Re Consider the Melamine Levels of the Imported Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended by the Food Advisory Unit a Week ago after Receiving A peels from the Public in this regard.Ministry already appointed a 14 Member Committee to Review this and decided Either to Reduced Melamine Levels further on these Products or to Completely Freeing them from Melamine Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis Said to day(07).Govt.Analyst and Dr.Mendis too are members of this Committee.Based on International Standards of Melamine, Food Advisory Committee Recommended that All Imported Infant Milk Formulas should Free From Melamine and the Melamine Levels in Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended for the Children aged 12 Months to 3 Years and Pregnant and Lactating Mothers should Contain Less then 1 Part of Melamine Per One Million parts Of Milk and Milk Based Products Including Chocolates and Biscuits Should Contain Less then 2.5 Melamine Parts per One million Parts of Milk.

Six Containers Full Of Drugs Stored In Ratmalana And Paliyagoda SPC Stores Are Expired?

Six Containers full of Imported Unnecessary Drugs Worth Millions Of Rupees stored in State Pharmaceuticals Co-Operation's(SPC) stores in Ratmalana and paliyagoda are Expired or nearing to Get Expired Due to Not using them. it also Reducing the Space for Storage of Newly Arrived Essential Drugs Imported for the Government Hospitals SPC Sources said.Out of these Drug Containers Two Containers are in Ratmalana Stores and Four are in Paliyagoda stores belongs to the private Contractor Of the SPC. Some of these Drugs are already Expired according to the SPC Sources.
Spending Large amount of Money to Import Large Stock of Unnecessary Drugs instead of Essential Drugs is Waste of SPC Money Sources further added. Ratmalana SPC Stores only allowed to Store Drugs worth around Rs 600 Million but at Present there are more then Rs.1000 Million worth of Drugs in the Stores sources stressed.

Fuel Prices , Vat Tax Are Decreased - Salaries And Allowances Of the State Employees Increased From The Budget

Fuel Prices and VAT Tax Decreased,and Salaries of the Government Employees Increased From the Budget Proposals Presented to the Parliment By Sri Lankan President and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha Yesterday(06).Under the Budget Proposals Prices of Diesel Litre Reduced by Rs.30,Petrol Litre by Rs.15 and Kerosene Oil by Rs.20.Salaries of the Government Employees increased by Rs.1000, VAT Tax Imposed on Imported Goods Decreased from 15 Percent to 12 Percent but the Cess Tax Imposed on Imported Chocolates and Biscuits Increased from 50 Percent.
The Festival Advance Paid to the Government Employees Increased from Rs.2000 to Rs.5000,the Infants of the Low Incoming Families to Receive Monthly Allowance of Rs.200 , the Cost Of Living Allowance of the Retired Employees increased from Rs.560 and the same Allowance of Present Employees is increasing Rs 1000 to Rs.4500.
The Monthly Allowance Paid to the Security Personal Deployed in the Battle Front also Increased from Rs.3000 to Rs.5000 and Rs 3000 Million Allocated for the Rehabilitation of LTTE Terrorists under this years Budget.New Nation Building Tax of 1 Percent Introduced from the Budget.
The Budget Deficit Stands as Rs.337 Billion.Most Analysts said that to Bridge the Gap of the Budget Deficit Sri Lanka have to rely on Foreign Borrowings and the Debt Interest will Increase if not Implementing a Proper Policy when Re paying the Debt.

President Present the Budget Today

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha Present the Fourth Budget of His Government this Noon as the Finance Minister what Govt.Sources Mentioned as a Budget Providing Relief to the People and Encouraging Development of the Country.