Major General Asoka Thoradeniya Appointed As CPC Chairman

Supreme Court Allows Appointing of Major General Asoka Thoradeniya as the New Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation on Request made by the Attorney General.He Replaced the Former Chairman Asantha De Mel Who was removed from the post on last friday through a Court Order over a Controversial Hedging Deal.

International Aids Day Comemmorate Today

International Aids Day Falls Today(01). It is the Twentieth Year this day CommemorateS since it was officially declared in 1988.Leader-Empower-Delivery is the Theme of this year's International Aids Day and Around 33.2 Million People In the World are Living with the HIV/AIDS Virus and Two Million died due to to the Disease according to the latest UNAIDS Statistics.2.7 Million New HIV Infections reported at the end of the year 2007.The Transmitting Pattern of the HIV/AIDS Virus is changing and All the Countries should Implement their National Programmes after examining this Pattern says Dr.Peter Piot the Executive Director Of the UNAIDS.
The Funds Granted to Low and Middle Incoming Countries are Cut due to the present International Monetary Crisis and it will make a harmful Impact to the HIV Prevention Programmes in those countries.As other countries Commemorating the International Aids Day today in Sri Lanka too there are many programmes conducted today. The Main Function is due to held this Evening at the Bandaranayaka International Memorial Conference Hall(BMICH),Colombo under the Patronage of Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva .

Security Forcers Captured The Otiyamalai Area From The Tigers

Sri Lankan Ground Troupes belongs to the the 59th Division Today (29) Captured the Otiyamalai Area Five Kilo Meters East of Nadunkerni in the Mulativue District.Meanwhile Police Curfew Imposed in the Batticaloe District From 5 A.M TO 6 P.M Today as Security Forces Carriedout Joint Operations in the District.

Supreme Court Ordered To Stop Functioning Of The CPC Chairman And Take Over The Petroleum Ministry Under The President

Supreme Court Today (28)Issued an Interim Order to Prevent Asantha De Mel Who is the Current President of the Ceylon Petroleum Cooperation Functioning that position and Ordered Petroleum Ministry TO Taken under preview of the President.Court also Ordered to Stop Payments on the alleged Hedge Contracts Immediately.According to the Order Present Minister A.H.M Fowzie will loose his Ministerial Portfolio and New Minister Will take over his Ministry.

Sri Lankan Government Condemned Mumbai Attacks

Sri Lankan Government Condemned the Brutal Terrorist Attacks Carried out In Mumbai ,India Today(27) Media Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said Today during the Cabinet Briefing .The Attacks Carried out In Ten Places including the Popular Luxary Hotels the Tajmahal Palace And The Oberoi Trident in Mumbai saw killing Around 200 Died and 327 Injured.Muslim Militant Group Daccan Mujahideen Claimed the Responsibly of this Attack occurred early this Morning.Fourteen Policeman including the Riot Police Chief and 12 Foreigners were Killed during the confrontation.Militants Taken Few People As Hostages.

Eastern Provincial Docs To Stay In Colombo Till Their Demands Are Met

Due to the Health Ministry not Responding to their Demands including the Formation of a Security Council to Monitoring the Security of the Eastern Provincial Doctors the Doctors who Came to Colombo A week ago Decided to Stay here till their Demands are met.Even The Health Ministry Earlier announced that the Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva Submitted a Cabinet Paper to the Cabinet On Wednesday Regarding the Doctors Demands.However That Cabinet Paper was only On the Paying Compensation to the Two Doctors who were Killed Recently Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) Said Today(27).However GMOA is Hoping that the Health Ministry will Implement Their Demands by Tomorrow Without Extending the Problem Further says DR.Upul Gunasekara the Assistant Secretary of the GMOA.

Only Three Psychiatrists For Six Million Child Population In Sri Lanka

As the Mentaly Stressed Competitive Enviornment Prevails in the Education Sector,There are only Three Child Psychiatrists for Delivering the Services to the Six Million Child Population in Sri Lanka Says Child and Adolesent Psychiatrist Dr.Mrs.Swarna Wijethunga.Boys are having more Behavioral Problems and Around One Million Children needs to look after According to the Dr.Wijethunga Who is Attached to the Sri Lanka's Largest Children's Hospital The Lady Ridgway Hospital In Colombo.Between 18 to 22 Percent of Children are having Clinicaly Identified Mental Disorders and 17.8 Percent of the Children who reached the Age Five Not developed to Enter the Grade I she stressed.
"There are Large number of Children who are due to face Competitive Exams came to me complaining that they are having Chest Pain,Stomachache and other Disorders but they Don't have any of these except Mental Downfall" She added.Addressing a Media Seminar on Mental Health at the Galle Face Hotel on Tuesday Dr.Wijethunga Further said that Sri Lanka Not Only need to Produce more Child Psychiatrits but also need to prepare and Implement A National Child Mental Health Policy to Curb this situation.