Mohan Peris Appointed As The New Attorney General

President's Counsel Mohan Peris Sworn in as Sri Lanka's New Attorney General Before the President Mahinda Rajapaksha This Morning(18).He is Currently the Legal adviser to the Ministry Of defense.The Post of the Attorney General is V accent since last October after the Former Attorney General C.R De Silva's Retirement.

Cabinet Today Summon The Supreme Court Order On Reducing The Petrol

Cabinet is Due to Meet again This Evening To Review and Taken a Decesion to Reduce the Price Of Petrol Litre to Rs.100 according to the Supreme Court Order.Supreme Court yesterday Ordered Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(CPC) to Reduced the Petrol Litre effect from Midnight Yesterday(17) and the Copy of this order is due to send to the Cabinet Today..However Government yesterday Night said that the Price of the Petrol Litre will remain same till the Cabinet Receive the Copy of the Supreme Court Order.

World Bank Granted Rs.350 Million For Preventing The Spreading Of Avian Flu In Sri Lanka

World Bank has Granted Rs 350 Million For Take Measures to Prevent Spreading of Avian Flu In Sri Lanka Deputy Director General Of Health Services(Public Health)Dr.Palitha Mahipala Said Today(17).Health Ministry already Uplifted The Standard of the Government Hospital Laboratories,Conducting Awareness Programmes For Hospital Staff on Avian Flu and Bought medicinal Drugs for the Flu by using this Grant He Stressed.
At Present there is No Threat of Spreading Avian Flu in Sri Lanka but If the Disease is Spreading in our Neighboring India and Pakistan there is a risk of Transmitting the Disease here as well He Added.Dr.Mahipala Revealed this at a Seminar Held This Morning At the Health Education Bureau Regarding the Avian Flu.

Supreme Court Ordered To Reduced The Price Of The Petrol Litre From Tonight

Supreme Court Ordered that Petrol Prices to be reduce to Rs.100 Per Liter with the effect from Midnight Today(17).Now the Price of the Petrol Liter is Rs.134.Recently Government Reduced the Price of the Petrol Litre by Rs 20.However still the Public Transport Authorities and the Bakers are not providing the Benefit of these price reductions to the consumers by reducing the prices of Bus Tickets and Bakery Products.The Prices Of these still stands the same.

Health Minister Said That Using Of Expired Blood Kits Was A Technical Mistake

The Using of Expired Blood Kits by the National Blood Center and the Few Allied Blood Banks On Patients was a Technical Mistake and the Public Services Commission will take A Disciplinary Action against those Involved in this Incident after the end of the ongoing Inquiry Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said today(16).Charge Sheets were Issued against those who were found Responsible of Using Expired Blood Kits Minister stressed During a Press Briefing held regarding this at the National Blood Centre,Narahenpita Today.He said that People not need to panic on using those Expired Blood Kits as a Inquiry Conducted by the Special Expertise penal Found that the Patients who were Subjected for using these Blood Kits are out of danger.Some Thirty Eight Patients who were given these Blood Kits found to be Normal Minister Added.If some One Accused that due to the using of these Expired Blood Kits Caught some Infection Ministry will Arranged a Special Inquiry on that Health Minister Further Added.The Inquiry Report On The Harmful Affects Of the Expired Blood Kits conducted by the Expertise Panel Handed Over To the Health Minister Recently.

Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff To Resume Chemo Therapy Treatment After Winning Their Demands

The Nursing Staff Of the Cancer Hospital Suspended Their Trade Union Action Of Stop Performing the Chemo Therapy Treatment for Cancer Patients this Evening after they Received a Favorable Response For their Demands.Health Secretary Dr Athula Kahanda Liyanage Promised the Nursing Staff Representatives and Nursing Unions to Conduct a Special Training Course on Chemo Therapy for the Cancer Hospital Nursing Staff,To Build
A Special Unit To Ensure the Safety of the above Treatment and To Consider the Increasing of the Proposed Rs.3000 Risk Allowance to Rs.10,000 during the Discussion held This Evening at the Ministry Of Health.Health Secretary Promised the Nursing Staff Representatives that
a decision will taken Regarding the Increasing of the Risk Allowance to Rs.10,000 after
Consulting the President Mahinda Rajapaksha this Thursday.
Nursing Staff of the Cancer Hospital Temporally Suspended their Five Day old Trade Union Action On Chemo Therapy Last Evening after Health Ministry Offered them a Discussion on their Demands today.The Chemo Therapy will Fully Perform on Cancer Patients From Tomorrow Cancer Hospital Nurses said.Due to the Stop Performing of this treatment in Last five days around 400 to 500 Out Door and Indoor Cancer Patients underwent Hardships.

Supreme Court Rules Taxes Imposed On Petrol Should Not Exceed It's Cost

Supreme Court Yesterday(15) Rules that Taxes Imposed on Petrol Should not Exceed it's Cost.Court also Suspends the Deputy General Manager of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation over the Hedging Deal.