National Democratic Front To Joined The Government

National Freedom Front(NDF) which is the Broken Faction of the Leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP)Decided to join the Governing United People Freedom Alliance(UPFA).NDF Led by the Parliamentarian Wimal weerawansha Is To Sign a Memorandum of Understanding(MOU)with the Governing Party in this Regard on the 28th of This Month.

Sports Minister Dissolved The Cricket Interim Comittee

Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge Today(23)Dissolved the Cricket Interim Comittee Chaired by the Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Arjuna Ranatunga.

GMOA Wants Health Minster To Implement The Drug Policy Soon

Health Ministry Should Reduced The Large Number of Drugs Which are Imported to the Country By Implementing the National Drug Policy of the Professor Senaka Bibile Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA)SAYS.There are around 8000 Drugs Imported to Sri Lanka Annually and According to The Senaka Bibile Drug Policy the Country only needs Around 328 varieties of Drugs.Due to the Importing these Drugs from Trade Names One Drug will Imported from Several Trade Names Says GMOA.A spokesman Of the Association said that Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva who is also the Chairman Of the Executive Committee Of the World Health Organization(WHO) Should Implement the National Drug Policy Of the Prof.Bibile before His Term of the Presidency is Over.'He will Become a Hero' if he is doing so He stressed.

One Thousand Two Hundrad Pre Intern Medical Graduates Demanding Their Internship Appointments

Pre Intern Medical Graduates Association Said Today that There Are Around 1200 Medical Graduates who are waiting For Internship Appointments From Up to Thirteen Months And they will Decided their future Demonstration Campaign over the Delaying Of these Appointments By this Thursday(25).These Medical Graduates are Belongs to the Three Batches and First Batch is Compromised with 200 medical Graduates. they are in the Waiting List Around Thirteen Months due to the Irregularities of their Merit List.Even this Merit List Scrutinized Three Times Authorities have Not Taken Any steps to Implement It According to the Convener of the Association Dr.Thushara Weerasuriya.
He Said that Around Eight Hundred Medical Graduates Belongs to the Second Batch waiting for the Appointments since Eight Months and Another Two Hundred Graduates are waiting Two Months.

Opposition Leader Asked A Parlimentary Session To Disscuss Current Situation

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha Today(22) Sent a Letter To the Prime Minister Rathnasiri Wickramanayaka Urging to Convene a Parlimentary Session to Review Current Situation Caused By the Fuel Crisis.

Sri Lankan Forces Captured Nadumkarni In The Mulativue District

Sri Lanka Task Force 4 Today(21) Captured the Nadumkarni Town in the Mulativue District
Defence Sources said.

Prof.Senaka Bibile Organization Complained That Thirty Six Drugs Were Removed From The Hospitals Due To Quality Failure

Professor Senaka Bibile Commemorative Organization Said yesterday(19) that Thirty Six Drug Items Including the Paracetamole and Doxycycline which is Prescribed for Leptospirosis were Removed from the Government Hospitals Recently by the Medical Supples Division(MSD)due to the Quality Failure.Most of these Drugs were Issued to the Patients and were Expired when the MSD Informed the Hospital Authorities to Remove them Dr.Jayatha Bandara The Secretary of the Organization Said.Addressing a press Briefing in Colombo He Stressed that Large Number of Complaints were Received about the Patients who are Developed Side Effects after getting these Drugs.It is sad to see that the Ministry Of Health Perticuely the Health Minister is Trying to Hide these Facts Despite Holding an Inquiry on this by saying that No Drug was Removed From The Hospital Due To Quality Failure.