Expired Blood Kits Issue-Out Of Fourty Two Accused Twenty Two Are Docs

Out of the Fourty Two who are found Guilty on Isssing Expired Blood Kits for Government Hospital Blood Banks Twenty Two are Doctors Attached to the National Blood Centre In ColomboHealth Ministry Sources said today.All of these Accused Persons are attached to the National Blood Centre and the Former Director of the Centre Dr.Mrs Mangalika Bindusara is also among them.She and Three others were already Interdicted by the Health Secretery and The Public Services Commission is Currently Conducting a Disciplinary Inquiry against them.The Disciplinary Inquiry on other Thirty Eight due to begin soon Health Ministry sources further Added.

Sri Lankan Troops Liberated Pallai Area

Troops Attached to the 53rd and 55th Divisions of the Sri Lankan Army Liberated the Pallai Area in the North This Morning.Meanwhile Air Force Jets Destroyed Two large LTTE Boats in the Chundikulam Lagoon this morning.

Sunday Leader Editor Was Assasinated-Died After Facing A Surgery Lasted More Than Three Hours

Chief Editor of the "Sunday Leader" News Paper Lasantha Wickramathunge(52) Died with Sustained Injuries This Evening after An Unidentified Gunmen Shot his head in Colombo Suburbs.Mr.Wickramathunge who is a Popular Media Personnel in Sri Lanka due to His style of journalism attacking the Government's Corruption activities was driving his Vehical to the News Paper Office when he was shot Around 10.30 A.M.He was Rushed to the South Colombo General Hospital(Kalubowila)Soon after the Incident by a Pedestrian and Surgeons Battling to Save his life by Performing a Surgery For More then Three Hours. but all Efforts taken to saving his life failed and He was Announced as Dead around 2.20 this evening.Mr.Wickramatunge sustained with External Bleeding and Brain Damage when he was passed away says The Director of the South Colombo General Hospital Doctor Anil Jasinha. According to him Mr.Wickramathunge's Heart was stopped at the time he got Admitted to the Hospital.
He was shot by Two Unidentified Gunmen chasing his vehicle from a Motor Bike Eye witnesses said.Mr.wickramathunge was shot Three Gun shots to his head but no bullets were found during the Surgery according to the Hospital sources.
Several Media Organizations and the Government Condemning this attack by saying this Assasination is a Big Blow to the Media Freedom Here.

Sri Lankan Government Banned The LTTE

Sri Lankan Government has Decided to Ban the Terrorist Organization LTTE This Evening who are involved in war with the Government Forces Over Two Decades.The using of Large Number of Civilians In Vanni as the Human Shield has been the Main Reason behind this Ban According to the Government Sources.After This evening's Cabinet Meeting Government will Announced this Ban the Sources further said.
Meanwhile Sri Lankan Ministers of Human Rights and Foreign Affairs urged the International Community to look in to the Human Rights Violations of the LTTE .

Expired Blood Kits Case-Thirty Eight Employees Of The National Blood Center Including Docs To Face Disciplinary Inquiry

Ministry Of Health Notified the Public Services Commission to Conduct an Disciplinary Inquiry on Thirty Eight Suspects attached to the National Blood Center -Colombo who are Proved to be Involved in Issuing of Expired Blood Kits to the Government Blood Banks.According to the Inquiry Report Of the Special Investigations Unit Of the Health Ministry These Persons are found Guilty on involving to the Incident.Majority of those Accused are Medical Officers and there are Administrative Officers,Store Keepers and Other Staff of the Blood Center also among them Ministry Sources said.
With these Thirty Eight The Total Number of People found to be Involved in this Expired Blood Kits Case risen to Forty Two.The Issuing of Expired Plasma Pherasis and A Pherasis Blood Kits To Four Government Blood Banks Rocks the Sri Lankan Health Sector In last July and the former Director of the National Blood Centre Dr.M.Bindusara,Medical Officer Dr.Lahir and Two Store Keepers of the Center were Interdicted by the Public Services Commission Due to their Direct Involvement to the Incident.

Sirasa To Award Prize Money For Information On Suspects Behind Yesterday's Attack

MTV/MBC Broadcasting Corporation Today(07) Announced that they will Awarded Rs,Five Million Prize Money for anyone who can provided an Information about the Gang Members who Burnt the Sirasa T.V Main Control At Depanama,Pannipitiya yesterday.Special Police Investigations Team is already carrying an Investigations on this Incident.But still no one related to the Incident get Arrested.
Meanwhile Large number of People's Organizations and Political Parties hold Protest Campaigns today in colombo and other parts of the country urging Government to Restore Media Freedom in the country and Punished Those who are behind this Incident.

Unidentified Gunmen Set Fire And Destroyed The MTV/MBC T.V Studios

Unidentified Armed Gang Attacked One of the Popular Sri Lankan Private Television and Broadcasting Corporation The MTV/MBC Studio Complex in Depanama Pannipitiya within the Colombo Suburbs this Morning Around 5.30 A.M and Set Fire and Destroyed It's Main Control Room.All Their Transmissions put into Halt for Hours Due To This .However Sirasa T.V their Sinhalese News Channel managed to Begin their Transmission few Hours After the Incident.
Government Condemned this act and Ordered an Impartial Inquiry on to the Incident.A Special Police Team is Conducting Further Investigations on this.