Journalists And Opposition M.P's Protests Against Lasantha's Killing

Large Number of Journalists and Opposition Parliamentarians Participated the Protest Campaign held Opposite the Lake House Building in Fort TO day (o9)to Protest Against the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramathunge.Five Media Organizations Organized this Protest Campaign and Participants Shouting Slogans Asking Government to Arrest those who are Responsible for the Killing.
Meanwhile Police still not been able to Arrest Anyone Regarding the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.

Opposition UNP Parlimentarians Hold A Protest In Parliment Against The Killing Of Sunday Leader Editor

Parliamentarians of The Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) To Day Entered to the Parliament by wearing Black Scarfs As a Protest of Killing Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunge.
Earlier They Hold a Protest Campaign In Front of the Parliment Against the Suppression of the Government Requesting an Inquiry on the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.Opposition M.P's Shouted Anti Government Slogans During the Protest.UNP Earlier Told that they will Boycott the Parliamentary Sessions to Protest Against Not Providing them Enough Time to Prepare for the No Confidence Motion Debate Against the Government.Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara Last Wednesday Told the House that No Confidence Debate will Begin on Friday. In Todays Sessions Speaker Asked From the UNP whether they are going to begin the No Confidence Motion Debate But later Asked The House Leader to close the Sessions as They didn't respond.

Health Ministry To Prepare A Plan To Reduce The Overcrowding Of Patients In The Main Hospitals

Health Ministry Is Currently Preparing a Special Plan to Reduce the Overcrowding of Patients in the Main Government Hospitals.It is Revealed that Patients of the Outstation Areas are Use to Come to the Main Hospitals in Colombo and the Suburbs to getting Treatment Despite the Specialist Care and Treatment Facilities are Provided to their Provincial Hospitals.Due to this Large Que's are seen in the Out Door Patients Departments,Clinics,Pharmacies and the Wards of the Main Government Hospitals Health Ministry Said.
While the Patients of the Colombo and the Suburbs have to wait to Getting Treatment and Drugs for Hours,sometimes in Weeks There are Nearly Seventy Thousand Beds are Vacant Daily in the Provincial Hospitals Due to the Patients are Refrain from Visiting there.

Troops Liberated The Elephant Pass

Sri Lankan Troops Today(09) Liberated The Tiger Held Elephant Pass In the Northern Part Completely.Troops liberated the Southern Part of the Elephant pass few days ago and President Mahinda Rajapaksha who is also the Commander of the Forces under the Constitution Announced this Victory Through His Live Speech to the Nation This Evening.
Meanwhile Three Air Force Personnel and Four Civilians were Killed and Six Injured Due to a Claymore Mine Explosion in Morawewa of the Trincomalee District this Morning.

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.