Murali Equals The One Day Record

Sri Lanka's Ace Spinner Muththaia Muralideran To Day Equals the Wasim Akram's World Record One Day Wicket Tally of 502 In the Match with India Played At the R.Premadasa Stadium,Colombo.

Health Secretary Dissolved The Technical Evaluation Committee Of The Junitorial Tender

Health Secretary Dr.Athula Kahanda Liyanage Friday Dissolved the Technical Evaluation Commitee(TEC) Appointed for the Janitorial Services Tender of the Thirty Seven Government Hospitals Last October.The Committee Was Recommended to Offer the Tender for the Highest Bid and Due to this Controversial Recommendation Secretary Dissolved the Committee and will Appoint a Fresh Committee for the Tender soon Health Ministry Sources Said.dissolved Committee was Compromised with Five Members Including of an Additional Secretary of the Ministry. The Rs.240 Million worth Tender will Offer for the Services of Thirty Seven Government Hospitals Attached to the Ministry.
The Previous Contract Offered to a Contractor Regarding the Janitorial Services of the Hospitals Expired Last September and the Health Ministry Called Tender Applications for the Services Last October.But Failed to Complete the Procedure Due to the Biased Activities of the Chairman of the Technical Evaluation Committee who is in the View that the Tender Should be Awarded to the Highest Bid and Influenced Other Members to Agreeing His Decision.However Other Four Members of the Committee are Refused to Accept his Decision and It Resulted the Sending Committee Recommendation to the Public Finance Commission Seeking An Advise.

Thilanga Sumathipala Joines The Governing Party

Managing Director Of the Sumathi Group and Former Cricket Board Chairman Mr.Thilanga SumathipalaTo Day Joined the Governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) at a Public Rally held in Hanguranketha in The Nuwara Eliya District.Mr.Sumathipala Expressed His Solidarity to the President there.He is Due to Contest for the Forthcoming Western Provincial Council Elections under the UPFA Ticket.

Two UN Employees Released And Thirteen Are Still In The LTTE Custody

Two United Nations Convoys Who are Forcibly Detained by the LTTE Few Weaks Ago were Released and Another Thirteen Local UN Staff are Still Remain In their Custody According to the UN Sources.These UN Employees were Detained when they Entered the Tiger Held Putukkudiyarppu Area after they Distributed the Food Stock to those People Trapped There.But After the Distribution of The Food LTTE Not Allowed Them to Return.

UN Office in Colombo Made Repeated Apeals From LTTE To Relese these Employees But The Rebels Are Not Responding To it.

UNICEF Denies That Their Vehicle Found From Tiger Held Vishwamadu

United Nations Children's Educational Fund(UNICEF) Denied The Statement made by the Sri Lankan Army on A Toyota Double Cab with the UNICEF Logo was Seizing From the LTTE At Viswamadu Town.UNICEF Says in a Statement That They are not having Such Vehicles and Therefore no truth in that Story.

However Relieble Sources said that In the Recent Years UNICEF had Provided Double Cab Vehicles to the Ministries of Health,Education,Social Services And Social Welfare and to the National Water Supplies And Water Drainage Board for their Activities.

Navy Destroyed A Suicide Boat Of LTTE

Sri lankan Navy Attack Boats Deployed in the Mulativu Seas Destroyed a LTTE Suicide Boat With Poweful Explosives Around 3 In the Morning Navy Sources Said.The Destroyed Boat Launched It's Trip from the Mulativue Coast and the Navy Boats Destroying it by Directing Heavy Artillary Gun Fire Sources Further Added.At Present The Navy Deployed Four Blockades Along the North Eastern Coast of the Island to Prevent LTTE'S Arm Supplies and Escaping f LTTE Cadres via Sea Route.

Western Provincial Council Due To Dissolved To Night

Western Provincial Council is Due to Dissolved Midnight To Day Western Provincial Governor Announced This Morning.