Sri Lankan Buddhists gathered to the Temples to day to Perform Religious Activitees to Mark Poson.President Mahinda Rajapaksha too attend the Main Poson Poya Festival held in Mihintale at Anuradhapura District of the North Central Province.
Alms Giving Centres(Dansala's) situated throughout the Country served Food to the People and Pandals and Decorated Lanterns are displayed at Houses on this day.Sunday, June 7, 2009
Sri Lankan Buddhists Celebrated Poson Festival To Day
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Dengue Alert Level In Sri Lanka Raised As Deaths Incresed To 108
Most number of Cases and Deaths were reported from the Colombo District according to the Epidemiology Unit.Health Authorities with the help from 5000 Members of the Civil Defense Force and the Police are conducting special Inspections on Dengue Breeding Places throughout the Colombo District on this weekend.
Yal Devi Train Resumed It's Journey To North
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma and few other Ministers were among the Passengers who are in the board of Yal Devi on it's Maiden Journey to Thandikulam.The Train reached the destination in Five and Half Hours.
Six Foreigners Including Three Australians Captured From The Sri Lankan IDP Camps
Sri Lankan Authorities are Screening these Foreigners to find out Whether they are linked with LTTE.Meanwhile the Australian Embassy in Colombo says that they will try to gain counselor Access to the Three Australians believed to be Dual Australian/Sri Lankan Nationals.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Investigations On The Arrested Vessel Entered Ilegally In To Sri Lankan Waters Continues
There are Food,Medicine,Water Bottles and Clutches for the Disabled are found inside the Vessel Sources added.Pro LTTE Associates in U.K were collected donations and dispatched them in to Sri Lanka from this Ship.
The Vessel is currently anchored near the Colombo Harbour under Navy Protection.Sri Lankan Government is due to take an action against the Vessel after Navy Search is finished.The 15 Member Crew of the Vessel including Iceland Naional who is a Member of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and Two Sri Lankan Tamils holding British Passports Two Egyptians and 11 Syrians are still inside the Vessel.
This Vessal named as 'Mercy Mission to Vanni' and began it's journey from Ipswich Port in United Kingdom on 20th of April and bears the Syrian FlagThursday, June 4, 2009
Dengue Alert In Sri Lanka
Every day more than 100 Dengue Patients are reported throughout the Island according to the Epidemiologists.Health Ministry appeals to the People to Clean their Enviornment by destroying the Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places to avoid the spreading of the Disease.
The Government decided to take the assistance of the Civil Security Force Members for the Dengue Awareness Programme and around 1000 of it's members were trained today in this regard.
Sri Lankan Navy Arrested The Vessal "Captian Ali "Entered Illegaly To Sri Lankan Waters
The Vessel began their Journey from Ipswich Port in United Kingdom on 20th of April and through the Suez Canal crossed the Red Sea two weeks ago.A former Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission Member Kristjan Guðmundssonis is also in the Board along with Doctors and Humanitarian Workers.
The Vessal is equipped with Modern Sattalite Facilities and said to be filling daily Video Blogs,Photo Essays,Personal Reflections and twice Daily Reports on their Mission to Sri Lanka A Group who Chartered the Vessel said in a Statement.
When announcing the Mission of the Vessal to Sri Lanka,Sri Lankan Navy issued a Warning as saying their Naval Crafts will attack the Vessal if it enters in to the Sri Lankan Waters without getting Permission.
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