Fifth Swine Flu Patient Of Sri Lanka Reported

The Fifth Swine Flu Patient of Sri Lanka reported today and that patient too was a Sri Lankan who was returned from Australia as other four patients.Fifth Swine Flu patient is a Ten year old girl returned to Sri Lanka from Melbourne-Australia via Singapore Health Authorities said.She is also became the first female Swine Flu Patient of Sri Lanka as other four patients are young boys.

Fifth patient who was returned yesterday to Sri Lanka is currently receiving the treatment from the Fever Hospital in Angoda of the Colombo Suburbs.

Health Authorities of the Katunayaka International Air Port in Colombo says that the 264 Passengers who were in aboard the Singapore Air Line Flight which carried the Swine Flu Patient will quarantined for a week inside their homes and the Provincial Health authorities were instructed on this.

Meanwhile the first Swine Flu Patient reported from here was discharged from hospital on last saturday as he was fully recovered after a week of special treatment.Other three patients who are his cousin brothers are still in the Hospital.

Sri Lankan Stock Exchange Becomes Fourth Best In The World

Colombo Stock Exchange in Sri Lanka becomes the Fourth Best Performing Stock Market in the world according to the Sri Lankan Stock Exchange Sources.Peru,Brazil, and Russia are the Best Three Stock Markets of the World.

Colombo Stock Exchange creates History yesterday by recording highest number of Transactions numbering 15,290 trades in a single day.

Since the end of the three Decades old War in Sri Lanka Colombo Stock Exchange improving it's performance day by day.

Ministerial Inquiry On Missing Files Of Docs To Be Concluded Next Week

The Inquiry Carried out by the Special Investigations Unit of the Sri Lankan Ministry Of Health over the missing of 18 Personal Files belongs to the Sri Lankan Government Doctors is due to be concluded next week Ministry Spokesman said today.Maradana Police in Colombo began a Separate Investigation over this matter after the Ministry lodged a Complaint on this incident last week.

The Report of the Investigation carried out by the Ministry is due to handover to the Health Secretary after the completion of the Inquiry .

The above files which majority are belongs to the Doctors who did not returned to Sri Lanka after completing their Specialists Training in Abroad went missing from the Medical Services Branch of the Health Ministry since 10th of June.

Another Eight Suspected Swine Flu Cases Identified From Sri Lanka

Besides the Four Swine Flu Patients reported from Sri Lanka another Eight suspected Swine Flu Patients were admitted to the IDH Hospital during today Hospital Director Dr.Anura Senanayaka said.

These Eight Suspected Swine Flu Patients are relatives of the Four Swine Flu Patients so far reported and their Blood Samples were sent to the Medical Research Institute in Colombo for further tests he stressed.

Meanwhile Addressing a Press Briefing at the Ministry Of Health in Colombo to day Deputy Director Of the Epidemeology Unit Dr.Sudath Pieris said That quarantined 187 Passengers who were aboard in the Flight that carried Four Swine Flu Patients to Colombo will able go out side their homes after this Sunday."They arrived to the Katunayaka Air Port on last Sunday and if they do not developed the Swine Flu Symptoms within a Week then they will not getting the Disease afterwards" he stressed.Their Seven Day Quarantine Period due to end this Sunday.

Addressing the Briefing Health Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva said that Sri Lankan Authorities are taken every possible meassure to stop the spreading of Swine Flu in Sri Lanka."Already Twenty Government Hospitals including of IDH Fever Hospital prepared as an alert for treating the Swine Flu Patients if there is an Epidemic Situation " he added.

Chief Justice Stated That Sri Lankan MP's Have Right To Visit IDP Camps

The newly elected Chief Justice Asoka De Silva today said that the Sri Lankan Parliamentarians have right to access to the IDP Welfare Camps in the Northern Sri Lanka.

Chief Justice made this declaration after taken into consideration the Fundamental Rights Petition filed by Five opposition Parliamentarians was granted leave to proceed.This petition is scheduled to re consider on 22nd of July.Petitioners of this Petition MP's Jayalath Jayawardene,Laxman seneviratne,Mangala Samaraweera,Hassan Ali and Mano Ganeshan claimed that their rights are breached by the Government's decision to denying access to the Welfare Camps of IDP's.

Cabinet Decided To Offer Cricket Television Coverage Rights For State Media

Sri Lankan Cabinet today decided to offer the Exclusive Television Coverage of the International Cricket Matches played in Sri Lanka only to the State Owned Electric Media giving priority to the National State Owned Rupavahini Co operation.The State Owned Independent Television Network (ITN) remained as second option according to the Government Sources.

Cabinet already instructed on this to the Sri Lankan Cricket the governing body of the Local Cricket.This decision will losing the rights of Private Television Channels here to cover the upcoming Series of Cricket Matches to be played in Sri Lanka.

Bail Was Rejected For 14 Suspects Of Golden Key Freud Case

Mount Lavinia Magistrate today rejected the Bail for the Sri Lankan Business Tycoon and owner of the Ceylinco Group Lalith Kotalawala and 13 other Suspects of the Golden Key Deposits Freud when the Case was taken up for hearing to day.