Around One Hundred Thousand Rubella Vaccines Were Expired Last Month

Around 100,000 Vials of Rubella Vaccines belongs to the National Immunization Campaign were Expired during the November this year after the Vaccine was suspended twice within the Year it has been revealed.Administering the Rubella Vaccine was suspended twice this year following the Deaths of two School Girls who died after administering the Vaccine.

However the TGA Laboratory of Australia which tested the Rubella Vaccine used in Sri Lanka given a Green Light on last  friday by stating that the Quality of the above Vaccine is Safe and Up to standard.But at the moment around 100,000 Rubella Vaccine Vials were out dated as their Expiry date appeared as November 2009.These Vials were purchased from the "Serum Insttiute Of India "in 2008 under the recommendation of the World Health Organization Sri Lankan Epidemeology Unit sources said.Around 300,000 Rubella Vaccines were imported to Sri Lanka in 2008 and out of this stock 200,000 vials were administered according to the sources.

Susanthika Due To Received Olympic Silver Medal

The International Athletic Officials had decided to re allocated the Gold Medal won by  US Sprinter Marion Jones at the Sydney Olympics in  year 2000 for 200 Meters  and as a result Silver Medal is awarded to Sri Lankan Sprinter Susanthika Jayasinghe.Susanthika who was  secured a Bronze Medal at the Sydney Olympics became  the second Olympic Silver Medalist ever Sri Lanka has  produced.The First Sri Lankan Sprinter who was won a Silver Medal at Olympics for Sri Lanka was Sir Duncan White in 1948.


The Gold Medal won by  Marion Jones was  suspendad after she was found positive for using banned steroid during her event.

Elections Commissioner Appeals To Suspend All Transfers And Appointments Till Election Results Out

Sri Lanka's Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayaka today announced that all the Transfers,Promotions and Appointments in Government Institutions should be suspended till the Results of the Presidential Elections are announced.

Education Minister Handed Over The Deposit On Behalf Of The President

The National Organizer of the Governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) and Education Minister Susil Prema Jayantha today handed over the Deposit to the Elections Department on behalf of the President Mahinda Rajapaksha for his Candidacy in the forthcoming Presidential Elections.Last week alone Six Presidential Candidates handed over their Deposits to the Department .

The Presidential Elections is scheduled to be held in 26th of January 2010.

The National Organizer Of The Main Opposition UNP ,SB Dissanayaka Joined The Government

The National Organizer of the Main Opposition the United National Party(UNP) and the Opposition Leader of the Central Provincial Council S.B Dissanayaka today announced that he will quit all the posts and positions of the Party immediately and join the Governing Sri Lanka Freedom Party where once he was in to Support President Mahinda Rajapaksha in the Forthcoming Presidential Elections.

Addressing a Press Briefing held in Colombo this morning Mr.Dissanayaka who crossover to the Opposition UNP Few years back when the former President Chandrika Bandaranayaka Kumarathnge was in Power criticizing the UNP Leader Ranil Wickramasinha for ruining the Party and said the UNP Lost many elections in the Past due to him.He stressed that he has resigns from the UNP and joining the Government along with a group of UNP Supporters over the Party's support towards the Common Presidential Candidate Retired General Sarath Fonseka.

He also said that many Party Members  of the UNP Left due to the Opposition Leader.SB himself who joined with UNP few years back by spliting the SLFP recently said he will never join SLFP again and not leave the UNP in any cicumstances.He is also critical on  Former President Chandrika.

All Lectures At Sabaraganuwa University Suspended

All Lectures at the Sabaragamuwa University are suspended for a Two weeks due to the Spreading of the H1N1 Naval Influenza Dissease(Swine Flu) the University Authorities revealed today.

Common Presidential Candidate General Fonseka Opened His Political Office

The Common Candidate of the Forthcoming Presidential Elections Retired General Sarath Fonseka opened his Political Office in Colombo today.The General Secretary of the Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) Tissa Attanayaka,Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) MP Anura Dissanayaka,The Leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Peoples Wing Mangala Samaraweera and the Leader of Sri Lanka Muslim Congress(SLMC) Rauf Hakeem graced at the  Occassion