Foreign Employment Bureau To Bring Saudi Couple Who Harrased SrI Lankan Maid To Justice

Foreign Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka says they are working towards bringing the Saudi Couple who inserted 23 nails and steal sticks to a body of the Sri Lankan Housemaid worked for them to Justice.The Bureau already consulted the Sri Lankan High Commision in Saudi Arabia regarding this.

Colombo Health Officials Destroyed 300 Kilos Of Contaminated Food

The Health Officials in the Colombo Municipal Council Public Health Department yesterday night raided 97 eating houses situated in Colombo suburbs and destroyed around 300 kilos of contaminated Food selling inside of 39 eating houses the Colombo Chief MOH Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam said today.According to Dr.Kariyawasam the Colombo Public Health Deaprtment plans to filed cases aginst these eating houses by next weak.

The majority of the Destroyed Food items are Kottu Roti Dr.Kariyawasam stressed.These Eating Houses are situated in Fort,Bambalapitiya,Borella,Slave Island and Maradana he stressed.Another 56 samples of food items selling at 58 raided Eating Houses too taken for further tests.

Health Ministry To Launch A National Survey On Medical Equipment

The Ministry of Health has decided to launch an Islandwide survey on the Medical equipments currently used by all Government Hospitals throughout the island numbering 1016.The aim of this survey is to minimize the inproper way of distribution of the Medical equipments to hospitals and to collect data on  foreign and local medical equipment donations to the government Hospitals.

Health Ministry estimates around 80,000 Medical Equipments which are foreign and local donations are currently use by the Hospitals without inform on these donations to the Ministry.

Health Ministry To Test Local BTI Bacteria

Health Ministry is  to test the locally  made BTI Bacteria which can destroyed Dengue Mosquito Larvae on it's effectiveness within this weak according to the Ministry sources.The Industrial Technology Institute developed this BTI Bacteria.

Twenty Three Nails Were Found Inside The Body Of A Sri Lankan House Maid

Around 23 nails and few steal sticks were removed from  the body of a  Sri Lankan House Maid who worked in Saudi Arabia for  5 years .The  maid who was hospitalized upon her arrival to the island few days back is currently receiving treatment from the Kamburupitiya Hospital in down south of Sri Lanka.Some nails were found inside her head according to the doctors.The maid also had cuts in her feet.


Meanwhile after the local media revealed her condition the Foreign Employment Bureau of Sri Lanka who sent her abroad as a house maid after offering a training said the maid still  didn't make any complaint on the harassment she had received in Saudi Arabia.The chairman of the burau Mr.kingsly Ranawaka told the media that however the Foreign Employment Bureau will urged the Saudi Athorities to take action against the culprits responsible for inserting 23 nails to the Sri Lankan maid's body.

Colombo Public Health Department Destroyed 200 Kilos Of Unhygenic Food In Eating Houses

The public health department of the Colombo Municipal Council last Friday raided 188 eating houses functioning within the Colombo City and destroyed 200 kilos of food prepared unhygienically the Chief Medical Officer in Health in Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam revealed today.There are 78 Kilos of Kothhu Roti among the Food items that destroyed he stressed.

Cooked Fish,Dried Fish,Eggs,Chick Peece,Rotis were among the other food items that destroyed.The Public Health Inspectors and the Health Staff of the Colombo Public Health Department carried out the raids on  these eating houses and out of them 66 were found as a threat to the public health.According to the Chief MOH Dr.Kariyawasam legal action will be taken against these eating houses within this weak.These eating houses situated in the areas of Borella,Fort,Wellawatta,and Bambalapitiya.

Public Health Officials were also taken 55 samples of food items at the 122 eating houses raided and sent them to the Lab for further tests.

Locally Made BTI Bacteria Found Cheaper Then USA Made Bacteria

It has been revealed that the Sri Lankan made BTI Bacteria used to destroy Dengue Mosquito Larvae is cheaper then the Brand imported by the Colombo Municipal Council Health Authorities from USA for the use in Colombo City.According to the Health Officials a Liter of Local made BTI Bacteria developed by the Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) is cost Rs.2400 comparing to the price of the USA Made Bacteria which is Rs.5000 per liter.

Meanwhile according to the Sources the BTI developed in Cuba is much cheaper then the local and USA Made ones as the price stands as Rs.2250 per Liter.