Thursday, December 23, 2010
Export Earnings And Import Expenditure Increased During First Ten Months Of This Year
According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka export earnings of the Country during first ten months of year 2010 has been increased by 13.2 percent with earnings worth US Dollars 6,505 million .Meanwhile the Importing Expenditure rose by 8.4 percent as the Country spent US Dollars 1131 million to Import essential items.
Medical Supplies Divison Temporarily Suspended Supplying Of Medicines To The Hospitals
The Medical Supplies Division(MSD) has temporarily suspended the supplying of medicines to State Hospitals during the period of 20th to 29th of December due to their annual year end stocks survey according the Supplies Division sources.However during this period steps have been taken to supply the life saving and urgent drugs to the Hospitals upon their request the sources added.
Imported Stocks Of Chicken And Eggs Due To Arrive This Eve
Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando has said that the imported stocks of Chicken and Eggs for the festive season are due to reach the Country this eve and they will be distributed to market from tomorrow.These stocks are imported to the Country to control the skyrocketing prices of Chicken and Eggs.
Meanwhile Internal Trade Minister has also stated that an imported shipment of Coconuts from Kerala is due to arrive the Country within next few days.This shipment too imported to the Country to control the ever rising prices of Coconuts in local market.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Lessons Learnt And Reconciliation Commission To Hear Representations Of UN panelists
As Sri Lankan Government has decided to facilitate the visit of UN Panelists who are probe in alleged war crimes against Sri Lanka the Lessons Learn t And Reconciliation Commission(LLRC) will hear their representations according to the Commission's sources.
The Commission has also stated that they will follow the normal procedures after hearing the representations of the UN Panelists.
The Commission has also stated that they will follow the normal procedures after hearing the representations of the UN Panelists.
A Part Of The Galle Road In Colombo Caved In For The Second Time
A part of the Galle Road near Roxy Cinema Hall in Wellawatta (in Colombo) caved in again today after it caved in on 04th of May in the year 2007.Due to this Road Traffic which lasted few hours occurred in the area this noon according to the sources.
The Road was under repairs after it was first caved in.
The Road was under repairs after it was first caved in.
Junior Medical Adminstrators/Consultants Feared Over The Service Extensions Of Their Senior Counterparts
Junior Medical Administrators and Consultants working in Outstations feared that they will not able to get transfers to the State Hospitals in Colombo and Suburbs from some time as Some Senior Medical Administrators attached to Major Hospitals in Colombo who reached the retirement age applied for service extensions.
According to the Health Ministry Sources Few Medical Administrators who are already reached the retirement age of 60 applied for service extensions already.It has been reported that if these Medical Administrators getting the requisite Service Extensions a group of senior consultants working in Colombo based state hospitals who also reached the retirement age too planning to apply for Service Extensions.If such a thing happened Junior Consultants working in outstation hospitals will not able to get transfers to Colombo from some time the Health Ministry sources stressed.
The sources further added that some senior Medical Administrators who are closed to retirement age already begun to go after Cabinet Ministers to get some political backing to extend their service period.
According to the Health Ministry Sources Few Medical Administrators who are already reached the retirement age of 60 applied for service extensions already.It has been reported that if these Medical Administrators getting the requisite Service Extensions a group of senior consultants working in Colombo based state hospitals who also reached the retirement age too planning to apply for Service Extensions.If such a thing happened Junior Consultants working in outstation hospitals will not able to get transfers to Colombo from some time the Health Ministry sources stressed.
The sources further added that some senior Medical Administrators who are closed to retirement age already begun to go after Cabinet Ministers to get some political backing to extend their service period.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Power And Energy Minister Critcised the Proposed Visit Of UN Expert Panel
The Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka has strongly opposing the proposed visit of Expert Panel appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon to investigate alleged war crimes against Sri Lanka.The UN Expert Panel members are due to visit Sri Lanka and give the evidence before Lessons Learnet and Reconciliation .
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