Health Ministry To Charge A Fixed Treatment Fee Of Rs.2000 From Accident Victims Admitted To State Hospitals With Liquor Influence

The Health Ministry has decided to charge a fixed treatment fee of Rs.2000 from Accident Victims  with Liquor Influence who got admitted to Government Hospitals with effect from February.This is an initial step taken under the charging treatment fees from patients admitted to government hospitals suffering from non infectious diseases caused by Alcohol according to the Ministry.

The Director General Of Health Services already submitted this decision of charging Rs.2000 per Accident Victims with Liquor Influence to the Attorney General for his opinion under the direction of Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena.Meanwhile the Health Minister has said that there is no truth on the allegations made by some trade unions that he is trying to destroy the free health system of the Country by implementing this programme.The main aim of the programme is non other then deter the Alcoholic abuse the minister has stressed.

Government Decided To Reduced Import Duty Of Milk Powder

The Government has decided to reduced the import duty imposed on Milk Powder to Rs.28 from Rs.50 per Killo Gramme with Immediate effect.This decision has taken to stablise the market prices and  the retail prices will remained as unchanged according to the Internal Trade Ministry.

Cabinet Decided To Raise The Age Limit Of Domestic Migrant Workers To 21

Cabinet today decided to raise the minimum age limit for migration as Domestic Workers to 21 years from the present age limit of 18 with immediate effect.Cabinet made the decision based on proposal made in this regard by the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Dilan Perera.

According to the statistics 50 percent of the Sri Lankans migrating abroad for foreign employment are women and majority of them employed as domestic workers.

Ministry Of Defense And Headquarters Of Armed Forces To Be Shifted To Akuregoda

The Government Information Department has announced today that the Ministry of Defense and Headquarters of all three Armed Forces due to be shifted to Akuregoda in Battaramulla of the Colombo Suburbs soon from their present location.

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Supreme Court Ruled As Court Martial A Valid Court Under The Constitution

Supreme Court today ruled that the Court Martial is also a part of the legal system according to the 89(d) section of the Sri Lankan Constitution.The decision of  five member Supreme Court Judge panal regarding the validity of Court Martial was revealed in Appeals Court in Colombo this noon.

The validity of the Court Martial was questioned when  imprisoned former Army Commander Retired General Sarath Fonseka filed a court case in Appeals Court challanging the Court Martial Ruling over removing him from Parliamentary Seat.Afterwards the question on validity of the Court Martial was referred to the Supreme Court.

Postal Work At The Central Mail Exchange Getting Slow Due To The OT Strike Of Postal Workers

The Movement of Postal work in Central Mail Exchange is getting slower due to the OT(Over time) Strike of the Postal Workers the Post Master General M.K.B Dissanayake has said today.

Postal Workers belongs to 17 Postal Unions launched a OT Strike last Friday(21) demanding solutions for 07 of their service demands.However the Postal Work throughout the island functioning as usual according the Post Master General.

Meanwhile a meeting is scheduled to be held today between the Postal Trade Unions and Post Master General regarding the service demands of the Unions.