Actress Vinu Wettimuny Murdered At Her Home

Young Local Film Actress and a film producer Vinu Wettimuny was murdered at her residence in Rathmalana  of Colombo Suburbs.According to the Police three suspects are believed to be involved with her murder.Police are conducting further investigations.

MP And Popular Local Actress Upeksha Swarnamali Admitted To Jaywardanpura Hospital Due To An Assault

Government MP and popular Sri Lankan Actress Upeksha Swarnamali who widely recognized here as "Paba" was admitted to the Kotte Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital after received facial injuries due to an assault at Home sources said.She is reported as having an internal bleeding.

Police are conducting an investigations on her assault as a domestic violence although no official complaint received regarding the assault sources said.

MP Swarnamali widely recognized here as "Paba" after she portrayed the  main role in the recently concluded "Paba"Tele drama was elected to Parliament from the Gampaha District with highest number of votes under the main opposition the United National Party's(UNP) ticket and later she joined  the Government.

Token Strike Of Paramedics Paralyzed The Government Hospital Services

Due to an Island Wide token strike launched by the Professionals Supplementary to Medicine(PSM) attached to Government Hospitals today demanding to fulfill five of their service demands,had  paralyzed the issuing of medicines through the out door patient departments,Laboratory Tests,Radiography Tests and Physio Therapy and Occupational Therapies in the Hospitals.

Only emergency services are maintaining  during the 24 hour strike which scheduled to end 8 a.m tomorrow morning according to the PSM Professionals.

However the Major Hospitals including  the National Hospital in Colombo issued special tokens to the Patients who came to get the medicine from OPD pharmacies of hospitals which enable them to purchase drugs free of charge through the State Owned Pharmacies.Same Hospitals have send patients who need emergency Lab Tests,Radiography Tests to the Private Hospitals for these tests according to the officials.

The Professionals Supplementary To Medicine(PSM) compromising Government Pharmacists,Medical Laboratory Technicians(MLT),Radiographers,Physiotherapists and occupational Therapists launched the token strike this morning at 8 a.m demanding to fulfill five demands including  implementation of the delayed promotions of the special grade and first grade of their  professionals .If the Health Ministry has  not taken steps to fulfill their demands immediately the PSM has decided to launch an Island wide continuous strike from 23rd of February till their demands are fulfilled the secretary of the Association of Professionals Supplementary To Medicine Harendra Kuruppu has said.

A False Alarm Of A British Passenger On A Bomb Threat In Sri Lankan Air Line Flight To London Proved As Hoax

A Bomb threat received by the Sri Lankan Air Lines Air Bus 340 which bounded to London U.K found as a  Hoax after checked the Air Bus  which got landed to Male International Air Port this evening,Soon after the Air Bus got landed to Male International Air Port in Maldives  a British Passenger name Clement Paul  who boarded the Plane started alarming fellow passengers that a bomb was on board the Flight.

After searching the flight it proved that the Bomb Threat was a hoax and afterward the Air Bus left to London, Sri Lankan Air Lines Has announced.The Maldives National Defense Force was evacuated the Passengers boarded in Sri Lankan Flight for a search in Male and when it proved the alarm is hoax the British Passenger who was responsible for the act  was apprehended by the Authorities in Male.

After the search the 199 Passenger Air Bus which is flying Colombo to London via Male left for London.

400,000 Plastic Containers To Minimize The Wastage Of Fruits And Vegetables During Transportation

To minimize the wastage of fruits and vegetables during their transportation  the Internal Trade Ministry has  today began distributing of 400,000 Plastic Containers for traders to Pack Fruits and Vegetables when transporting.

According to the Ministry Of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando using of Plastic Containers to transport Fruits and Vegetables is made a  compulsory with effect from 01st of March this year.These Plastic Containers are bought from the Government and will distribute for the relevant groups through the economic centers Minister further said.

The First Indian Private Ferry Sailing Towards Sri Lanka

Although Some Local officials claimed  that the Indian Media Reports on re commencing of Indo- Sri Lanka Private Ferry during last week is not true it has been reported that the Ferry "MSV Raj TTN 241" carrying 250 tonnes of Food items had left from the old Port of Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu by early hours yesterday and  heading towards Sri Lanka .

The ferry with a 10 crew members is scheduled  to arrive Colombo Port  today according to the sources.According to the Coastal Sail Vessels Owners Association the Ferry would be operated weekly basis and it will expand four tours per week based on the volume of the business.

1068 Dengue Patients Were Reported Throughout The Island This Year-11 Deaths Reported

According to the Epidemiology Unit 1068 Dengue Patients were reported throughout the Island during 01st of January and 10th of February this year and there were 11 Deaths.Majority of the patients were reported from Colombo District(383) followed by Gampaha.Puttalam and  Jaffna Districts.

One child was died due to dengue in the Colombo Municipal Area last week and around 49 patients were reported in first 10 days of February according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo municipal area Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam. 

The Epidemiologists requesting the public to be an alert on the Dengue situation as the epidemic is spreading most parts of the Country and keeping their houses and gardens clean without Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places.