President Instructed To Send One Million US Dollers And Medical/Rescue Teams To Japan

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has today instructed the Treasury Secretary Dr.P.B Jayasundara to send One Million US Dollars to  Tsunami hit Japan as a friendly donation from people of Sri Lanka.

President has also advised the Treasury Secretary to send a well trained Medical team compromise with Doctors and Nurses to treat Tsunami affected people in Japan  and trained members of Tri Forces for rescue Operations  as well.

Japanese News reports have  stated that the death toll due to the Tsunami in North Eastern Japan may exceeds 10,000 while hundreds are still believed to be missing.Half of the Tsunami hit Sendai Town too reported as missing .Meanwhile around 3000 people who were in the Tsunami Hit areas have been  evacuated and up to now some 200,000 people are reside in Temporary Shelters set up by the Government.

Millions of people who are trapped in the Tsunami hit areas have experienced food and water shortage and food distribution  is delaying due to the transport block .Meanwhile Japanese authorities requested the citizens to save their electricity as most of the power plants got damaged due to the Tsunami waves.

650 Complaints On Face Book Crimes Received Within 08 Months

 During past 08months alone  Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team(SLCERT) had received around 650 complaints on  Abusing and Crimes,Scams and Freud activities  carried out by using the Social Networking Site "Face Book".

SLCERT  has already taken measures to cancel a large number of  fake "Face Book" accounts used to carried out these wrong doings it has been revealed.

Drug Mafia In State Hospitals?

Due to the majority of  Medical Consultants in state hospitals giving expensive drug samples free of charge for their patients and requested them to buy them in private sector on completion of it, patients find it extremely difficult to bear the expenses of such expensive drugs it has been revealed.The free Drug Samples given to the patients are provided to Consultants by various Muti National Drug Companies aiming to promote their products.

Although Patients are advised by the Consultants to purchase these Drugs from  Private Sector after the given sample drug finishes, there are several drugs belongs to the same category  available in State Hospital Pharmacies from different brands.For taking instance it has been revealed that some Ophthalmologists(Eye Surgeons) prescribed the patients to buy certain eye drop to bring down eye pressure for those in "Glaucoma" condition in continue basis after giving them a free sample of the drug to them.

But when contacted the Out Door Pharmacy in National Eye Hospital confirmed that the prescribed eye drop by the consultant is not available in the Pharmacy and a eye drop in same category with a different brand is available out there.However they said they will only issue this eye drop if the consultant prescribing it.Sri Lankan State Hospitals providing the Drugs for patients free of charge under free health care policy and this act is a violation of that policy according to the Health Sources.

Due to unawareness on the situation Patients are forced to buy the certain branded drug prescribed by the Consultant from the private sector even they cannot bear the cost of the price.

Japanese Earthquake And Tsunami Video Footage 11-03-2011

President Rajapaksha Conveyed His Sympathies On Japanese Earth quake

President Mahinda Rajapaksha has contacted the Japanese Ambassador in Colombo  this evening and conveyed his sympathies and support after the powerful earthquake and tsunami which had strucked Northeastern Japan this morning.

Ministry Of External Affairs Set Up An Information Service On Sri Lankans In Earthquake Hit Japan

The Ministry Of External Affairs has been set up a 24 hour Information Service for those seeking Information on Sri Lankans live in Japan following the powerful Earthquake and Tsunami which had struck ed Japan early today.

Still no information has been received on the whereabouts of Sri Lankans lives in Japan due to the power failure and  Mobile Network failure experienced in Tokyo and suburbs following the quake.Public has appealed to contact following numbers for information on Sri Lankans in Japan.The Numbers are 0772267929 and 0115743362.

No Tsunami Threat To Sri Lanka Following Japanese Earthquake-Sri Lanka Met Department

There is no Tsunami Threat to Sri Lanka due to the powerful 8.9 magnitude Earth Quake and after temors hit in Northeastern Japan today (11)according to the Sri Lankan Metereology Department.

The Tsunami which hit Sri Lanka as well as in other Indian Ocean Countries in 2004 too occured after 8.9 magnitude powerful earthquake hit in Indonesian Coast.According to the Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawai Tsunami threat issued to the whole Pacific coast including Japan and Taiwan,Philiphines,Russia,Mariana Islands and Papua New Gunia.