Former Cricket Captain Hashan Thilakaratne To Revealed The Names Involved In Match Fixing

Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain and Western Provincial Council Member Hashan Thilakaratne has make a special statement today and backed his previous allegations on Match Fixing against some Sri Lankan Cricketers and said that he will revealed the names of those involved in Match Fixing at the right time and not hesitate to inform this on even to the cricket's governing body the International Cricket Council(ICC).

He also said that a certain number of people are trying to silence him but as he loves Sri Lnkan Cricket and will go ahead and revealed the names who are responsible for match fixing .Hashan has taken 05 minutes to make this special statement on match fixing allegations in front of  around 100 journalist today which he predicted match fixing is  happening in Sri Lanka since 1992 and  spreading it in the  local cricket scene like a cancer .

Hashan To Make A Special Statement On Match Fixing Tomorrow

Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Hashan Tiakeratne is to be make a special announcement on his earlier statement on Match Fixing Allegations by 9 a.m tomorrow.He will make this special announcement at the Western Provincial Council in Colombo 07.

Prices Of Milk Powder To Be Increased From Tonight

The Consumer Affairs Authority has decided to increase the Prices of  400 Grammes and 1 Killo Gramme Milk Powder with effect from midnight today.According to the new price increase the 400 Grammes Pack of Milk Powder will be increase by Rs.20 and 1 KG Pack by Rs.49.

President Rajapaksha Has Said That The Govt.Carried Out Rescue Mission On IDP's In Humanely Manner

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha has  said today that government has carried out the rescue mission on some 300,000 In displaced Persons(IDP's) during  last phase of war against  terrorist group LTTE on  2009 with humanely and carefully more then expected by some of the UN Agencies.

Addressing the May Day Rally today at Town Hall ,Colombo organized by the governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) President further said that due to the Terrorism Sri Lanka will remain the only country in the world that saved large number of People from clutches of Terrorism withing short time of period.

He has also appealed from the Non Government Organizations(NGO's),some organizations and individuals on not to betray the country for few thousand of Dollars.

Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board To Meet Tomorrow To Discuss On Match Fixing Allegations

The Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board to meet tomorrow to  discuss on the allegations made by former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Hashan Thilakaratne over match fixing by the  former Cricketers.Hashan had stated for a foreign Media Ch annal last Friday that the Match Fixing is nowadays spreading like a Cancer and it's not a new thing  to Sri Lankan Cricket.

Soon after the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain made these remarks it has been reported that a One of the former Indian Cricketer as well as the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage refused it as  a rubbish statement.

However Hashan Thilakaratne in his interview with the Foreign Channal stated that he will revealed some  names who were involved in Match Fixing in near future.Meanwhile the former Pakistani Wicket Keeper Rashid Latiff today backed the  Match Fixing allegations made by Thilakaratne.

Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday Behalf Of May Day

Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday Behalf Of May DayAs this years May Day falls on Sunday Government has decided not to declare the following day Monday as a Holiday for Government and Private Sector Employees.According to the Minister Of Public Administration and Home Affairs John Seneviratne everyone should celebrate this years May Day on Sunday as it falls.

Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the  Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .

Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the  Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .

World Health Organization Awarded An International Certificatte For Sri Lanka On Eradication Of Filaria

The World Health Organization(WHO) has today awarded an International Progress Certificate to Sri Lanka for becoming the First Country in South Asia to eradicate the Disease Filaria .

The Certificate was awarded after a survey conducted by a group of World Health Organization experts in cities Dehiwala,Wattala and Ja Ela which are widely  known as the filaria ring and found that there are no trace of filaria parasite spreading the disease in these cities  and not even a single victim suffering from the disease.

According to the survey results the WHO satisfied the progress made by Sri Lanka on eradicating the Filaria from the country and awarded the Certificate to Sri Lanka the Ministry Of Health has announced.The Deputy Director General Dr.Sunil Settinayaka was accepted the progress certificate on behalf of the Ministry.