Nine people including fishermen have died due to the adverse weather conditions prevailed in the country with strong winds,rain and rough seas since yesterday(25th) according to Disaster Management Center .Around 30 fishermen who went out to the sea with strong winds and rain are reported as missing the Center has said.
Seven Deaths were reported from Matara District (Southern Province) alone yesterday as three persons died in the district due to fallen trees and four fishermen drowned with their boats due to rough seas.One death each has been reported from Monaragala and Galle Districts.
Strong winds with heavy showers damaged 1061 houses in the area as 106 houses damaged and 955 houses partially damaged.Several School Buildings in Matara District too got damaged according to Disaster Management Center.Trees have been fallen and power failures were reported from Galle District too (Southern Province) while several houses got damaged due to the weather.Injuries were also reported from Anuradhapura District .Up to now around 1200 families have been affected due to the Adverse Weather Conditions.
Meanwhile the Meteorology Department has aid that the showers or thunder showers will continue over most parts of the country today(26) as well.Seas will be rough warned by the Department.
Friday, November 25, 2011
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Sri Lanka Welcomes 750,000th Tourist This Year
Sri Lanka welcomes it's 750,000 th Tourist this year (2011) few hours ago at Bandaranaike International Air Port in Katunayake.According to Sri Lanka Tourism this number is the highest number of Tourist Arrivals ever recorded in history so far.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Chamber Of Pharmaceutical Drugs In Sri Lanka To Support Drug Policy While Opposing The Drug Price Control Mechanism
The Chamber of Pharmaceutical Drugs In Sri Lanka stated today that they have been opposing the proposed Drug Price Control Mechanism of the Government as it will become a burden to the patients.The President of the Chamber Mr.Vish Govinda Swamy said today that they will supporting the proposed National Drugs Policy if the authorities are willing to implement that soon but not the price control mechanism which has proved as a useless system in other fields too.
Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo this eve Mr.Govinda Swamy has stressed that to tackle the rising drug prices in private pharmacies the chamber of pharmaceutical industry in Sri Lanka will introduce a price marking system of every drug that sold in those pharmacies and have already advised the pharmacy owners to marked the prices of drugs on the labels of every drug .
"We still think the only way to tackle the problems related to medicinal drugs of sri lanka including the quality and the price problem is non other then implementing the proposed National Drugs Policy made by late professor senaka bibile".But without trying to implement that policy soon wonder why the authorities are trying to introduced a drug price control mechanism in a hurry " he has questioned.
Addressing a press briefing held in Colombo this eve Mr.Govinda Swamy has stressed that to tackle the rising drug prices in private pharmacies the chamber of pharmaceutical industry in Sri Lanka will introduce a price marking system of every drug that sold in those pharmacies and have already advised the pharmacy owners to marked the prices of drugs on the labels of every drug .
"We still think the only way to tackle the problems related to medicinal drugs of sri lanka including the quality and the price problem is non other then implementing the proposed National Drugs Policy made by late professor senaka bibile".But without trying to implement that policy soon wonder why the authorities are trying to introduced a drug price control mechanism in a hurry " he has questioned.
As The Pharmacy Drugs Prices Are In Increase Majority Of Patients Avoid Of Buying Them
Majority of the patients are avoid of buying medicinal drugs through the private pharmacies nowadays due to the ever rising prices of them health sources have revealed today (23).As the patients are not buying drugs the sales of these pharmacies too dropped sharply. According to the sources the prices of almost every drug available in those pharmacies have increased during past few weeks without an exact reason.
Prices of some essential drugs including drugs prescribed for Diabetes,High Blood Pressure,Cholesterol and Heart Diseases were increased by more than 10 percent during this month .
Due to this situation the majority of government hospital patients have avoid of buying the drugs from private pharmacies although prescribed by hospital doctors and doctors are warning that the conditions of these patients will get worsen if they continue to avoid of buying prescribed drugs for their ailments.
Prices of some essential drugs including drugs prescribed for Diabetes,High Blood Pressure,Cholesterol and Heart Diseases were increased by more than 10 percent during this month .
Due to this situation the majority of government hospital patients have avoid of buying the drugs from private pharmacies although prescribed by hospital doctors and doctors are warning that the conditions of these patients will get worsen if they continue to avoid of buying prescribed drugs for their ailments.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
The Final Report Of Lessons Learn t And Reconciliation Commission (LLRC) Was Handed Over To The President
The final report of the Lessons Learn t And Reconciliation Commission(LLRC) was handed over to the President Mahinda Rajapaksha to day (20) at Temple Trees by the Commission's Chairman C.R De Silva.The Commission was appointed by President in the year 2010 .
The Lessons Learn t And Reconciliation Commission had gathered over 1000 public evidence during their proceedings.Commission Members finished the final report on 15th of November according to the sources.
The Lessons Learn t And Reconciliation Commission had gathered over 1000 public evidence during their proceedings.Commission Members finished the final report on 15th of November according to the sources.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka Was Found Guilty On White Flag Case And Sentenced To Three Years Of Imprisonment
The Special Three Member Judge Panel of Colombo High Court has today (18th) found Former Army Commander and the leader of Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Retired General Sarath Fonseka was guilty for first charge out of the three charges against him in "White Flag Case " and sentenced him a three years of rigourous imprisonment .The Judge Panel was also fined General Fonseka a Rs.5000 fine.
The Judgment was a divided one as 2:1 while 2 judges including the chairman of judge Panel justice Deepali Wijesundera judged General Fonseka as found guilty for one of the three charges filed against him and 1 judge judged as he was not guilty for all the three charges.The 2 judges who were given their judgment against General Fonseka found him guilty on the first charge against him inciting violance through his statment on "White Flag Issue" while found he was not guilty for the rest of the charges.
General Fonseka is currently serving a 30 month jail sentence imposed by the local Court Martial.The former Army Commander was charged for a statement made by him for the local weekend newspaper stating the troops have killed number of LTTE Leaders under the direction of higher official when they tried to surrender with white flags during the final phase of the war against LTTE in 2009.
During today's court proceedings security was tightened in and around the High Court Complex in Colombo with large number of armed police officers.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Gas Prices Will Not Increased -Cooperatives And Internal Trade Minister
Although Laugfs Gas Company has requested the Government to increased the price of a Gas Cylinder the Gas Prices will not be increased the Minister Of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando has announced today (16th).
As only the Laugfs Gas Company made a request to increased the Gas Prices there will be no revision of Gas Prices withing this year according to the Minster.The last Gas Price revision was on Last August.
As only the Laugfs Gas Company made a request to increased the Gas Prices there will be no revision of Gas Prices withing this year according to the Minster.The last Gas Price revision was on Last August.
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