Unhygienic Small Eating House Owners In Colombo To Improve Their Standard Within Two Months

The Public Health Department In Colombo has decided to give two month period for around 200 unhygienic small eating houses based in Colombo City to improve their standard for the benefit of the public according to the Chief Medical Officer in Colombo Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni.

Around 35 selected owners of the unhygienic small eating houses based in Colombo City have been informed on this yesterday during a special seminar conducted for them at the Colombo Public Health Department.Owners of the other small eating houses in Colombo City will be informed on food safety and how to improve their standard withing next few weeks Dr.Wijemuni has said.

The photographing of the poor facilities in these small eating houses are still underway and these photographs will be used to show the owners on their lapses he has stressed.

Routine Eye Surgeries Have Been Cancelled In One Of The Theaters Attach To Colombo Eye Hospital

One of the Theaters attach to Sri Lanka's only government owned Eye Hospital ,The Eye Hospital in Colombo has been closed since last week due to an urgent repair work in the roof of the theater Eye Hospital Sources said.

Due to this situation all the  routine eye surgeries including Cataract Surgeries scheduled to be performed in that Theater are being  cancelled and only the urgent surgeries performs as usual the sources have reveled.The closed theater is due to be opened for surgeries
after finishing the repairs of the roof by next Monday.

Owners Of 200 Unhygienic Small Eating Houses In Colombo City To Receive Awareness On Food Safety

The food sold by approximately 200 small eating houses located within the Colombo City are found as not good for human consumption according to the the Chief Medical Officer Of the Colombo City Dr.Ruwan Wijemuni,So many complaints are being received from the public daily against these eating houses which sell food items like Dosai, Hoppers and String Hoppers Dr.Wijemuni has said.


These eating houses are not having a proper food storage and food preparing facilities and most of these are using the water use for toilets to washing the vegetables and meet use to prepare food items he has further added.The Toilets attach to these eating houses too not in good condition Dr.Wijemuni said,


As thousands of people who are entering the Colombo City daily for Business and other purposes are consuming food from these small eating houses the Colombo Public Health Department has decided to lift the standard of these small eating houses with effect from this Thursday(16) though a specially designed plan to make aware the owners of these eating houses on the need of food safety.

Under this plan the Public Health Inspectors and other health officials of the Public Health Department are currently photographing the food preparing,storing and toilet facilities of small eating houses to identify the lapses it has been revealed,

The Colombo,Public Health Department has arranged a special workshop for 35 small eating house owners in Colombo City to make them aware  on food safety.

Four Normal Passenger Trains To Run In Between Colombo,Fort-Jaffna From Today(13)

As  "Yal Devi" Train has  Reached Jaffna Railway  Station this morning after a lapse of 24 years, Sri Lanka Department Of Railways has decided to run four normal trains in between Fort,Colombo -Jaffna daily with effect from today(13).

In addition a fully air conditioned Train is due to run from Mount Lavenia To Jaffna daily with effect from today.An Inter City Train and a night mail train are also scheduled to run in between  Colombo,Fort-Jaffna from today.

The cost of a Train Ticket from Colombo Fort-Jaffna is Rs.320 and booked first class ticket is  priced for Rs.900 according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department.The cost of the Train Ticket for Second Class is Rs.800.Meanwhile the price of the Train Ticket for fully air conditioned Train run
from Colombo Fort -Jaffna is Rs.1500.

Yal Devi Train Service To Be Re Commenced From Tomorrow(13) To Jaffna From Palai After 24 Years

The train Yal Devi which has not functioned for 24 years from Palai to Jaffna due to the war situation in north and east is due to re commence it's journey  by 9.30 a.m tomorrow(13).The inaugural journey will begin under the patronage of President Mahinda Rajapaksha.

Due to the war between Sri Lankan Army and Terrorist Group LTTE "Yal Devi has only functioned between Colombo to Palai over the last few years.As the Rail Tracks and Rail Stations between Palai to Jaffna  which destroyed due to the war have been  reconstructed under the Financial and Technical aid received from the  Indian Government the train service of Yal Devi is due to re commence from tomorrow.

Government Increased The Prices Of Ar rack And Beer

Government has increased the taxes imposed on Liquors Ar rack and Beer by  Rs.90 and Rs.10-15 per liter respectively with effect from last Friday according to the Department Of Excise .

Due to this tax increase the prices of Local Arrack has increased by Rs.90 per liter and Beers which contains more than 5% Alcohol by Rs.15 and Beers contains Alcohol less then 5% by Rs.10.

All Foreign Liquors have been increased By Rs.120 per liter.

Railway Trade Unions Suspended Their Strike Action Following The Court Order

The Railway Trade Unions have suspended  their  island wide continuous strike this morning due to the enjoining order issued by the Colombo District Court yesterday(10).

According to the Railway Graded Trade Unions Collective(RGTUC) the strike was temporarily suspended  from 7 a.m today due to the court order .However it will take some time to resume normal train services fully the collective has said.

Meanwhile some trains were functioned after the railway strike suspended this morning according to the Railways
Department.