Fifty Nine HIV/AIDS Positives Have Been Reported From Sri Lanka Between July-September This Year

During the three month period July to September this year 59 HIV/AIDS Positives have been reported from the island according to the Director of the National  STD/AIDS Control Programme Dr.Sisira Liyanage.These HIV Positives are on the age group 25-45 he has said.

With the newly found HIV Positives 169 HIV/AIDS Positives have been reported from Sri Lanka this year up to now Dr.Liyanage has stressed.

The STD/AIDS Control Programme Director has said that due to the increasing number of ex marital affairs among youth and adults most of the HIV Positives reported have got the disease through heterosexual relationships."The STD/AIDS Control Programme has planned to launch a practical awareness programme on HIV/AIDS for the most vulnerable groups who are prone to HIV /AIDS including School Children,High School Students ,Tourist Guides,Beach Boys (Especially In beaches in the Southern Province  and Some beaches in Western Province) and Factory Workers " Dr.Liyanage has said.

Since the  first HIV/AIDS Positive case which  was reported from here on the year 1987 majority of the HIV Positives reported from the  island are males  but now the number of female HIV Positives in the country too are on the  increase STD/AIDS Control Programme has said.now the male to female ratio among HIV Positives here is 3:2.

Around 71 HIV/AIDS infected Infants and Children are currently receiving the treatment for the disease it has been reported.

Bribery Commission Has Filed A Court Case Against Former Customs Director

The Bribery Or Corruption Commission has filed a court case against the former director of Sri Lanka Customs Ranjan Kanakasabe for  not disclosing his assets for the 2004-2007 period.The court case against the customs director was filed before Colombo Chief Magistrate Gihan Pilapitiya.

Bribery Commission has earlier filed a court case against him for accepting a Rs.1 million bribe from a person.

A Seven Day Programme For Local Doctors On How To Communicate With Patients Began Today(12)

A seven day workshop and seminar programme designed for local doctors on How to improve Communication Skills of Doctors when communicating with Patients  titled "Doctor Patient Communications Skills in clinical practice-Towards patient centered care" began today(12) in Colombo and it will be concluded  on 19th of November according to the Head of the European Association For Communication In Health Professor Jonathan Silverman .

Professor Silverman along with American Professor On Family Health Professor Marcy Rosenbaum are conducting this programme .Around 50 selected doctors are participating this programme which jointly organized by European Association For Communication  In Health and the Faculty Of Medicine in  University Of Peradeniya.

Around 20 Line Houses In Estate At Hatton Were Destroyed Due To A Fire

Around 20 line houses were destroyed at estate in Dayagama East ,Hatton this evening due to a sudden fire broke out in one of the houses.Several valuables and belongings of the residents have been destroyed due to the fire but no casualties have been reported .

The fire was doused by the residents before it spreads further as the fire truck was delayed in arriving at the scene.The cause of the fire has not yet been revealed.

Search Operations At The Koslande Land Slide Site Have Been Called Off

The search operations carried out at the Meeriyabedda Estate in Koslande where the land slide has occurred in two weeks back was called off today(09) per the written request made by  relatives of the victims.During the search operations carried out by the military personal since 29th of October only 12 bodies were found from the land slide site and 19 persons still reported as missing.

Government has decided to stop rescue operations at the site and erect a memorial there with the names  of all who have died and missing
from the disaster and declared the site as a sanctuary.

When the landslide has occurred officials have been announced that around 300 people feared as dead from the disaster but later dropped that number  to around 30 people.,

Two Sri Lankans Got Arrested For Smuggling Gold To The Country

Two Sri Lankans who tried to smuggle 11.8 Kilo Grammes of Gold to the country illegally got arrested  by customs officials today(08).The value of the smuggled gold was estimated as Rs.59 million .

201 Persons Have Been Evacuated From Landslide Site In Maskeliya

Around 201 persons belong to 47 families who are reside near  a mountain in Gartmore Estate in Maskeliya  which has been  declared as a landslide site  ,have been evacuated and transferred to  the safer areas  according to the authorities.Steps have been taken to provide Food,Water and other facilities for  the evacuated families the authorities  have stated.

The National Building Research Organization(NBRO) is to conduct tests at the landslide site.