National Drug Regulatory Authority Policy Act To Be Implemented With Effect From Today(01)

The much awaited National Drug Regulatory  Authority Policy Act which was passed in Parliament on 19th of  March will be implemented with effect from today (01) according to the Health Sources.The Gazette Notification regarding the forming  of  National Drug Regulatory Authority under the Act   was issued yesterday(30) the sources have added.

The proposed  National Drug Regulatory Authority will be controlled by a Board headed by Professor Lal Jayakody and comprising of 13 intellectuals  including doctors and professors .

Under the National Drug Regulatory Authority Policy Act the right of patients on  purchasing safe and  good quality  drugs under generic name for reasonable prices  will be assured according to Government Pharmacists Union which was actively involved in making amendments to the National Drug Regulatory Authority Act.

The Act was first approved by the Cabinet on 2005 but the recent governments failed to implement it due to the influence of Multi National Drug Companies.

The founder of National Drug Policy was a Sri Lankan Professor Senaka Bibile who was also the founding chairman of State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC).Sri Lanka  needs around 80 essential drugs which should be available in state run hospitals  according  to the Pharmacists Union.

President Agreed To Give Nominations To Former President From UPFA-Opposition Leader

The opposition Leader Nimal Siripala De Silva has today (30) informed  former President Mahinda Rajapakshe that the  President Mauthripala Sirisene has agreed to give nominations for the former president from  United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA)to contest forthcoming parliamentary election .

However the President not agreed to name former president as prime ministerial candidate sources said. 

During a meeting held between the opposition leader and  former president in Kandy this noon,the opposition leader Nimal Siripala De Silva has brief the President's decision regarding giving nominations for former president.The President is due to  inform  the UPFA Leaders on decisions taken at the meeting between opposition leader and former president this evening.

Earlier President Sirisene has confirmed that the former president will not receive nominations from UPFA   to contest forthcoming parliamentary election .President Sirisene is the current chairman of
UPFA.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Sri Lankan Male Was Arrested With Rs.16.9 Million Worth Foreign Currency Notes At The Air Port

Sri Lanka Custom Officers have arrested a Sri Lankan Male last morning at the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Air Port for attempting to smuggle Rs.16.9 million worth foreign currency out of the country.The Foreign Currency Notes were concealed inside suspect's luggage according to the custom officers.

The suspect who is resident in Colombo Suburbs was arrested while he was at the Air Port's Departure Lounge  to board the flight to Kuala Lampur in Malaysia.

POEM OF THE DAY -" A FRIEND FOR LIFE " BY JULIE HEBERT

A friend for life,
Is someone who,
Gives all they can,
And is true to you.

A friend for life,
Is someone with,
A brain for knowledge,
And knows every myth.

A friend for life,
Is someone who likes,
All the same things,
Like me and my yikes.

A friend for life,
Is someone who,
Will always be there,
For me and you

JVP Has Urged The Government To Postpone The Parliamentary Election To First Week Of September

The leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna(JVP) has urged the government to postpone the forthcoming Parliamentary Election which is scheduled to be held on 17th of August to first week of September so it will not affect the Students who are sitting for this year's GCE Advanced Level Examination.

The JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said today(29) that nearly 200,000 Advanced Level Students who are sitting for this years A/L Examination scheduled to be held on two phases in this August due to the election  have questioned how can they concentrate on their studies amidst Rallies,Loud Speakers and Processions related to the Election.

If the government has dissolved the Parliament soon after the passing of 19th Amendment  the Election would have been completed by now.

Foreign And Local Investors Have Invested In 42 Large Scale Investment Projects Of Sri Lanka This Year- BOI

The Foreign Investors have  invested Rs.6.849 Billion in Sri Lankan Investment Projects during last six months according to the Sri Lanka Board Of Investment.(BOI)Local Investors have invested Rs.17.734 Million in projects the Board Of Investment has said.

Under this both Foreign and Local Investors have  invested in  approximately 42 large scale investment projects including the fields of small Hydro Power Plants,Housing Construction Schemes,Apparel Industry and  Tourist Hotels the  BOI has announced.