THOUGHT OF THE DAY FROM WEB

Employees Budget Draft Bill Was Submitted To The Parliament

The Employees Budget Draft Bill which proposes increasing the salaries of Private Sector Employees by Rs.2500 and other reliefs to the Private Sector Employees was submitted to the Parliament yesterday(10) by  Minister of Labor John Seneviratne.

However the Trade Unions representing  the National Labor Advisory Board have said that they could not   agree some provisions including in the Bill.

Some Trade Unions have already decided to file two petitions at Supreme Court soon over certain  provisions in the Employees Budget Draft Bill.

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Imprisoned Former Chief Minister Pillayan Has Been Further Remanded Over A Murder Of EX-MP

The  imprisoned Former Chief Minister of Eastern Province Sivanasathurai Chandrakanthan allias Pillayan who had been arrested and remanded over the murder of Ex- MP Joseph Pararajasingham has been further remanded yesterday(10) until 24th of February.

The former chief minister Pillayan has been remanded further over the killing after being produced before Batticloe Magistrate Court yesterday.

The suspect has been arrested after he arrived at the Criminal Investigations Division(CID) to give a statement regarding the murder of Ex MP Pararajasinghan.

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An Emergency Three Day Island Wide Dengue Control Programme To Be Implemented From Today(11)

A three day emergency Dengue Control Programme will be implemented from today(11th) ,12th(Friday) and  13th Of February(Saturday) in Western Province and Seven Districts throughout the island identified as Dengue High Risk Zones as the spreading of Dengue in these areas is on the increase according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine.

This emergency Dengue Control Programme will be implemented in Western Province and Seven Dengue High Risk Zone Districts namely Jaffna,Ampara,Batticloe,Puttalam,Kurunagala,Kegalle and Vavuniya with the assistance of National Dengue Control Programme,Sri Lanka Police,Tri Forces and Health Authorities the Ministry has said.

According to the latest survey carried out by Sri Lankan Entomologists ,Dengue Mosquito Larvae has bred in 54% of the Schools,36% of the Building and Construction Sites and 40% of the Religious Places in the island.

During the last month (January) 6199 Dengue Patients and 08 Dengue Deaths have been reported throughout the island and 319 Dengue Patients have been reported from the island during first ten days of this month.