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Sri Lanka Navy Arrested Twelve Indian Fishermen While Illegally Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy Officers have today(21)arrested 12 Indian Fishermen while engaging illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters off South Of Thalaimannar(In Northern Province) .

Navy Officers had also taken into custody two Indian fishing trawlers during the raid.

The arrested fishermen and trawlers had been handed over to the Department Of Fisheries in Mannar for future course of action.

Customs Officers Seized A Stock Of Foreign Cigarettes Worth More Than Rs.75 Million

Sri Lanka Customs Officers had today(21) seized a stock of 1.3 million Foreign Cigarettes worth more than Rs.75 million and illegally brought to the Country at Orugodawatte(Colombo) container yard.

The stock of seized Foreign Cigarettes has been brought from China through the Ship MSC Erika on 05th of December and the stock was hidden in 57 spring mattresses stored at a 20 foot container according to the Customs.A further investigations on the incident are being carried out by the Customs.

Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association To Recommend The Canteen Owners To Prepare Lunch Packs According To Health Ministry Module And Reduce The Lunch Prices

If the Canteen/Hotel Owners and Lunch Pack suppliers can prepare Lunch Packs according to the module recently introduced by the Nutrition division of Ministry Of Health which recommends three quarters of the Rice Plate should be filled with  vegetables /cereals and fish or poultry and only one quarter should be filled with Rice ,the price of a Lunch Pack can be reduced according to the President of Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association Dr.Renuka Jayathissa.

Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association is due to meet Canteen Owners Unions next January to make them aware on preparing Lunch Packs according to the module introduced by the Health Ministry ,Dr.Jayathissa has stated.

If it succeeds  the price of Lunch Packs can be reduced in near future she has said.

"At the moment People in our society getting used to eat more rice and less vegetables/cereals/fish and poultry products .To make people healthy they should be aware on the need of consuming little rice with more vegetables/cereals and also fruits " Dr.Jayathissa has stressed.

To spread the news on the newly introduced Rice Plate among public the  Sri Lanka Medical Nutrition Association has planned to use Private Buses and Three Wheeler with the help of Private Bus/Three Wheeler owners she has further stated.

All Ceylon Canteen Owners Association has increased the price of a Lunch Pack by Rs.10 with effect from this week and stated that the decision has taken due to the escalating prices of Rice in local market.

HEALTH TIP

Types of Cereals We Should Consume:

Rice,Brown Rice,Maize,Wheat,Barley,Sorghum,Oats,Rye

 

 

  

 

"WHITE ON WHITE"(1918) A POPULAR ABSTRACT ART OF YESTERYEAR RUSSIAN ARTIST KAZIMIR MALEVICH(1878-1935)

A Businessman Was Shot And Killed At Galewala

An unidentified gunman had shot and killed a 34 year old businessman at Dandubandiroopa area in Galewala (Central Province)this morning (21) while he was on the way to his farm situated near his house it has been reported.

The killer was not yet been identified.Galewala Police are conducting an investigation on the incident.