European Parliament Has Defeated A Resolution Submitted To Suspend The Granting Of GSP Plus Concessions To Sri Lanka

European Parliament which met

today(27) in Belgian capital Brussels has defeated a resolution submitted to the Parliament by opposing the  granting of GSP Plus tariff concessions to Sri Lanka by 317 votes as 436 Members of the European Parliament voted against the resolution ,119 members voted in favor  and 22 members were absent during the voting according to the Deputy Foreign Minister Dr.Harsha De Silva.

Some European Parliamenrary Groups have submitted the resolution to the Patliament by requesting to suspend the granting of GSP Plus concessions to Sri Lanka by citing Sri Lankan government still not full fill the human right requirements needs to get the concessions.

European Union had suspended the GSP Plus concessions granted to Sri Lanka during  the previous regime .

However after several rounds discussions the European Union has decided to grant the Concession to Stick Lanka after considering the human rights record of  current government .

President Sirisena Has Appointed 25 Senior Attorneys At Law As President's Counsal

President Maithripala Sirisena has today

(27)appointed 25 senior Attorneys At Law as President's counsal according to the President's Media Division.

These Attorneys At Law including MP-M.A Sumanthiran,Daya Palpola,Ariya B Rakawa,J.C Weliamuna had been appointed by considering their excellance and honesty in the field of law it has been srated.

Foreign- Indian Government To Tag Cows

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Health Ministry To Launch A Special Two Day Dengue Inspection Programme In Schools Island Wide From Tomorow(28)

Ministry Of Health,Nutrition And Indigenous Medicine has decided to conduct a two day island wide special Dengue Inspection Programme in all Schools on Tomorrow(28) and the day after(29) in view of controlling the spreading of Dengue in schools.

Accordingly  Health Workers,Police and Tri Forces Personal will participate the two day Dengue Inspection programme in schools and will be given one month period for schools with Dengue mosquito breeding places to remove the breeding places.

If a School found as having Dengue Mosquito breeding places not able to remove those places withing one month period authorities will take a legal action against the Principal of the school the Health Ministry has announced.

Schools are among the  high risk areas which breeding  Dengue Mosquitoes  according to the Ministry.

From January this year up to now more than 34,000 Dengue Patients have been reported from the country with 65 deaths.

Government Has Decided To Form A New Defense Unit And Appoint Field Marshal Fonseka As The Head Of The Unit

Government has decided to form a new Defense Unit which can be functioned with all Defense Units in the country including tri forces and appoint Minister ,Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka as head of the Unit.

President Maithripla Sirisena has submitted a proposal regarding the forming of a new Defense Unit and appointing Field Marshal Fonseka as the head of the Unit  to the Cabinet and  got approval it has been stated.

Former Army Commander Field Marshal Fonseka will be given responsibility on managing emergency situations in the country through the new post Government has announced.

Heavy Traffic Prevailed In And Around Technical Junction And Coombo Fort Last Night Due To A Student Protest

A heavy traffic prevailed in and around Technical Junction,Maradana and Colombo Fort last night(26)due to a Group of Medical and University Students staged a protest march during night by carrying torches against the Malabe Private Medical Collage(SAITM).

The Student protestors begun their protest march jointly organized by the Medical Faculty Students Action Committee and Inter University Students Federation near Colombo Medical Faculty around 7 p.m last night and marched towards Colombo Fort Railway station and held a protest campaign there.

Meanwhile three medical students involved in the protest march were injured and hospitalized last night during the march after a high speed Three Wheeler colliding with the students.The injured students were admitted to Colombo National Hospital.