QUOTES FOR LIFE

Government Surveyors To Launch Two Day Island Wide Sick Note Campaign From Tomorrow

Government Surveyors are due to launch a two day Island Wide Sick note campaign  on tomorrow(11) and the day after(12) demanding solutions for  eight of  their service demands .
 
If the authorities have not provided the solutions for the demands Government Surveyors have decided to launch an Island Wide Continuous Strike from 13th of July according to the Government Surveyors Union.

Western Provincial Chief Minister Instructed To Impose 2% Tax On Abandoned Lands In Western Province

The Chief Minister of Western Province Isura Devapriya has instructed the Local Government bodies to impose a 2% maximum tax with effect from today (10) on  abandoned lands in Western Province due to the current Dengue Epidemic in the country.

Accordingly 2% tax will be imposed on abandoned lands based on the value of the Lands Chief Minister has stated.

It has been raveled that the abandoned lands in Western Province especially in Colombo City are cradles of Dengue Mosquito Breeding Places.

A Doctor Arrested Over Accepting Bribes From Private Labs Was Remanded

Colombo Chief Magistrate has today(10) remanded the suspected Physician in Kuliyapitiya Base Hospital who had been arrested recently  over accepting bribes from Private Laboratories to send Government Hospital patients for Lab Tests  ,until 24th of July .

The suspected Doctor had taken around Rs.20,000 to 30,000 bribe each from  Private Laboratories to send Hospital patients for Lab tests it has been revealed.

A Van Driver Was Killed And A Bhikku Was Injured Due To An Accident In Southern Expressway

A Van driver was killed and a Buddhist Monk was injured and hospitalized after the Van they were traveling in colliding with a security fence in the Southern Expressway in the wee hours of this morning(10).

The injured Buddhist Monk had been admitted to the Nagoda Hospital for treatment.

The Van which was traveling from Kadawatha to Godagama colliding with the security fence of the Expressway after the 21 year old driver fallen to a sleep it has been revealed.

The driver has been identified as a resident of Pitigala area.

Foreign-Philip Morris: Tobacco Giant Ordered To Compensate Australia

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-40552304

Closed Section Of The Southern Expressway Has reopened

The section between Kaduwela  and Kadawatha of the

Southern Expressway which temporarily  closed down last night (09), has reopned this morning (10)according to the Road Development Authority.

The section was closed down after a high tension power line collapsed on the road.