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Friday, September 29, 2017

Lanka Indian Oil Company To Increase Prices Of Diesel And Petrol

Lanka Indian Oil Company has planned to increase

prices of both Diesel and Petrol in October according to the Company.

Due to the changing prices of fuel in the world market government should reduce the tax imposed on fuel or allow to increase the prices of fuel the company has announced.

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Prescribing Drugs To The Patients By Generic Name Has Been Legalized And Will Be Implemented Soon-Health Minister

Prescribing drugs to patients by Generic names has

been legalized under the National Drug Policy and it will be implemented here soon according to the Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

When the law is being implemented patients will receive the right of requesting doctors to prescribe medicinal drugs under the Generic name not the trade name as usually done minister has said while addressing the Professor Senake Bibile commemoration held at Sri Lanka Foundation Institute in Colombo last Tuesday (26).

Countries like USA had implemented such laws on prescribing medicinal drugs to the patients by Generic name and recorded 85% success rate and by purchasing medicinal drugs through Generic names patients are able to get them for cheeper prices as well Minister has stressed.

Galle Court Issued A Court Order To A Group Of Buddhist Monks Banning Protest Campaigns Infront Of Bussa Detention Center

Galle Magistrate court had issued an interim order to a

group of Buddhist monks belonging to "Sinhala Ravaya" organization last evening (29) banning holding any protest campaign infront of the Bussa detention center where the families of Rohingya refugees of Mayanmar staying in.

The court order had been issued to a group of Buddhist monks including the president of Sinhala Ravaya ,venerable Akmeemana Dayaratne as there are reports that they are planning to conduct a protest campaign infront of the center today (30)similar to the one they have conducted when the refugee families were resided in Mount Lavinia.

After the protests in Mount Lavinia the Rohingya refugee families have been moved to the Bussa Detention center for protection by the police.

Water Board To Impose A 15 Hour Water Cut In Negambo Based Areas

The national water supplies and drainage board has

decided to impose a 15 hour water cut in and around Negambo area from 11 a.m on on monday (02)to 3 a.m on Tuesday (03) due to an essential maintainance work in Bambukuliya water purification center .

Accordingly the water cut will be imposed in Negambo urban council area,Katunayake Airforce base,Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport,Katunayake Investment Trade Zone,Katunayake Airport Base and Pitipana areas .

The water board has advised the public in these areas to use water carefully without wasting due to the water cut.

A 63 Year Old Person Arested With 10 Grammes Of Kerala Cannabis

Morawaka police have arrested a 63 year old person

with 10 grammes of Kerala cannabis in his possession at Morawaka area.

The stock of kerala cannabis in possession of the suspect prepared to distribute among school children according to the police.

Morawaka police are investigating on the incident.