President Has Ordered The Authorities To Cancel Two Gazette Notifications On Liquor

President Maithripala Sirisena has today (14)ordered

the authorities to cancel the new gazette notifications issued under the signature of Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera to remove the ban imposed on females to purchase liqupr from bars,working in bars and selling liquor and extending the time schedule of opening bars from 9 p.m to 10 p.m by tomotrow (15).

President has stated that he was not aware on the new gazette nitifications which are contradictory to the government policy of "Stop Liquor" while addressing a public rally in Agalawatte area today.

The Gazette notifications issued by Ministry of Finance will be cancelled by tomorrow according to him.

HEALTH TIP

Life-Friends Who Cry Together Have Stronger Bonds

https://www.elitedaily.com/life/culture/friends-cry-

together-stronger-bonds-trusting-relationships/1006517

Foreign-Smog Hits Flight Operations In Chennai

https://www.ndtv.com/chennai-news/pongal-2018-its-

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GOLDEN MELODIES

A Person Was Arrested With A Parts Of An Elephant Tusks

Marawila Police have last evening (12)arrested a 38

year old person with parts of  two Elephant tusks in his possession at Pahala Thabbowa area,Naththandiya.

Police have also  recovered a pendant made with a part of a Elephant tusk in possession of the suspect

Eleven Hambanthota Harbour Workers Have Been Hospitalized After Weekening Their Health While Involved In A Death Fast Campaign

All eleven workers attached to the Hambanthota

Harbour who had lost their jobs and involved in a desth fast campaign as a protest against it since 09th of January, have been hospitalized due to the weekening of their  health it has been reported.

Eleven workers who were began the Death fast campaign by demanding to recruit all 438 workers who were expelled from the Hambanthota Harbour again are now admitted to Hambanthota General Hospital.

However soon after the remained three protestors admitted to the Hospital today another 11 former Hambanthota Harbour workers who lost their jobs had resumed the Death fast campaign according to the Hospital.