Ayurveda Medical Staff To Launch A Protest Campaign Tomorrow Noon (11)

Ayurveda Medical staff including

Ayurveda Doctors,Interns ,Nurses and Minor Staff attached to the Ayurveda Teaching Hospital at Borelle along with the Indeginous Medicinal Students Committee of the Colombo University are due to conduct a massive protest campaign  in front of Ayurveda Junction at Rajagiriya tomorrow noon (11) from 12 30 p.m by demanding solutions for  several service demands of them.

The protest campaign will be held by demanding a salary increase as per the rising Cost of living ,Restoring pension rights  of newly recruited Ayurveda medical staff and several other demands the Unions have stated.

A Father And His Two Children Had Committed Suicide

A 40 year old father along with his 5

and 11 year old children had committed suicide few hours ago by jumping in front of an Express Train travelling from Batticaloa to Colombo Fort at Bowatte village in Welikanda area .

The three critically injured were admitted to the Polonnaruwa Hospital where they had succumbed to their injuries after admission .

Welikanda Police investigating on the incident believes that  the suicides may have occurred due to a family dispute. 

Prices Of Petrol And Diesel Have Been Increased

As per the new Price formula

introduced by the Government , the prices of a Liter of 92 and 95 Octane Petrol and Auto and Super Diesel will be increased with effect from midnight tonight (10).

Accordingly the Price of the Liter of  92 and 95 Octane Petrol will be increased by Rs.4 and the new prices will be Rs.149 and Rs.161 respectively .

The price of a Liter of Auto and Super Diesel will be increased by Rs.5 and Rs.3 respectively .with the new  Price increase the new Prices  of Auto and Super Diesel will be Rs.123 and Rs.133 respectively.

The price revision was made as per the price changes in World Market the government has stated.The Committee which fix the Fuel prices will convene a meeting on 10th day of every month and decide whether to increase or decrease the prices of fuel.

THARJINI SIVALINGAM OF SRI LANKA THE WORLD'S TALLEST NETBALL PLAYER

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Government To Repay VAT Imposed On Purchased Goods To Foreigners From Tomorrow

Repayment of Value Added Tax

(VAT)imposed on goods purchased by the Foreign Tourists from Sri Lanka will be implemented  with effect from  tomorrow  (11) at the Departure Lounge of the Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport according to the Ministry of Finance and Media.

To implement this a special Committee will be set up at the Katunayake Airport's  Departure Lounge the Ministry has stated.

This system will be implemented in view of attracting more tourists to the country as well as to convert Sri Lanka a Trade Center hub in Asia the Ministry has stated .

A number of companies agrees to this system had been registered already at the Inland Revenue Department .

Repayment of Value Added Tax imposed on purchasing goods to foreigners is a proposal made through the 2018 Budget Proposals.

More Than 3000 Persons Are Being Committed Suicide In Sri Lanka Annually

Annually more than 3000 persons are

being committed suicide in Sri Lanka and majority of them are males according to the Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indeginous Medicine.

Accordingly the number of suicides reported from Sri Lanka has been rapidly increased during  last year (2017) when compared to the statistics of suicides reported during last three years in the country Ministry has said.

During last year alone 2586 males and 677 females had committed suicide and majority of them around 19 percent had committed suicide as  a result of family problems especially problems Related to Marriage it has been revealed.Another 11.9 percent had committed suicide due to prolonged illnesses and disability according to reports.

As the way  Media is reporting on suicide cases lead some people to think Suicides will be a heroic effort Ministry of Health has decided to introduce a Guidelines on reporting Suicides to Media  this Wednesday (12)in colombo under the patronage of Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.