Bakery Owners To Reduce Price Of A Loaf Of Bread By Rs.5 Within Next Few Days -Other Bakery Products To Follow ?

All Ceylon Bakery Owners Association has agreed to reduce the price of a loaf of Bread and other Bakery Products  by Rs.5 within next few days during a meeting held with representatives of Bakery Owners Association and Minister Rishad Baduideen in Colombo today (19).

During the meeting Minister Baduideen has promised the Bakery Owners to reduce the Flour price which was increased recently by Rs.5 from the same amount according to President of Bakery Owners Association N.K Jayawardana .

Minister Baduideen has ordered the officials of Consumer Affairs Authority who had participated at the meeting to inform the two flour importing companies in the country including Prima Company to reduce the flour price  by Rs.5 with immediate effect . The meeting was summoned to discuss on the problems faced by Bakery Owners.

Meanwhile Consumer Affairs Authority has decided to take a legal action against the two companies importing flour over increasing the price of Flour without a prior approval of the Authority .

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A MP Questioned Over A Misplacing Of A Fire Arm From.Terrorism Investigations Division

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MP

Kanaka Herath has yesterday (18)informed the Parliament regarding a misplacing of a Sniper Firearm from the Terrorism Investigations Division.

MP Herath had questioned the Minister Of Law and Order Ranjith Madduma Bandara whether the story on misplacement of a firearm is true ?,If so is there  an inquiry regarding the incident and who had stolen the fire arm.

Responding to the MP's question  ,Law and Order Minister Ranjith Madduma Bandara has stated that if the MP can submit a written complaint on the incident he can conduct an inquiry on this .

Computerizing Of Drug Date System In Central Government Hospitals Has Been Reduced The Drug Shortage And Amount Of Expired Drugs Destroy -Health Minister

Due to the computerizing of the Drug

Data System in 50 Government Hospitals under the Central Government and 26 Provincial Medicinal Supply stores through a Computer software in 2016  ,only Rs.40 million  worth Expired drugs had been destroyed by the State Pharmaceutical Corporation (SPC) when compared to the destroying of Rs.350 million worth expired drugs in 2014 Health Minister Dr.Rajitha. Rajitha Senaratne has said.

Addressing after the introducing of the Computer software to computerise drug data system in Provincial Council Hospitals during a Provincial Council Health Minister s Summit held at National Blood Center at Narahenpita on last Monday (19) Minister Dr.Senaratne has stressed that the amount  of expired drugs destroyed last year dropped rapidly when compared to the amount destroyed in 2014 mainly due to computerizing the Drug data system.

When the present government came to power in 2015  daily there were a drug shortage of 44-79 drugs but now no major drug shortage occur due to the software, Minister has stressed.

A drug shortages occurred during the previous regime due to the informal Drug Supply chain he said.Computer icing of Drug Data systems in Government Hospitals due to be completed by mid 2019 with the cost of Rs.900 million Minister has further stated.