Riot Police Fired Tear Gas And Water Canonns To Disperse A Massive Student Protest -IUSF Convener Arrested

Riot Police have fired tear gas and

water cannons to disperse a massive University students protest march  marching towards Parliament at entry road to Parliament last noon (13).

A large number of  Universiry students attached to Inter University Students Federation have attempted to march towards parliament by breaking the police barricades by demanding solutions for few demands including  defeating of  an Anti Terrorism act which enable to crack down  student and labor protests and abolishing Anti Terrorism act .

Due to the protest march heavvy traffic had  seen in Horton place and several roads in colombo yesterday.

Police have arrested the convener of the Inter University Students Federation Mahil Bandara Dehideniya who  had organized the protest .

Cabinet Approved A Proposal To Ban Chewing And Selling Betel Leaves And Related Ingredients In Public Institutions

Cabinet has yesterday (12)approved a proposal submitted on issuing a Government circular to ban chewing and selling of Betel leaves,tobacco leaves and Areca nut products in Government instititutional premises

Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne had submitted the proposal in aim of preventing betel chewing among public to prevent spreading of Oral cancer caused due to Betel chewing according to Health Ministry.

Around 2500 Oral Cancer patients are being reported from Sri Lanka annually and in accordance to a survey conducted in 2015 around 26 percent among males and 5 percent among females of the age group 18-65 have been identified as non tobacco  smokers .

Due to spit after chewing betel leaves  caused enviornment Minister has stressed.

World Health Organization has named every ingredient in betel leaves mixture including Betel leaves as cancer agents .

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Cabinet Approved A Price Formula For Imported Milk Powder

Cabinet has yesterday (12) approved a

prosposal submitted by the Minister of Agriculture P.Harrison to implement a price formula for imported Milk Powder .

The proposal had submitted accordance to the recommendation of the committee appointed to look in to the prices of imported milk powder. It is due to be implemented through Consumer Affairs Authority.Milk Powder companies importing Milk Powder had earlier requested   permission from  government  to increase the price of their Milk Powder.

As government has  not allowed the companies to  increase the Milk powder prices,  Imported Milk powder companies have decided not to clear the imported milk powder stocks from Colombo Harbour .As a result a milk powder shortage has  been created in the country during last few days .

In Accordance with the  price formula prices of imported milk powder will be decided based on the international Market prices.