Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe To Declare Poson As An Annual National Festival

Poson POya Day is scheduled to be declared as an  Annual National Festival according to Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe .

In Addition Prime Minister Wikramasinghe has decided to offer government's sponsorship for the Annual Poson Procession in MIhinthale.

Premier has also decided to prepare  Legal procedures as soon as possible to  implement these measures requested by chief incumbent of Mihinthale Raja Maha Viharaya (Temple )ValawahangunaWewe Dhammaratna Thero  yesterday  .

He is due to be appointed a high level committe to look in to this .

A Store Distributed Expired And Low Quality Baby Pampers Had Been Sealed

 A team of Officers attached to

Consumer Affairs Authority had today (17)raided and sealed a Store at Grand pass in Colombo which has distributed  Expired and Low quality Baby pampers re--wrapped and indicated  false manufactured and ExpiRy dates to shops throughout the Island.

Those who are involved in this fraudulant activity have  done this since long time it has been revealed .

Baby pampers which are Expired and wrapped in  a low quality wrappers are being re-wrapped in the store which was raided today and distributed among shops throughout  the island Consumer Affairs Authority has stated.

Expired Baby pampers had been brought to the store from shops island wide according to reports .

Court act

A Goal.Keeper Of A Popular Local Soccer Club Had Been Sentenced A Life Time Imprisonment Over Heroin Smuggling

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan

Kulathunge had today (17)senteneed the Goal keeper of a popular local soccer club Kamal NiShantha allias "Mahattaya" to life time rigorous imprisonment over smuggling Narcotics internationally from Dubai and keeping 4.03 Grammes of Heroin in possession .

The accused Goal keeper had been arrested by the police at Dam Street in Colombo Fort on 11 th of August 2013 with 4.03 Grammes of Heroin in possession .

The suspect who is a resident of Keselwatte area  has been identified as an aide of a Narcotic smuggler Keselwatte Dinuka .

Attorney General had filed indictments against the accused  at Colombo High Court  over  Heroin smuggling.

Government Analyst has also confirmed that the haul of Heroin taken in to custody by the police in possession of the suspect was pure Heroin .

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Health Ministry To Introduce Family Doctor Concept

Although there are around 1500

Suwadivi and Suwanari Centers located throughout the island  to  tests on non communicable diseases free of charge only 35 percent of local population so far accessed  to these Centers according  to Ministry of Health .

Therfore Health Minister Dr.Rajitha Senaratne is considering to introduce the family doctor concept for the public , A family doctor per   10,000 to 15,000 population Ministry has stressed.

Preventing Spreading Non communicable diseases Is the aim of introducing this Health Minister has stressed .

"විශ්වසනීය ප්‍රේමය/මිතුදම කිසි විටෙකත් තම සබදතාවය මොහොතකට හෝ ගිලිහි යාමට ඉඩ නොතබයි -සබදතාවයෙන් නොසැගවෙයි -අඩුපාඩු මගහරවාගෙන ඉදිරියට යයි "