All Teachers And Principals Launhed A Work To To Rule Campaign In Government Schools

All teachers and Principals attached to

Government schools have today (27)launched a continous work to rule campaign in schools by demanding solutions for their service demands imcluding removal of  salary anomalies .
Accordingly teachers and Principals are  only involved in teaching activities from today under the work to rule campaign the Ceylon Teachers Union has stated .

All teachers and Principals representing 30 trade unions had reported sick yesterday  (26)over the same demands paralysing the school activities .

If the authorities fail to provide solutions for the demands of Teachers and Principals soon, teachers a will launch a five day long strike from 16th of March the Union had



  stressed .

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Sri Lanka Achieved A Lot In Socialising Birth Defect Children -IAn ndian Doctor Says

India is far behind Sri Lanka regarding

socialising children with birth defects and Sri Lanka and it's media are doing a tremendous job in this regard according to Dr.Anita Khar of Birth defects Research Institute in pune, India.

Addressing the closing ceremony of the 09 th International Conference on Birth Defects held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo today (26)Dr.Khar has stated that in India most people believes children with birth defects are very unfortunate people and due to this they are being  neglected ."Laws regarding birth defects are not impletting fully .Media too not pay attention to cover on this issue unlike in Sri Lanka. We are very happy and amazed to see the progress achieved by  Sri lanka's   health sector "Dr.Khar has stressed .

Social activists of 36 countries had been participated this conference which was held at Cinnamon Grand Hotel.Colombo from 23 rd to 26 th of February. .

Prime Minister's wife Shiranthi Rajaoakshe had  participated as the chief guest of the closing ceremony .

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Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia Udayanga Weerathunge Had Been Further Remanded

The Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to

Russia Udayanga Weerathunga who had been arrested and remanded over the charges of unlawful interference during purchasing of Mig Aircrafts to Sri Lanka Airforce from Ukraine ,had been further remanded until 11 th of March by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake today (26).

The Fort Magistrate Had also refused the bail application submitted by Weerathunga through his lawyers requesting his release on bail .

The Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia had been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department  (CID) officials on his arrival at Katunayake International Airport on 14 th of february .

Special.Action Committe On Corona Virus Action Commitree Has Decided To Quarantine Those Arriving In From South Korea ,Italy And Iran. At Their Homes To Prevent The virus Spreading Here

The Special National Security Action

Committe on Corona Virus which conducted an Emergancy meeting  at the Health Ministry this evening (26)under the patronage of Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi has decided to quarantine all Sri Lankans and foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka for the new year holiday  from South Korea ,Italy, Iran and few other Middle Eastern countries where the Corona virus is spreading rapidly,  for 14 days at their houses to avoid spreading of virus here .

During the meeting the committee members have also decided to establish four special fully functioned quarantine Centers to quarantine those who shows symptoms of Corona virus infection in near Colombo and in Central,South and North Eastern Provinces besides the one at Diyathalawa Army camp at present .

Foreigners arriving in Sri Lanka especially from South Korea where around 25,000 Sri Lankans are working will be subjected for special screening at the Katunayake Airport according to the committee .

The Commiteee members have decided  to inform health officials to get  the details of foreigners arriving in through planes as small groups from their tourist agents prior to their arrival .

Other decisions that taken at the meeting includes
*screening of all tourist shop Passangers at Colombo and Galle ports and avoid them entering the country .

* The Commiteee has also planned to screen those foreign fisheries technicians arriving in through fisheries harbours

*To import and stored extra Stock of face masks if the Corona virus is spreading in the country as well as locally manufactured them.

Health Minister  is scheduled to inform President ,Prime Minister and the cabinet on these decisions  prior to implementing them.