Health Ministry To Re Consider The Melamine Levels Recommended Earlier

Health Ministry is Decided to Re Consider the Melamine Levels of the Imported Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended by the Food Advisory Unit a Week ago after Receiving A peels from the Public in this regard.Ministry already appointed a 14 Member Committee to Review this and decided Either to Reduced Melamine Levels further on these Products or to Completely Freeing them from Melamine Director General Of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis Said to day(07).Govt.Analyst and Dr.Mendis too are members of this Committee.Based on International Standards of Melamine, Food Advisory Committee Recommended that All Imported Infant Milk Formulas should Free From Melamine and the Melamine Levels in Milk Powder and Milk Based Products Recommended for the Children aged 12 Months to 3 Years and Pregnant and Lactating Mothers should Contain Less then 1 Part of Melamine Per One Million parts Of Milk and Milk Based Products Including Chocolates and Biscuits Should Contain Less then 2.5 Melamine Parts per One million Parts of Milk.

Six Containers Full Of Drugs Stored In Ratmalana And Paliyagoda SPC Stores Are Expired?

Six Containers full of Imported Unnecessary Drugs Worth Millions Of Rupees stored in State Pharmaceuticals Co-Operation's(SPC) stores in Ratmalana and paliyagoda are Expired or nearing to Get Expired Due to Not using them. it also Reducing the Space for Storage of Newly Arrived Essential Drugs Imported for the Government Hospitals SPC Sources said.Out of these Drug Containers Two Containers are in Ratmalana Stores and Four are in Paliyagoda stores belongs to the private Contractor Of the SPC. Some of these Drugs are already Expired according to the SPC Sources.
Spending Large amount of Money to Import Large Stock of Unnecessary Drugs instead of Essential Drugs is Waste of SPC Money Sources further added. Ratmalana SPC Stores only allowed to Store Drugs worth around Rs 600 Million but at Present there are more then Rs.1000 Million worth of Drugs in the Stores sources stressed.

Fuel Prices , Vat Tax Are Decreased - Salaries And Allowances Of the State Employees Increased From The Budget

Fuel Prices and VAT Tax Decreased,and Salaries of the Government Employees Increased From the Budget Proposals Presented to the Parliment By Sri Lankan President and Finance Minister Mahinda Rajapaksha Yesterday(06).Under the Budget Proposals Prices of Diesel Litre Reduced by Rs.30,Petrol Litre by Rs.15 and Kerosene Oil by Rs.20.Salaries of the Government Employees increased by Rs.1000, VAT Tax Imposed on Imported Goods Decreased from 15 Percent to 12 Percent but the Cess Tax Imposed on Imported Chocolates and Biscuits Increased from 50 Percent.
The Festival Advance Paid to the Government Employees Increased from Rs.2000 to Rs.5000,the Infants of the Low Incoming Families to Receive Monthly Allowance of Rs.200 , the Cost Of Living Allowance of the Retired Employees increased from Rs.560 and the same Allowance of Present Employees is increasing Rs 1000 to Rs.4500.
The Monthly Allowance Paid to the Security Personal Deployed in the Battle Front also Increased from Rs.3000 to Rs.5000 and Rs 3000 Million Allocated for the Rehabilitation of LTTE Terrorists under this years Budget.New Nation Building Tax of 1 Percent Introduced from the Budget.
The Budget Deficit Stands as Rs.337 Billion.Most Analysts said that to Bridge the Gap of the Budget Deficit Sri Lanka have to rely on Foreign Borrowings and the Debt Interest will Increase if not Implementing a Proper Policy when Re paying the Debt.

President Present the Budget Today

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha Present the Fourth Budget of His Government this Noon as the Finance Minister what Govt.Sources Mentioned as a Budget Providing Relief to the People and Encouraging Development of the Country.

Barack Obama Elected As The New US President Promising A Change

Demoratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama ToDay(05) Elected as the 44th and youngest US President after winning 297 Electoral Collage votes 27 more than the Required.With this win as most Analysts Described as a Historic One Obama Became the First Black American US President Elect.Obama's Father is a Kenyan and Mother is an American.In Next Step Obama will Face
Electoral Collage Voting in December and it is expected that He will Get the Majority as Democrats able to gain Control in the Both House Of Representatives and the House of Senate in the Congress.After the Voting He will Assumed His Duties as a US President on 20th of January Next Year(2009).His Running Mate Jo Byden Became the Vice President.Although He won the Elections Barack Obama will faced a Tough Task during his First Term of Office as he has to Implement Policies like Cutting down Taxes and Solving the Rising Unemployment Problem in the US and Bringing Back the American Troops in Iraq as he Pledged during his Election Campaign.Around 136.6 Million Voters in the Fifty States Cast their Votes in the Tuesday's Elections. It is around 64.1 Percent Turnout This Year Biggest After the 1908 Turn out of 65.7.

Large Number Of Food Stocks Not Suit For Human Consumption In 1584 Eating Houses Are Destroyed

Food Inspectors Attached to the Food Control Unit of the Ministry Of Health Destroyed Large Stock of Rotten Food not Suitable for Human Consumption prepared by 1584 Eating Houses Throughout the Island and Taken Legal Action against 314 Eating Houses who are prepared Food Badly.There are small canteens as well as Fast Food Selling Otlets and Star Hotels Among these Eating Houses.This Raid had been carried out during 20th and 21st of October and around 26,989 Eating Houses (around Thirty Percent out of the Whole)Inspected during the raid.Health Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva To day(05) gave Instructions to Dr.P Mahipala the Deputy Director General Of Health Services(Public Health)to Inspect the Rest of The Eating House From Next Month.

Twenty Four Percent Of Sri Lankan Population Are Suffering From Diabetese

Twenty Four Percent of the Urban and Rural Population in Sri Lanka Suffering from Diabetese and Consuming High Sweetness,Starch and Fatty Foods instead of Fibre Rich Food Cause this situation President of the Sri Lanka Diabetese Association Dr.Mahen Wijesuriya said To day(05).Sixteen Percent of the Urban Population and Eight Percent of the Rural Population are Suffering From Diabetese According to Dr.Wijesuriya.Higest Number of Diebetic Patients Live in the Asian Region He Stressed.It has been revealed that Around the Globe Seven Million People Annualy got this Disease and It has been Estimated that Three Hundrad Eighty Million People will Living with the Diabetese by the year 2025.Speeking at a Seminar on the National Diabetese Prevention Week falls on 10th to 16th of this Month Dr.Wijesuriya Apeel the Parents Not to Consume High Sweetened,Fatty and Starch Foods and Drinks for Their Children and do Encouraged them to eat More Vegetables and Fruits.Avoiding of consuming such foods and Live in Stress Free Life will Helpful TO Prevent Diabetese he said.International Diabetese Day Falls on the 14th of this month.