All Imported Milk Products To Sri Lanka Tested Before Releasing

Food Control Unit of the Ministry of Health is taken steps to Tested the Samples of every Brand of Powdered Milk and Milk Products imported to Sri Lanka from other Countries before releasing them to the Importing Companies Ministry Sources said.Ministry has taken this decision after Taking in to Consideration the incidents of using Industrial Chemical "Malamine" to improve Protein Levels of the Milk Powder in China and Other Countries too Export the Chinese Milk Powder and their Milk Products sources revealed.Already Three Officers of the Ministerial Food Control Unit are functioning at the Ports Authority in this regard and every sample that have taken will be send to the Industrial Technology Institute for Quality tests.

Milk Powder Importers too have taken a keen Interest to Test their Imports ever then before Higher Official Of the Ministry said.

Supreme Court Ordered To Return Waters Edge Land To UDA-Chandrika and Ronnie To Pay Compensation

Supreme Court yesterday(08) ordered to return the 224 Acres of Hotel Waters Edge Land in Battaramulla to the Urban Development Authority within a Month.Court also Ordered Former President Chandrika Bandaranayaka Kumaratunga to pay Rs.3 Million and Business Tycoon Ronnie Pieris to pay Rs.2 Million as compensation to the government for involved in this Illegal Land deal.Also ordered three others to pay Rs.1 million each.The disputed Land which is belong to the Urban Development Authority was sold to the Asia Capital Holding to built a Hotel when former President was in power.The land will be use for relocating government offices.

Karuna Amman Elected To Parliment-JVP Boycotted the Parliment

Vinayagamurthy Muralidaran Allias Karuna Amman the leader of the TMVP(Thamil Makkal Viduthalai Pukkal) today elected to parliment under the National List of the Ruling United People's Freedom Alliance(UPFA).He took oath as a M.P before the the Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara this morning while the opposition Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) boycotted the parliment proceedings as a protest against his appointment.Karuna Entered the Parliment through a Vaccancy created by the former J.V.P Parlimentarian Wasantha Samarasinha when he resigned from his seat to contest for the recently concluded North Central Provincial Council Elections as a Chief Ministerial Candidate.Even Though lost his bid he secure to enter the Council as a member.
JVP requested government to re apoint him for the vaccant National List Seat but government is not responding for their request. JVP today (07)filed a complaint in the Supreme Court challanging the Appointment of Karuna Amman from the UPFA National List.
Karuna Amman was responsible for training the Suicide Bomb Squad of the LTTE which became a threat to the country and also known as a person behind the recruiting of Child Soldiers to the LTTE in the Eastern Province.He and few people including Sivanesathurei Chandrakanthan Allias Pillaiyan who is the deputy leader of the TMVP and The Chief Minister of the Eastern Province split from the LTTE few years ago over a problem with their leader Prabhakaran.Karuna who went to England with a freud passport arrested by the British Immigration Authorities and later expelled him to sri lanka.

Major Janaka Perera and 28others Killed From A Suicide Bomb Attack In Anuradhapura

Twenty Eight People including the Opposition Leader (UNP) of the North Central Provincial Council Major General Janaka Perera , his wife Vajira,and United National Party's Chief Organizer for Anuradhapura Dr.Raja John Pulle were killed and nearly Eighty Six others got Injured due to a Suicide Bomb Attack occurred Near the Anuradhapura Bus Station Yesterday Morning(06).this bomb attack occurred around 8.45 a.m when the opening ceremony of the new United National Party Office in Anuradhapura was taken place.A young man believed to be a handicapped person ran towards the Major and remove his shirt to explode the bomb it has been revealed. Injured were admitted to the Anuradhapura General Hospital.According to the hospital sources 15 were in critical condition.18 Died at the spot and 10 others died after getting admitted to the hospital.Among those killed by the bomb attack were North Central Provincial Councilor Sunil Dissanayaka,former Councilor Shantha Punchihewa,Former Deputy Mayor of the Anuradhapura Urban Council Kumar Pathirana and the lawyers A.C.S Hameed and Thanuja Rajapaksha.Deceased A.C.S Hameed was the owner of the house where the New UNP Office is located.
Traditional Sweet Meets Brought for the occasion including Milk Rice seen disperse throughout the place.Meanwhile Health Ministry has sent Essential Drugs required and a Neuro Surgeon from a special flight to Anuradhapura Hospital under the instructions of the Health Minister Nimal Siripal De Silva Ministry sources said.
Major General Janaka Perera involved in several major security operations including the "Rivirasa" Operation which saw Armed Forces captured the Jafna town from the hands of the LTTE.He got most number of preferential votes during the recently concluded North Central Provincial Council Elections out numbering the Chief Minister Elect Berty Premalal Dissanayaka of ruling United Peoples Freedom Alliance.He is also served as a Sri Lankan Ambassedor to Australia and Indonesia.

Security Forces Are Two kilo Meters Away From Kilinochchi Town

Security Forces are two kilo meters away from Kilinochchi Town and Government declared a 10 kilo meter Strech in "Vishvamadu" and "oddusudan" as no war zones to ensure saftey of the civilians there Minister Keheliya Blackwells said.

Office Of A Senior LTTE Leader Nadesan Attacked

Sri Lanka Air Force Jet Air Crafts Attacked an office situated in 500 kilo meters of Dri Arukulam area used by the Senior LTTE Leader Nadesan Security Sources Said.

Sixty DSI Employees Admitted To The Ragama Hospital After Food Poisioning

Sixty Employees of the DSI/Ranpa Show Room at Kadawatha admitted to the Ragama Teaching Hospital Yesterday(03) after developing Fatigue and Stomachache believed to be a Food Poisioning The Director of the Ragama Teaching Hospital Dr.Mahanama Rajamanthri Said.Out of this Thirty were discharged after receiveing treatment and others are still in the ward he said.Most of them are female employees Dr.Rajamanthri Added.