Government Offered Tax Concession For State Employees On Imported Vehicles

Government has offered the State Employees a 50 to 70 percent import duty   reduction over the brand new Imported vehicles worth up to US Dollars 25,000 with effect from tomorrow(15).The maximum Capacity for imported petrol and diesel vehicles to entitled this concession are 2000 cc and 2600 cc respectively.

Health Minister Submitted A Proposal To Sack Three Provincial Councilors Over A Bribe Case

Health Minister and the Secretary of the Ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Maithrepala Sirisena  has submitted a proposal today  to the Central Committee of the Party to sack  three Government Provincial Council Members who were taken bribes from Sanitary Laborers to offer jobs .According the Health Ministry sources these Three Provincial Councilors were taken Rs.375,000 as bribes from three Sanitary Laborers and the Health Minister has  received the documents regarding the incident.

Meanwhile it has been reported that  the accused Provincial Councilors tried to contact Health Minister via Phone in last few days  to apologize over the incident and failed to reached him

" Any Party Member Can Become The UNP Leader Due To The New Constitution"-MP Sajith

The main contender for the leadership of the Main opposition United National Party (UNP)Hambanthota MP Sajith Premadasa has said today that due to the new constitution adapted by the Party yesterday anyone even an ordinary member of UNP can be elected for the Party Leadership.

Addressing a Media Brifing in Colombo he stressed that under the new party constitution anyone can be elected to the top five posts of the Party through a secret ballot.

Opposition Leader To Bring One Million People To Colombo On 26th Of January

Opposition Leader Ranil Wickramasinha has said today that he will bring one million people to Colombo in 26th of January next year to protest against the dictatorship rule.Addressing a media briefing held this morning at the Party headquarters in Colombo he stressed that by supporting the approving of new party constitution he has done his duty to the Party and thanked everyone who supported to make the Party convention held yesterday a very successful one.

MP Sajith Wants To Lead The Main Opposition UNP Towards Victory

MP Sajith Premadasa of the main opposition the United National Party(UNP)  said today during the Party Convention that he is willing to lead the Party towards victory with the support of everyone.He also stressed that every Party Member should break free from the defeated mentality and come forward to direct UNP towards the triumph.

The Hambanthota(Southern Province)MP Premadasa who is also the son of former President R.Premadasa is one of the strongest candidates hoping to become the leader of UNP. 

New Constitution Of The Main Opposition United National Party Approved

The new party constitution of the main opposition United National Party (UNP)proposed by Party Members was approved at the Special Convention which is now underway at the UNP Head Quarters in"Sirikotha"Pitakotte(Colombo Suburbs).

The  new constitution was earlier approved by the Party's Working Committee.
the much debated Special Convention began at 9 a.m this morning and will continue till 2 p.m.

Colombo National Hospital OPD Docts Staged A Strike Against Attacking A Fellow Doctor

Doctors attached to OPD of the Colombo National Hospital launched a Strike this morning to protest against attacking their fellow doctor by a certain group and later in the eve suspended their trade union action after police arrested the suspects.

OPD Doctors of the National Hospital refrained from admitting and treating the patients following the assault.