Ministry Of Health To Charge A Treatment Fee From Accident Patients With Liquor Influence

Ministry of Health has decided to charge a treatment fee from the accident patients with influence of liquor who got admitted to state hospitals within next two weeks according the Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena.Health Minister has further added that if a doctor at the state hospital confirmed that a patient who got admitted to state hospital due to an accident is with influence of liquor he will be subjected to pay the treatment fee immediately.

Health Ministry is to issue a circular regarding charging a treatment fee from accident patients within next two weeks he stressed.

Tamil Political Parties To Contest Local Government Elections Under Common Symbol

Tamil Political Parties in Sri Lanka are tying to form an alliance under a common symbol to contest the forthcoming local government elections.According to the General Secretary of the Tamil National Liberation Alliance(TNLA) MP M.K Sivajilingam Tamil Political Parties like PLOTE,TULF and EPRLF(Pathmanabha Faction) already agreed to form an alliance.

Ministry Of Health Delayed Charging A Treatment Fee For Alcohol Related Illnesses

Although the Ministry Of Health has declared last year that the treatment fee is charged from the patients admitted to State Hospitals to take treatment for Alcohol Related illnesses with effect from 01st of January this year still the Health Authorities not directed  the Hospital Authorities to implement it.

Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has clearly stated during a function in Kandy last year that A treatment fee will charged from the patients seeking treatment for Alcohol related illnesses from this January,Instead of giving an exact date to implement this plan Ministry Of Health has said that this plan will implement within this month.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

IT MARKS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR AND A NEW DECADE.THE YEAR 2011 BEGINS FEW HOURS AGO WITH NEW EXPECTATIONS AND HOPES.

WISHING MY BLOG READERS A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR FILLED WITH JOY AND HAPPINESS ALWAYS.

Gas Prices To Stay Normal

Minister Of Internal Trade Johnston Fernando has said today that there will be no hike in the Gas Prices from midnight today even one gas company requested a Rs.235 gas price hike.To keep gas prices unchanged government has decided to remove all taxes imposed on gas cylinder he stressed during a press briefing held in Colombo today.

Government To Offer Salary Increment For Semi Government Employees

Government has announced today that they will give the salary increment offered to the Government Employees from the Budget Proposals to Semi Government Institute Employees as well with effect from 01st of Januray 2011.Government has also decided to increase the Cost of living allowance given to Semi Government Employees from Rs.600.

Cabinet Spokesman Said That UN Panel Will Received Visas To Testify Before LLRC Commission

Media Minister and Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rmabukwella has said today that Government has decided to issue visas for the United Nations Panel appointed to probe on alleged war crimes against Sri Lanka for only to testify before the government appointed Lessons Learnt And Reconciliation Commission(LLRC).

Addressing a Cabinet Briefing held today he has stressed that the by issuing visas UN Panel will not allow to conduct their own investigations whatsoever under any circumsatances.