Health Minister To Appoint A Special Add.Secretary On Non Communicable Diseases

Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has decided to appoint a Special Additional Secretary on Non Communicable Diseases(NCD'S) to minimize   the spreading of these diseases in Sri Lankan Society Health Ministry Sources said today.According to the sources the reason behind the  appointing of a special additional secretary is to organize and  conduct public awareness campaigns on Non Communicable Diseases throughout the Island as the spreading of the diseases are in arise.

Health Ministry has said that 50 percent out of the total number of deaths reported from Sri Lanka during the past 70 years are due to  Non Communicable diseases like Diabetes,Heart Diseases and Obesity.

Awareness Walk On Malaria To Be Held In Non Malaria City?

Although Malaria Patients are not reported from Colombo The Anti Malaria Campaign Officials are Organizing an  Awareness Walk on Malaria in the City Of Colombo on 25th of April  instead of holding it in a area prone to Malaria it has been reported. This Walk is organized to mark the World Malaria Day and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anti Malaria Campaign .

Monaragala and Hambanthota districts are identified as the areas where most of the Malaria Patients have been reported but only awareness campaigns in small way have organized in these areas on the day where an awareness walk has been organized in Colombo according to the Health Workers.Even last year the Anti Malaria Campaign had organized a similar awareness walk on malaria in the City of Colombo with the participation of 300 of their district officers.

This years awareness walk is scheduled to begin from Torrington Square in Colombo -07 and it will be heading through Vihara Maha Devi Park in Town Hall.

No One Arrested On Vinu Wettimuny's Murder Case

Although Sri Lankan Actress Vinu Wetimuny was murdered at her home almost a week ago  Local Police still not able to arrest anyone regarding the murder sources said.Police already appointed two investigation Teams to conduct an inquiary on the murder of the Actress.

Police have supected three persons who came to the Actress Wettimuny's house on 15 th of february for her murder.

CID Arrested Two Cricket Secretariat Employees Selling World Cup Tickets For Black Market Prices

The Colombo Crimes Division(CID)  today arrested two employees attached to the Sri Lankan World Cup Cricket Secretariat while they are engaged in selling Rs.50 worth World Cup tickets issue for the forth coming Cricket Match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan for  black market prices  Ranging Rs.1300 and Rs.1500.

The arrested Cricket Secretariat Employees are currently been questioning by the CID  under the detention orders and due to be produced before the court soon.

Meanwhile the Sri Lankan World Cup Cricket Secretariat Today has announced that the all tickets for the World Cup Cricket Matches Played in Sri Lanka were sold out,

Lanka Hospital Confirmed Assaulted MP Upeksha Admitted For A Surgery

Lanka  Hospitals(formally Apollo Hospital) has today (24) confirmed that the assaulted Popular Actress and MP Upeksha Swarnamali(Paba)  has transferred to the Hospital from Jayawardanapura Hospital to under go a Plastic Surgery.According to the Hospital Sources it's not a major surgery and MP Upeksha also underwent MRI Scan test two days ago at the Lanka Hospital.


She is receiving hospital treatment for facial and eye injuries since last Wednesday(16th) following the assault by her husband.

Government To Send A Charter Plane To Bring Back 418 Sri Lankans Stranded In Libya

Few hours After announcing that a Ship has sent to the Middle East to evacuate Sri Lankan stranded there due to the political unrest in several Arab countries, Government now decided to send a charter plane to Libya to evacuate 418 Sri Lankan workers stranded there due to the popular uprising there

Sri Lankan Govt.Sent A Ship To Evacuate Sri Lankans Stranded In Middle East

Sri Lankan Government has sent a ship to evacuate the Sri Lankan Workers stranded in Libya,Egypt and other Middle Eastern Countries which are having political unrest conditions according to the Cabinet Spokesman.The Ship will evacuate the Stranded Sri Lankans as their wish the spokesman said during today's Cabinet Briefing.

Meanwhile the Ministry Of External Affairs is constantly in touch with the Libyan Mission in Colombo regarding the situation of Sri Lankans reside in that country it has been reported.