World Health Organization Awarded An International Certificatte For Sri Lanka On Eradication Of Filaria

The World Health Organization(WHO) has today awarded an International Progress Certificate to Sri Lanka for becoming the First Country in South Asia to eradicate the Disease Filaria .

The Certificate was awarded after a survey conducted by a group of World Health Organization experts in cities Dehiwala,Wattala and Ja Ela which are widely  known as the filaria ring and found that there are no trace of filaria parasite spreading the disease in these cities  and not even a single victim suffering from the disease.

According to the survey results the WHO satisfied the progress made by Sri Lanka on eradicating the Filaria from the country and awarded the Certificate to Sri Lanka the Ministry Of Health has announced.The Deputy Director General Dr.Sunil Settinayaka was accepted the progress certificate on behalf of the Ministry.

Doctors Are Forcing Government Hospital Patients To Buy Some Essential Drugs From Pharmecies?

It has been reported that these days a large number of Government Hospital Patients are visiting Government and Private Pharmecies daily with the prescriptions of Government Hospital Doctors to buy certain Essential Drugs which are not available in Some Hospitals.

Although Government Doctors are prescribing their patients to buy  certain varieties of Drugs from the private sector these Drugs are not out of stock at the hospitals but the supply of these drugs are limited according to the Hospital Pharmecies." Due to the short supply of these drugs doctors may be prescribing the patients to buy these from the private sector" a Government Pharmecist has said.

However the Government and Private Pharmacies too not able to cater the needs of these patients as they too not having some of these essential drugs with them as well as over 200 other drug items according to the Pharmacy Sources.

However the Medical Supplies Division ( MSD) has said that there is no drug shortage in the Government Hospitals as the MSD has supplied all drugs not largely but  with a limit.

Sri Lankan Government To Stage A Series Of Protests Against The Darusman Report And UN Secretary General

Government is planning stage a series of protests both locally and internationally against the alleged war crimes report against Sri Lanka 'The 'Darusman Report " made public by the United Nations and against the UN Secreatary General Ban Ki Moon the Cabinet Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella has said today during the Cabinet Briefing.

While stating that the Sri Lankan Government has rejected the Darusman Report, he has stressed that

As a sovereign state Sri Lanka will taking steps to aware an international organizations like Non Aligned Movement and the member countries of the UN on   the biased UN Panel Report on Sri Lanka .

Magistrate Ordered Authorities To Temporarily Ban A Lankan News Web Site

Pugoda Magistrate has today (28th) ordered the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to temporarily ban the "Lanka E News News web site published in Sri Lanka till the legal proceedings of the  Journalist attached to the perticular web site regarding contempt of court is over.

The accused Journalist Shantha Wijesuriya was ordered to be remanded till 12th of May by the pugoda magistrate during today's court proceedings.The said Journalist was arrested by the Kirindiwela Police over publishing a false article on 25th of April 2011 by allegedly commiting contempt of court.

Meanwhile it has been reported that the Lanka E News administrators are scheduled  to appeal from the Court Of Appeal against the court decision on temporarily ban of their web site.

Parliament Postponed Debate On Private Sector Pension Scheme

The Parliamentary Sessions  held today(27th) had only lasted one hour as there is a court case regarding  the  subject scheduled to be discussed  in today's  session, the controversial "private sector pensions scheme".As there is a court case pending on the subject,the Parliamentary Session was postponed till the 03rd of May.

The Debate on the the private sector pension scheme will be held when the Parliament meets on 03rd of May.

Lasith Malinga Has Officially Retired From Test Cricket

Sri Lanka's leading pace bowler Lasith Malinga has today officially announced his retirement from the Test Cricket citing a knee injury .Malinga who has taken 101 wickets from the 30 Test Matches he played said he is willing to continue playing One Day Internationals and T 20 Matches for Sri Lanka as well as the next World Cup Scheduled to held in the year 2015.

Malinga who is widely known as Slinga Malinga " was handed over the official letter of retiring from  the Test Cricket to the Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board today.

Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council Passed A Resolution Against The UN Report

The Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council has unanimously passed a resolution today against the UN Report on alleged war crimes against Sri Lanka handed over to the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

According to the Council Chairman Ranjith Bandara the resolution which  passed today will be communicated to UN Secretary General soon.