Hashan To Make A Special Statement On Match Fixing Tomorrow

Former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Hashan Tiakeratne is to be make a special announcement on his earlier statement on Match Fixing Allegations by 9 a.m tomorrow.He will make this special announcement at the Western Provincial Council in Colombo 07.

Prices Of Milk Powder To Be Increased From Tonight

The Consumer Affairs Authority has decided to increase the Prices of  400 Grammes and 1 Killo Gramme Milk Powder with effect from midnight today.According to the new price increase the 400 Grammes Pack of Milk Powder will be increase by Rs.20 and 1 KG Pack by Rs.49.

President Rajapaksha Has Said That The Govt.Carried Out Rescue Mission On IDP's In Humanely Manner

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha has  said today that government has carried out the rescue mission on some 300,000 In displaced Persons(IDP's) during  last phase of war against  terrorist group LTTE on  2009 with humanely and carefully more then expected by some of the UN Agencies.

Addressing the May Day Rally today at Town Hall ,Colombo organized by the governing United Peoples Freedom Alliance(UPFA) President further said that due to the Terrorism Sri Lanka will remain the only country in the world that saved large number of People from clutches of Terrorism withing short time of period.

He has also appealed from the Non Government Organizations(NGO's),some organizations and individuals on not to betray the country for few thousand of Dollars.

Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board To Meet Tomorrow To Discuss On Match Fixing Allegations

The Sri Lankan Cricket Interim Board to meet tomorrow to  discuss on the allegations made by former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain Hashan Thilakaratne over match fixing by the  former Cricketers.Hashan had stated for a foreign Media Ch annal last Friday that the Match Fixing is nowadays spreading like a Cancer and it's not a new thing  to Sri Lankan Cricket.

Soon after the former Sri Lankan Cricket Captain made these remarks it has been reported that a One of the former Indian Cricketer as well as the Sri Lankan Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage refused it as  a rubbish statement.

However Hashan Thilakaratne in his interview with the Foreign Channal stated that he will revealed some  names who were involved in Match Fixing in near future.Meanwhile the former Pakistani Wicket Keeper Rashid Latiff today backed the  Match Fixing allegations made by Thilakaratne.

Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday Behalf Of May Day

Government Has Decided Not To Declare Monday As A Holiday Behalf Of May DayAs this years May Day falls on Sunday Government has decided not to declare the following day Monday as a Holiday for Government and Private Sector Employees.According to the Minister Of Public Administration and Home Affairs John Seneviratne everyone should celebrate this years May Day on Sunday as it falls.

Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the  Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .

Earlier the Ministry Of Labor has been requested that Monday to be declared as a Holiday for Government and Private Sectors.It has been learn t that the  Sri Lanka is having a large number of Public and Bank Holidays per year .

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.