Sixteen Malaria Patients Have Been Reported From Sri Lanka During First Three And Half Months Of This Year -Ministry Of Health

During the first three and half months of this year 16 Malaria Patients have been reported from the Island according to Ministry Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.

Out of these Malaria Patients 4 were Foreigners and the last foreigner with Malaria was reported on 03rd of April from Nuwara Eliya Hospital according to the Ministry.

Although Sri Lanka has managed to eliminate the disease from the country at present through those locals and foreigners who are arriving in Sri Lanka from Malaria affected countries   there's a threat of spreading the disease the Health Ministry has stated.

HEALTH TIP

CWE Has Now Becomes A Profit Making Venture-Minister Of Industries And Commerce

The Corporative  Wholesale Establishment (CWE) has now becomes a profit making venture without getting any financial assistance from the government according to Minister Of Industries And Commerce Rishard Baduideen.

In recent year CWE has remained as a loss making venture the Minister has stated .

The Minister has made these remarks at a function held in Vavuniya(In Northern Province) to recommence the work of Regional CWE Stores in Vavuniya which had been shut down for the past  12 years.

SINHALA QUOTE FROM THE WEB

THAMNDA HONDA YALUWEKU WANNE  NAM EWANI YAHALUWEKU HOYAGANEEMA KISISETH APAHASU NOVE.

Ports Authority Workers Suspended Their Fast Unto Death Campaign Following The Assurance Made by Prime Minister

After the Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has given  an assurance to grant the  demands of  Sri Lanka Ports Authority Joint Trade Unions Forum including paying of New Year Bonus  , the fast unto death campaign launched by four Ports Authority Workers has called off this evening.

The four ports authority workers including Trade Union Leaders had commenced a fast unto death campaign in front of Colombo Harbor yesterday(10) by demanding several service demands including the paying of New Year Bonus.

Earlier the Trade Unions had launched a work to rule campaign in Colombo Harbor by demanding solutions for their service demands.

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Police Have Arrested Two Persons With Two Locally Made Bombs At Dematagoda

The Police have today(11) arrested two persons at Dematagoda(In Colombo) with two locally made Duppy Type  Bombs in their possession .

Police Officers attached to Dematagoda Police Station had arrested the two suspects and the locally made bombs at Kalipulla Watta in Dematagoda  it has been reported.

Dematagoda Police are conducting further investigations on the incident.