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Katunayake Airport Will Be Closed For Operations Eight Hours Daily With Effect From Today(06)

Katunayake Bandaranaike International Airport will be closed for Airport Operations for 08 hours daily from 8.30 a.m to 4.30 p.m with effect from today(06) up to 05th of April 2017 to overlay the  runaway to improve the surface conditions.

The estimated cost of the overlay of runaway in Katunayake Airport is around Rs.7.2 billion . This will be the first time that an overlay of a runaway project is carrying out at Airport since the commissioning of the runaway in 1986.

Authorities are  kindly requested from all passengers to be at Katunayake Airport five hours prior to the departure time of their flights , as the Airline check in counter will be closed one hour prior to the scheduled departure time .

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Ministry Of Health To Take Action Against Oncologists Who Refused To Prescribe Russian Cancer Drug To Their Patients

Ministry of Health has decided to take deciplinary

action against the Oncologists attached to Maharagama Apeksha Hospital who refused to prescribe Russian made Cancer drug to their patients.

The Deciplinary action will be taken against these dictors after the report of an inquiry conducted against the oncologists who had  refused to prescribe the Russian Drug ,hand over to the Minister next Monday the Health Ministry has announced.

Sri Lanka Navy Arrested Ten Indian Fishermen While Illegally Fishing In Sri Lankan Waters

Sri Lanka Navy along with Sri Lanka Coastal Guards

had arrested ten Indian fishermen with two fishing trawlers while illegally fishing in Sri Lankan waters off North  west of delft island(Northern Province).

The arrested Indian Fishermen who are from Jegathapattinam and Pudukottai Districts and their fishing trawlers were handed over to the assistant director of fisheries in Jaffna for future course of action .

The arrests were made three days after Sri Lankan government agreed to release 51 Indian  who are already in it's custody.

Police Have Arrested A Person With Haul Of Kerala Cannabis

Police have arrested a person with 01 Kilo Grammes

and 525 grammes of Kerala Cannabis in his possession in Wellawatte (Colombo) today (05).

Accordingly Police Special Task Force Personal along with police officers attached to Wellawatte Police had been arrested the suspect while transporting the haul of  Kerala Cannabis through a Three Wheeler.

Suspect has been handed over to the Wellawatte Police Station for further investigations.