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Police Arrested Three Persons Of A Cash Robbery

Police have arrested three persons  over stealing Rs.7.8 million transported through a Van in Ragama on last Monday(26).\


The robbers have stolen the money belonging to a Garment Factory in Wattale while transporting  it the Kadawatha Branch of the factory.

Bribery Commission Has Arrested A Government Physician Over Taking Bribes From Private Laboratories

The Bribery Commission officials have today(03) arrested a Physician attached to the Kuliyapitiya Hospital who was responsible for taking huge amount of bribes  from Private Medical Laboratories  to send the Hospital Patients for those Laboratories.

The suspected Physician had taken bribes around  Rs.20,000 to Rs.30,000 from Private Laboratories  monthly for sending Hospital patients there for tests it has been revealed.

If a Laboratory fails to provide the requisite bribe to the Physician, he has recommended the patients  to go to another Laboratory by stating that  the Test reports of previous Laboratory are false according to the Bribery Commission officials.

GMOA To Launch An Island Wide Continuous Strike From Wednesday(05) Over SAITM Issue

Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has today(03) decided to launch an island wide continuous strike of the doctors in Government Hospitals from this Wednesday(05) demanding a permanent solution for the Malabe Private Medical Collage (SAITM) problem.

The mechanism due to be adapted for this Strike will be decided within next 24 hours GMOA has stated.

Around 15 Dengue Mosquito Lavae Breeding Places Found In Moratuwa University Premises

Around 15 Dengue Mosquito Lavae Breeding places have been found in the premises of  Moratuwa University which closed temporarily recently due to spreading of Dengue and viral fever among students, during a fumigation and cleaning programme carried out there this morning(03) the Ministry Of Health has announced.

During the Programme  Mosquito breeding places have been recovered  in Construction sites  of the Moratuwa University the Ministry has stated.

Although  three Public Health Inspectors are there in the University at present ,no action has been taken to fumigation  and cleaning the University premises after the first Dengue patient had found among students it has been revealed.

One female student attached to the Moratuwa University has died and more than 80 students fallen sick due to the Dengue and Viral fever spreads in the University it has been reported.

Meanwhile it has been  decided to carry out a fumigation and cleaning programme in all the University premises in the island under the supervision of Vice chancellors of the Universities to avoid spreading Dengue during a meeting held at Health Ministry today(03).

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Rajagiriya Fire -First Floor Of The Laugfs Supermarket Destroyed Due To The Fire

Due to the fire erupted in the Laugfs Supermarket in

Welikada,Rajagiriya this morning (02)the first floor of the Supermarket had been extensively damaged with it's goods and the ground floor including the Gas store was saved after the fire brigades doused the fire before it spreading further according to the reports.

The cost of the damage done to the Supermarket not yet been determined.

A short circuit  has been identified as the cause of the fire according to the  initial inquiry held regarding the incident.