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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

A Balanced Diet For Vegans

A selection of fruit and vegetables in a wicker basket

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Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital To Be Developed As Eastern Colombo Teaching Hospital

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The Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital in Malabe(SAITM) taken over by the Government recently is due to be developed as Eastern Colombo Teaching Hospital in future according to the Ministry Of Health.

The Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital has begun providing treatment facilities free of charge to the patients through OPD Clinics in the Hospital with effect from today(01) and by 12 noon today around 100 patients have received the treatment from Clinics according to the Ministry.The medicine for Clinic patients too provided free of charge it has been reported.

The 600 bed Hospital is running through a Board chaired by former Director General of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis .

Five Day Anti SAITM Protest March Reached Nelumdeniya

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The Five Day protest march organized by the Anti SAITM Public Wall along With Inter University Students Federation demanding to abolish SAITM private medical collage in Malabe and several other demands has been reached Nelumdeniya area this evening(01) as it's second destination it has been reported.The Protest March which begun yesterday(31) morning from University Of Peradeniya premises had reached Mawanalle yesterday evening .

The Protest March had begun it's second day this morning from Mawanella town .The Protest march is due to be reached Colombo on this Friday(04).

Meanwhile Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) has decided to hold Anti SAITM protest campaigns in front of every Government Hospital in the country it has been announced.

Anti SAITM Trade Unions have declared tomorrow(02) as Anti SAITM National Protest Day .

Petroleum Workers And Engine Drivers Have Suspended Their Strike Actions

The Petroleum Workers and Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers have decided to suspend their Island Wide Strike actions scheduled to be launched midnight tonight(01).

Accordingly the scheduled Petroleum Workers strike has been called off following the discussion held between President Maithripala Sirsena and the representatives of Petroleum Trade Unions Collective at the Presidential Secretariat today.During the Discussion President has informed the Trade Union Collective representatives that the agreement signed between Sri Lankan Government and China Merchant Company of China regarding handing over of Hambanthota ,Magampura Port submitted to the Cabinet today.

Meanwhile Railway Locomotive Engine Drivers due to strike from midnight tonight suspended their strike after the discussions held with Additional Secretary to the Transport Ministry regarding an issue arisen on recruiting of new Assistant Locomotive Engine Drivers .

Government Has Reduced Tax Imposed On Imported Rice

Government has decided to reduce the prices of imported Rice by reducing the tax imposed on the Imported Rice from Rs.5 per Kilo to 25 Cents per Kilo.

Accordingly a Kilo Gramme of White Rice will be reduced to Rs.60,A kilo of Nadu Rice reduced to Rs.75 per kilo and a Kilo of Ponni Samba reduced to Rs.76 per Kilo.

Meanwhile Government has also reduced the special trade tax imposed on Imported Fish to Rs.25 from Rs.75 and removed the Rs.70 per Kilo tax Imposed on Corn products for Animals and Imposed a Rs.10 per Kilo special trade tax on it.

The Rs.25 per Kilo Ses tax imposed on Imported Wheat Flour reduced to Rs.15 from Rs.25 per Kilo and the tax Imposed on per a Kilo Gramme of Wheat Beans has been reduced to Rs.6 from Rs.9.

These new tax reductions will be effected until 31st of December this year.