Friday, October 13, 2017

Former President Chandrika Kumarathunge Has Been Appointed As New SLFP Organizer In Attanagalle

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Former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge has been appointed as the new Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) organizer in Attanagalle electorate (Gampaha District) by the President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday(12).

Former President Kumaratunge known as one of the  key figures laid  foundation to create the current  good governance government.

President Sirisena had appointed around 50 SLFP District organizers during a ceremony held yesterday and some senior organizers lost their posts it has been revealed.

A Tea Box Factory Was Destroyed In Orugodawatte Due To A Sudden Fire

Image result for fireA Tea Box Manufacturing Factory in Grandpass,Orugodawatte area was completely destroyed due to a sudden fire erupted there in the wee hours of this morning(13).Few houses around the factory too suffered with minor damages due to the fire .

The fire brigade in Grandpass along with the residents of the area have doused the fire it has been reported.The cause of the fire not yet been determined.

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Calls For War On Junk Food Ads As Obesity Costs Set To Rise By 60 Percent

The cost of obesity-related diseases will increase by 60 per cent in a decade in the UK, a new study forecasts, amid calls for a strict clampdown on TV advertising.

.The World Health Organisation (WHO) today said “widespread” action was needed to tackle obesity, which has seen a ten-fold rise globally since the 1970s, with one in five UK children now obese.
A coalition of Royal Colleges and health charities said junk food advertisments should be banned altogether during peak times - such as the X-Factor - as well as during children’s viewing.
The study by the Obesity Health Alliance found that junk food brands in the UK spend 27 times more on advertising than the Government does on healthy eating promotions.
In total £143 million was spent by the 18 companies spending the most advertising crisp, confectionery and sugary drinks, dwarfing the £5 million the Government’s Change4Life healthy eating campaign spends.
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk tops the spending chart, with more than £12 million, followed by Coca-Cola and Galaxy.
The calls came as figures from the World Obesity Federation show the UK is spending more than £14 billion annually treating illness caused by excess weight - such as heart disease, diabetes and liver disease.
Forecasts suggest this could rise to £22.7 billion by 2025, with 34 per cent of adults obese, compared with levels today of 27 per cent.



Globally, the report shows the US faces the biggest treatment bill, already amounting to more than £240 billion. The cost to Germany is £23.6 billion and Britain finds itself in third place.
Dairy MilkĀ Professor Ian Caterson, the federation’s president said the scale of the epidemic was “truly alarming.”    


A new report by the WHO today calls for restrictions on promotion of junk foods, and more action to tax sugary foods.
It follows UK plans to introduce a sugar tax on fizzy drinks, which will be introduced next year.
Professor Fiona Bull, a member of the WHO working group, said: "We need to turn our concern into action - more action and more widespread action.

“The response so far has been insufficient, inadequate and not at scale.”
The report calls for action to reduce marketing of unhealthy foods.

Prof Bull said: "We are surrounded by environments which market unhealthy, high fat, high sugar, high calorie food. That's what's on the TV, that's what's promoted at bus stops, and that's what children are seeing all day, every day.
 --Telegraph-Health--

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A Ukrainian Prisoner Had Been Captured After Attempting To Escape

Image result for capturedPrison Guards have fired to the air this morning(13) at Colombo Magistrate Court to capture a Ukrainian National who was brought  to produce  before the court had attempted to escape .

The suspected Ukrainian male who along with her wife have been sentenced to death over a death of a child in Kotahena area ,were brought to the Court this morning and after arrived in he had attempted to escape it has been revealed.

Airport Customs Have Arrested A 36 Year Old Businesswoman With 100,000 US Dollars

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Airport Customs officers have arrested a 36 year old Sri Lankan Businesswoman  arrived in from Chennai,India with US Dollars 100,000 in her possession at Katunayake ,Bandaranaike International Airport early this morning(13).

The US Dollar Currency notes have been recovered stored inside her hand bag according to the Customs officers.

The female had went to India  for several times in an earlier occasions too it has been revealed.

The suspected female who is a resident of Mattakuliya area  had been arrested over carrying a large amount of US Dollars with her without informing it to the customs and the stock of US Currency notes have been  confiscated it has been revealed.She was not fined for her act it has been reported.

Baltimore Port Closure May Hit US Coal Export Volumes

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