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Sunday, August 19, 2018

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Navy Had Recovered 39 Parcels Of Kerala Cannabis While Floating In Northern Sea

A stock of Kerala Cannabis weighing 83.500 Kilo Grammes wrapped in 39 parcels had been recovered by the Navy officers attached to the Kankasanthurai Naval Base while floating in the seas of Northern Kankasanthurai yesterday (18).

The stock of Kerala Cannabis believes to be thrown in to the sea by someone in view of drag them in to ashore was handed over to the Kankasanthurai Police for further investigations .

Gazette Notification On Price Reduction Of 25 Essential Drugs And Equipment To Be Issued Within Two Weeks-Health Ministry

The Gazette Notification regarding the

price reduction of 25 Essential Drugs and Equipment including 10 Essential Cancer Drugs due to be issued within next two weeks according to the Ministry Of Health ,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine.

Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne had informed on this to the members of the Non Communicable Diseases Council during a meeting held at the Ministry.

"The prices of Cancer Drugs are very expensive and it is very difficult for the patients to purchase these drugs due to economic difficulties.95 percent of the Cancer Drugs are being purchased by the government while the Private sector is purchasing only 5 percent.The price of a vial of "TABSUMAB" cancer drug was Rs.280,000 when we came to power.However now a vial.of the Drug has been reduced to Rs.144,000" the Minister has stressed.

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Glyphosate Should Be Banned By All Countries As Per The American Court Verdict-Health Minister

Glyphosate should be banned by all the countries as an American Court had given a verdict that the substance had caused Cancer and Kidney diseases Minister Of Health Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated.

"Sri Lanka too should ban Glyphosate fully as per the verdict .Sri Lanka had recently lifted the Glyphosate Ban on Tea and Rubber and it's a bad decision taken by the good governance government .In case if the Tea importers found cancer agent in Sri Lankan Tea it will affect the Sri Lankan economy as well" Minister has stressed during a meeting held at the Health Ministry .

The American Court verdict on Glyphosate had delivered after hearing of a case filed by an American farmer stating a weed killer he used caused a cancer."The verdict was given at a time when Sri Lankan government has lifted the Glyphosate Ban on Tea and Rubber .Now Sri Lanka too should ban Glyphosate as per the American Court verdict "Health Minister has further said.

Singapore-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement Has Been Implemented Since 01st Of May

The Controversial Singapore-Sri Lanka

free Trade Agreement hás been already implemen ted with effect from 01st of May this year according to the Minister Of Development Stratagis and International Trade Malik samarawikrama .

The Agreement opposed by some trade unions here has been implemented as per the instructions of Attorney General the Minister has stated.