Colombo High Court Had Sentenced A Heroin Smuggler To Death

Colombo High Court Judge Gihan

Kulathunge had today  (10) sentenced a 28 year old person who was arrested on 16 th of April 2018 over keeping 29.71 Grammes of Heroin in his possesion and smuggling, to death after found guilty over the charges .

Police have arrested the accused at Ingurukade junction in Colombo whilst keeping and smuggling Heroin.

Afterwards Attorney General had filed indictments against the suspect at Colombo High Court. The accused is a resident of Palliya Road in Mattakkuliya ,Colombo. 

Police officers attached to Padukke police had arrested two Airmen and a female with 390 `Grammes of Heroin in possession at Padukke and Akuraaaa  areas today  (10) during a Police raid  .

Accordingly Police

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Seven Corona Positives Reported Today (09)

According to the Epidemeology Unit 07

Corona positives had been reported today (09)increasing the total number of Corona positives reported in the country so far to 3147 .

Accordingly 05 Arrivals from Saudi Arabia, A sea Marshal arrived  from India and an arrival From England had tested positive for Corona virus today.

At the moment 189 Corona positives are being treated at Government Hospitals. 

45 Drug Items Had Withdrawn From Hospitals During Last 08 Months Due To Low Quality

A total of 45 Medicinal Drugs /injections

and Surgical items had withdrawn from government hospitals during last 08 months due to low quality  according to Medical Supplies Division  (MSD).

Out of these Low quality drug items 27 were removed from hospitals during January, February and June it has been revealed .

Out of these removed drugs Warfarin  Sodium tablets manufactured by a same Indian drug company had withdrawn from hospitals on 06 occasions and  Benzathine Penicillin injection produced by an Indian company had withdrawn from hospitals on 04 occasions    .

During last year 98 Drugs /injections and Surgical items had withdrawn from hospitals due to poor quality. 

Maldives Government Requested Sri Lanka To Provide Doctors /Nurses For Their Health Services

Government of  Maldives had

requested Sri Lankan government to provide 132 Sri Lankan doctors and 80 Registered Nurses for a one year period on contract basis to fulfill the requirements of Natonal health service in Maldives .

Accordingly Government of Maldives had requested Sri Lankan government to provide the services of 132 doctors imcluding AneathesIsts ,Medical officers and physicians as well as 80 Registered nurses to recruit to hospitals in Maldives,  through the foreign affairs Ministry. of Sri Lanka.

The South Asia / Saarc Division of Foreign Ministry has forwarded the request to the Secretary of Ministry of Health for consideration.