Sri Lanka Navy along with Police Anti Narcotic Bureau officials had today (08) taken in to custody 240 Kilo Grammes of Heroin along with 07 foreign nationals during a joint raid conducted in Southern seas .
The estimated value of the haul of Heroin taken into custody is around Rs.480 million it has been revealed .The Haul of Heroin ,The boat used to transport it and the suspects are due to be handed over to the police .
There's a controversy risen in society over a specialist who had refused to treat the Minister Of Public Security Prasanna Ranathunge at a private hospital in Colombo citing government's failure to address the issues related to current economic crisis .
Professor Ranil Jayawardena had refused to treat Minister Ranathunge who went to Lanka Hospital in Narahenapita to consult the Professor Jayawardena on a Thyroid problem .The Consultation fees paid by the Minister to the hospital also returned to him under the instruction of the Professor it has been reported
The Sri Lanka Medical Association meanwhile had stated that although the consultant had refused to treat the politician at a private hospital due to a certain reason no medical professional should take this as a role model .
The Ministry of Defense had taken steps to cancel the leave of all Military personnel in the country due to the declaration of state of Emergency in the count .
\The Defense Ministry had requested all those military personal who are on leave to return to work with immediate effect.
Around 2500 metric tones of Octane-92 Petrol and 4000 metric tones of Auto diesel are being issued to the public daily at present due to the limited number of Fuel reserves available in the country , according to the Minister of Power Kanchana Wijesekare .
Issuing of Auto Diesel will be limited Until the restoring the functions of Norochchalai Coal Power plant he had tweeted ,
Meanwhile another ship carrying 40,000 metric tones of Crude oil is scheduled to be reached Colombo harbor this Monday the Minister has stated ,
The 41 MP 's formally attached to Government and now functions as an independent group in the Parliament had decided to support the No confidence Motion handed over to the speaker by The main opposition Samgi Janabalawegaya (SJB)Party against the government it has been announced.
The decision to support the No confidence motion against the government has been taken during a discussion held among group members according to Deputy Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Mahinda Amaraweera .
