Journalists And Opposition M.P's Protests Against Lasantha's Killing

Large Number of Journalists and Opposition Parliamentarians Participated the Protest Campaign held Opposite the Lake House Building in Fort TO day (o9)to Protest Against the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramathunge.Five Media Organizations Organized this Protest Campaign and Participants Shouting Slogans Asking Government to Arrest those who are Responsible for the Killing.
Meanwhile Police still not been able to Arrest Anyone Regarding the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.

Opposition UNP Parlimentarians Hold A Protest In Parliment Against The Killing Of Sunday Leader Editor

Parliamentarians of The Main Opposition United National Party(UNP) To Day Entered to the Parliament by wearing Black Scarfs As a Protest of Killing Sunday Leader Editor Lasantha Wickramatunge.
Earlier They Hold a Protest Campaign In Front of the Parliment Against the Suppression of the Government Requesting an Inquiry on the Killing of Sunday Leader Editor.Opposition M.P's Shouted Anti Government Slogans During the Protest.UNP Earlier Told that they will Boycott the Parliamentary Sessions to Protest Against Not Providing them Enough Time to Prepare for the No Confidence Motion Debate Against the Government.Speaker W.J.M Lokubandara Last Wednesday Told the House that No Confidence Debate will Begin on Friday. In Todays Sessions Speaker Asked From the UNP whether they are going to begin the No Confidence Motion Debate But later Asked The House Leader to close the Sessions as They didn't respond.

Health Ministry To Prepare A Plan To Reduce The Overcrowding Of Patients In The Main Hospitals

Health Ministry Is Currently Preparing a Special Plan to Reduce the Overcrowding of Patients in the Main Government Hospitals.It is Revealed that Patients of the Outstation Areas are Use to Come to the Main Hospitals in Colombo and the Suburbs to getting Treatment Despite the Specialist Care and Treatment Facilities are Provided to their Provincial Hospitals.Due to this Large Que's are seen in the Out Door Patients Departments,Clinics,Pharmacies and the Wards of the Main Government Hospitals Health Ministry Said.
While the Patients of the Colombo and the Suburbs have to wait to Getting Treatment and Drugs for Hours,sometimes in Weeks There are Nearly Seventy Thousand Beds are Vacant Daily in the Provincial Hospitals Due to the Patients are Refrain from Visiting there.

Troops Liberated The Elephant Pass

Sri Lankan Troops Today(09) Liberated The Tiger Held Elephant Pass In the Northern Part Completely.Troops liberated the Southern Part of the Elephant pass few days ago and President Mahinda Rajapaksha who is also the Commander of the Forces under the Constitution Announced this Victory Through His Live Speech to the Nation This Evening.
Meanwhile Three Air Force Personnel and Four Civilians were Killed and Six Injured Due to a Claymore Mine Explosion in Morawewa of the Trincomalee District this Morning.

Expired Blood Kits Issue-Out Of Fourty Two Accused Twenty Two Are Docs

Out of the Fourty Two who are found Guilty on Isssing Expired Blood Kits for Government Hospital Blood Banks Twenty Two are Doctors Attached to the National Blood Centre In ColomboHealth Ministry Sources said today.All of these Accused Persons are attached to the National Blood Centre and the Former Director of the Centre Dr.Mrs Mangalika Bindusara is also among them.She and Three others were already Interdicted by the Health Secretery and The Public Services Commission is Currently Conducting a Disciplinary Inquiry against them.The Disciplinary Inquiry on other Thirty Eight due to begin soon Health Ministry sources further Added.

Sri Lankan Troops Liberated Pallai Area

Troops Attached to the 53rd and 55th Divisions of the Sri Lankan Army Liberated the Pallai Area in the North This Morning.Meanwhile Air Force Jets Destroyed Two large LTTE Boats in the Chundikulam Lagoon this morning.

Sunday Leader Editor Was Assasinated-Died After Facing A Surgery Lasted More Than Three Hours

Chief Editor of the "Sunday Leader" News Paper Lasantha Wickramathunge(52) Died with Sustained Injuries This Evening after An Unidentified Gunmen Shot his head in Colombo Suburbs.Mr.Wickramathunge who is a Popular Media Personnel in Sri Lanka due to His style of journalism attacking the Government's Corruption activities was driving his Vehical to the News Paper Office when he was shot Around 10.30 A.M.He was Rushed to the South Colombo General Hospital(Kalubowila)Soon after the Incident by a Pedestrian and Surgeons Battling to Save his life by Performing a Surgery For More then Three Hours. but all Efforts taken to saving his life failed and He was Announced as Dead around 2.20 this evening.Mr.Wickramatunge sustained with External Bleeding and Brain Damage when he was passed away says The Director of the South Colombo General Hospital Doctor Anil Jasinha. According to him Mr.Wickramathunge's Heart was stopped at the time he got Admitted to the Hospital.
He was shot by Two Unidentified Gunmen chasing his vehicle from a Motor Bike Eye witnesses said.Mr.wickramathunge was shot Three Gun shots to his head but no bullets were found during the Surgery according to the Hospital sources.
Several Media Organizations and the Government Condemning this attack by saying this Assasination is a Big Blow to the Media Freedom Here.

Sri Lankan Government Banned The LTTE

Sri Lankan Government has Decided to Ban the Terrorist Organization LTTE This Evening who are involved in war with the Government Forces Over Two Decades.The using of Large Number of Civilians In Vanni as the Human Shield has been the Main Reason behind this Ban According to the Government Sources.After This evening's Cabinet Meeting Government will Announced this Ban the Sources further said.
Meanwhile Sri Lankan Ministers of Human Rights and Foreign Affairs urged the International Community to look in to the Human Rights Violations of the LTTE .

Expired Blood Kits Case-Thirty Eight Employees Of The National Blood Center Including Docs To Face Disciplinary Inquiry

Ministry Of Health Notified the Public Services Commission to Conduct an Disciplinary Inquiry on Thirty Eight Suspects attached to the National Blood Center -Colombo who are Proved to be Involved in Issuing of Expired Blood Kits to the Government Blood Banks.According to the Inquiry Report Of the Special Investigations Unit Of the Health Ministry These Persons are found Guilty on involving to the Incident.Majority of those Accused are Medical Officers and there are Administrative Officers,Store Keepers and Other Staff of the Blood Center also among them Ministry Sources said.
With these Thirty Eight The Total Number of People found to be Involved in this Expired Blood Kits Case risen to Forty Two.The Issuing of Expired Plasma Pherasis and A Pherasis Blood Kits To Four Government Blood Banks Rocks the Sri Lankan Health Sector In last July and the former Director of the National Blood Centre Dr.M.Bindusara,Medical Officer Dr.Lahir and Two Store Keepers of the Center were Interdicted by the Public Services Commission Due to their Direct Involvement to the Incident.

Sirasa To Award Prize Money For Information On Suspects Behind Yesterday's Attack

MTV/MBC Broadcasting Corporation Today(07) Announced that they will Awarded Rs,Five Million Prize Money for anyone who can provided an Information about the Gang Members who Burnt the Sirasa T.V Main Control At Depanama,Pannipitiya yesterday.Special Police Investigations Team is already carrying an Investigations on this Incident.But still no one related to the Incident get Arrested.
Meanwhile Large number of People's Organizations and Political Parties hold Protest Campaigns today in colombo and other parts of the country urging Government to Restore Media Freedom in the country and Punished Those who are behind this Incident.

Unidentified Gunmen Set Fire And Destroyed The MTV/MBC T.V Studios

Unidentified Armed Gang Attacked One of the Popular Sri Lankan Private Television and Broadcasting Corporation The MTV/MBC Studio Complex in Depanama Pannipitiya within the Colombo Suburbs this Morning Around 5.30 A.M and Set Fire and Destroyed It's Main Control Room.All Their Transmissions put into Halt for Hours Due To This .However Sirasa T.V their Sinhalese News Channel managed to Begin their Transmission few Hours After the Incident.
Government Condemned this act and Ordered an Impartial Inquiry on to the Incident.A Special Police Team is Conducting Further Investigations on this.

Sri Lankan Troops Liberated The Southern Elephant Pass-Captured Kilali And Muhamalai Defence Lines Too

Sri Lankan Troups who Entered the Elephant Pass Yesterday Liberated the Southern Part of Elephant Pass and Captured
the Kilali and Muhamalai Forward Defense lines in the Jafna Peninisula this Evening.These are the Only Defense lines Remained with the LTTE in Jafna After they were Militarily Defeated from there.Sri Lankan Troops Are Advancing Ahead Security Sources said.

Sri Lankan Task Force Liberated The Tiger Held Oddusudan

Task Force 4 of the Sri Lankan Army has Liberated the LTTE held Oddusudan Town in the Mulativue District fully This (05)Evening.Task Force Entered to the City yesterday.Meanwhile Ground Forces Now Located in the the South of Elephant Pass and Advancing Forward Security Sources said.

Chikungunya Epidemic In Moneragala District-Around 1300 Patients Reported So Far

Chikungunya a Viral Fever Transmitted through the Dengue Insects "Eadis Egipty" and "Eadis AlboPicktus" is Spreading in The Moneragala District of the Uva Province-Sri Lanka These days According to the Epidemiology Unit.Around 1300 Chikungunya Patients have been Reported within One Month Period from Badalkumbura,dehithigama,thanthanna and Laggala areas in the District Epedeimiologists Stressed.50-60 Patients are Daily come to the Monaragala Base Hospital for getting Treatment These days.High Fever Lasted Four Days,Headache,Rash spreading Throughout the Body,Muscle and Body Pain are the Main Symptoms of the Chikungunya and Doctors Appealed from the Patients to take Medication from a Registered Government Doctors when Symptoms are Appeared.
Meanwhile The Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo District Pradeep Kariyawasem says that People in the Other Parts of the Country too need to Aware on the Disease as it may spread to other parts as well. .In January Last year Around 18 Chikungunya Patients Were reported from the Colombo District when the Dissese was Spreading in the Ratnapura District at that time.Destroying the Mosquito Breeding Places by Cleaning the Houses and Gardens is the only Measure can be taken to Prevent the Spreading of the Dissese He Urged.

Task Force Enters To The Tiger Held Oddusudan

Task Force 4 of the Sri Lankan Army Enters To the Tiger Held Oddusudan Township in the Mulativue District This Evening Ministry Of Defense says.Oddusudan Junction is a Strategically Important place located along with the Mankulam in the North and LTTE Terrorists are using the Mulativue -A-34 Main Road for their Administrative and Logistical Purposes.

Government Appealed To The People To Hoist National Flag This Monday And Honour Sri Lankan War Heroes

Government Today appealed to the People to Hoist the National Flag on This Monday(05th) and Observed Two Minute Silence from 8.32 in the Morning To Pay honour = for the Security Personnel And War heroes of Sri Lanka.
Meanwhile Troops who Captured the Kilinochchi Town Yesterday are heading to Liberate the Elephant pass.

Three People Got Injured At A Bomb Explosion In Fort

Three people got Injured and Admitted to the Accident Service of the Colombo National Hospital Following a Bomb Explosion out side the Red Mosque In Fort Area This Evening.A Bomb Planted in A Black Jeep Exploded Around 5.15 This Evening According to the Security Sources.
Meanwhile Security Forces Urged People to Be Alert and Pay Attention To Their Security these days as LTTE May trying to Continue this kind of Explosions in future.

Suicide Bomb Attack InFront Of Air Force Head Quarters Killing Two And Injuring Thirty Seven

Soon After President Announce on Kilinochchi Victory LTTE launched a Suicide Bomb Attack Aiming the Air force Head Quarters In Colombo this Evening Killing Two And Injuring Thirty Seven.Injured Were Rushed in to the Accident Service of the Colombo National Hospital.According to the Air Force Spokesmen Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara A man Ran Towards the Air Force Head Quarters Office which is Close to the Trans Asia Hotel From Opposite Side of the Road and Explode Himself at the Gate.

Sri Lankan Troops Liberated The Final Tiger Stronghold Kilinochchi Town After A Heavy Battle

Sri Lankan Army Completely Liberated the Kilinochchi Town the Last Stronghold Held by the LTTE Tigers This Evening.Fall of Kilinochchi from the LTTE'S hand markes the end of the Eelam War carried out by the LTTE over Two Decades in Sri Lanka.President Mahinda Rajapaksha Announced the Liberation Of Kilinochchi to the Nation from a Live Speech Relay from the Presidential Secretariat this evening which is Telecast over the National Television.People all over the Country Celebrated this victory by firing crackers. After Capturing the Important Areas of Paranthan and Iranamadu Sri Lankan Forces Entered the Heart of the Tigers Kilinochchi Town known as their De Facto Capital and Capturing the Kilinochchi Railway Station this morning. Heavy Fighting continued Between the Forces and LTTE Cadres area for few hours..Some Media Reports Indicated that the LTTE Leader Valupillai Prabhakaren is also Came to the War Front and Giving Commands to his Cadres from the Secret Location.Troops are currently in 2 kilo meters from Elephant Pass and 5 kilo meters from Mulativue says Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka.he and and Minister Keheliya Rambukwella Issued Statements this Morning saying that within Few hours Kilinochchi will fall in to the hands of the Armed Forces.

President Re-shuffles The Cabinet By Making Two Changes - Retained Media Portfolio Under His Purview

President Mahinda Rajapaksha Today(01)Make a Surprise Cabinet Re-Shuffle and Retaining Media Ministry Under His Purview President's Media Unit Announced.Minister Of Media Anura Priyadarshana Yapa is Appointed as the Minister of Investment Promotions and Enterprises Development and The Former Minister who holds that Portfolio Dr.Sarath Amunugama is Appointed as The Minister Of Public Administration And Home Affairs.