Veteran Sri Lankan Cricketers Sanath And Vaas Excluded From The World Cup Cricket Squad

Sri Lankan Cricket Selectors excluded the veteran opening batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and the pace bowler Chaminda Vaas from the Sri Lanka's Final 15  player squad selected to play  for the forthcoming World Cup Cricket Tournament scheduled to begin in sub continent next month.The Sports Ministry has already approved the selected squad according to the Sri Lanka Cricket Sources.

The Final 15 players who are  selected for the World Cup are as follows.


1.    Kumar Sangakkara
2.    Mahela Jayawardena
3.    TM Dilshan
4.    Muttiah Muralitharan
5.    Thisara Perera
6.    Angelo Mathews
7.    Upul Tharanga
8.    Lasith Malinga
9.    Chamara Silva
10.    Thilan Samaraweera
11.    Chamara Kapugedara
12.    Nuwan Kulasekara
13.    Ajantha Mendis
14.    Dilhara Fernando
15.    Rangana Herath

Health Minister Crticizing The Medical Officers Consuming Flour Based Food Items While Advising Public Not To Consume Them

Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has criticizing  the Medical Officers attached to the Ministry Of Health who are advising the public not to consume food made from flour and sugary drinks prone to non infectious diseases like Diabetes.Heart Diseases and Obesity while serve and consuming such food after seminars and workshops.

Health Minister said that the Doctors should act exemplary  to public when consuming food.
He made these remarks when he was invited by the Director General of Health Services Dr.Ajith Mendis for tea after a programme held on "Non Infectious Diseases " in Colombo last Tuesday and witness the Tea Table prepared for the occasion.The table compromised with short eats made from flour like Rolls,Patty,Sandwiches and Icing Cake with  serving Sugary Drink

After witnessing the Tea Table and the Medical Officers Minister loudly said that Those Doctors who advised the public not to consume these food items now seen consuming it and left the place without consuming any food.After Minister left the scene the Medical Officers who are eating Short Eats served were seen stop eating.

WHO Donated A Stock Of "Tami Flu "Drug For Treating Children With H1N1

The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 100,000 capsules of the drug" Tami flu" to Sri Lanka this morning to treat small children suffering from H1N1.WHO resident representative here Dr.FR Mehtha handed over the drug stock to Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena which contained 30 and 40 mili gramme Tamiflu Capsules.

Earlier WHO donated Tami flu Capsules for the use of Adult H1N1 Patients to the Medical Supplies Division.Meanwhile the H1N1 Vaccine "Panvax" which distributed to Government Hospitals and MOH Offices to vaccinate risk groups are due to get expired tomorrow(07th) according to the Ministry Sources.

Government To Remove Import Duties Of Dairy Cows And Equipment

Government has decided to remove all import duties imposed in Dairy Cows and Dairy Equipments in the view of achieving self sufficiency in Dairy Products by the year 2016.

Imported Stock Of 4 Million Eggs To Be Distributed To The Market

Minister Of Corporatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando has ordered the officials to distribute the stock of 4 million Eggs imported to Sri Lanka from India to the market .An Egg belongs to this stock will be sold Rs.11 each through the Laksathosa Outlets.

This stock of Eggs imported to Sri Lanka to reduced the sky rocketing prices of Eggs in the Local Market.Currently an Egg is sold between Rs.16-18 in the Local Market.

Government To Stop Importing Carbon Fertilizer

Government has decided to stop importing Carbonic Fertilizer in the view of increasing local Fertilizer Production according to the Minister of Farming and Wild Life S.M Chandresena.According to the Minister that the Government will produced Fertilizer locally which are used to grow  crops like tea and rubber and also manufacture Fertizer for Fruits and Flower Cultivations also in the future he added.

Government To Dissolve Local Government Councils Midnight Tomorrow

Government has decided to dissolved all Local Government Councils with the effect from midnight tomorrow(06th).According to the Minister of  Petroleum Susil PremJayantha Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister M.L Ataulla will officially announced the disolvement of the councils.

New Elections for the Councils due to held soon.

Health Officials Instructed Hospital Directors And MOH'S To Finish Vaccinating The Remained H1N1 Vaccines Before 07th Of January

Health Officials instructed  all Hospital Directors and MOH'S to finish vaccinating the remained stock of H1N1 Vaccines which are due to   expire  this month before this  Friday(07th) according the Health Ministry Sources.

Meanwhile the senior doctors are questioning on what  basis the health officials said that the remained stock of vH1N1 Vaccines expire in 07th of January as it didn't mention in the vaccine packs.In these packs it only mentioned that these vaccines will expire in 11/01 they stressed.

Doctors also taking note that While Health Officials clearly said that the batch of H1N1 Vaccines used for vaccination last December  expired in 31st of December although it didn't mentioned in the pack and it is a puzzle how can they mention the vaccine stock due to expire this month will exactly expire on 07th

Ministry Of Health To Charge A Treatment Fee From Accident Patients With Liquor Influence

Ministry of Health has decided to charge a treatment fee from the accident patients with influence of liquor who got admitted to state hospitals within next two weeks according the Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena.Health Minister has further added that if a doctor at the state hospital confirmed that a patient who got admitted to state hospital due to an accident is with influence of liquor he will be subjected to pay the treatment fee immediately.

Health Ministry is to issue a circular regarding charging a treatment fee from accident patients within next two weeks he stressed.

Tamil Political Parties To Contest Local Government Elections Under Common Symbol

Tamil Political Parties in Sri Lanka are tying to form an alliance under a common symbol to contest the forthcoming local government elections.According to the General Secretary of the Tamil National Liberation Alliance(TNLA) MP M.K Sivajilingam Tamil Political Parties like PLOTE,TULF and EPRLF(Pathmanabha Faction) already agreed to form an alliance.

Ministry Of Health Delayed Charging A Treatment Fee For Alcohol Related Illnesses

Although the Ministry Of Health has declared last year that the treatment fee is charged from the patients admitted to State Hospitals to take treatment for Alcohol Related illnesses with effect from 01st of January this year still the Health Authorities not directed  the Hospital Authorities to implement it.

Health Minister Maithrepala Sirisena has clearly stated during a function in Kandy last year that A treatment fee will charged from the patients seeking treatment for Alcohol related illnesses from this January,Instead of giving an exact date to implement this plan Ministry Of Health has said that this plan will implement within this month.