Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 8, 2012, 2:07 pm
The Supporters of Imprisoned General Sarath Fonseka were stage a protest march from Hulftsdorf Court Complex towards the Welikada Prison this morning by demanding the immediate release of General Fonseka.The Protestors who arrived at the main gate of welikada prison staged a peaceful protest by shou...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 8, 2012, 1:34 pm
The Imprisoned former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka has begun a hunger strike this noon as a protest of  not taking him to the regular medical checkup at a Private Hospital after his court proceedings held today according to his wife Mrs.Anoma Fonseka.After the Court Proceedings Welikada Pr...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 7, 2012, 3:04 pm
Government Hospital Nurses will be  stage an Island wide Protest Campaign tomorrow in front of their respective hospitals from 12 noon to 1 p.m demanding solutions for 12  of their service demands according to  Government Nursing Officers Union . Government Nurses also involved in simi...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 7, 2012, 7:08 am
The Minister of Mass Media And Information Keheliya Rambukwella has been reported as admitted to Hospital in Melbourne, Australia following an accidental fall occurred in a Hotel where he is staying.  It has been reported that Minister has been slipped inside his hotel and  suffered wi...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 4, 2012, 5:18 am
President Mahinda Rajapaksha has said today(04) that the Executive Powers vested to him under the Constitution will not be used to act against the Wishes of the people by stressing committed towards Good Governance and Independence of  Judiciary. Addressing the National Independence Day ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 3, 2012, 3:06 pm
The Democratic Socialist Republic Of Sri Lanka will celebrate it's 64th Independence Day today (04)Exactly 64 years ago in 04th of February 1948 Sri Lanka has  gained independence from British Rulers. This Years Independence Day Celebrations scheduled to be held out side Colombo at  Anu...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 3, 2012, 12:01 pm
The first death occurred in the newly opened Southern Express way was reported today (03) from 21 st post near Kalutara.According to the Police a car drove by a 26 year old youth was skidded off the road near 21st post and  youth was killed in the accident. The Southern Expressway first ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 2, 2012, 3:14 pm
The Cabinet has decided to amend Motor Traffic Act to enable imposing  of spot fines on those who are violating Vehicle Seat Belt Law Cabinet Spokesman ,Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa has said today (02) during the Cabinet Press Briefing. President Mahinda Rajapaksha too has instructe...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Feb 1, 2012, 4:03 pm
A tense situation occurred amongst public today (01) when the Health Officials in Bingiriya  Area (in North Western Province)had  announced that some host Chickens  in a Poultry Farm of the area were reported as dead due to  a mysterious disease suspected as Avian Flu (Bird Flu)Even the Epidemi...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 31, 2012, 11:38 am
President Mahinda Rajapaksha has today (31) instructed the Ministry Of External Affairs to re open the Sri Lankan Embassy in Iraq with immediate effect.The Sri Lankan Embassy in Iraq was closed down due to  the war situation prevailed  there.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 30, 2012, 4:32 pm
Nurses attached to 30 Major Government Hospitals throughout the Country are due to stage  protest campaigns in front of their hospitals tomorrow(31) from 12 noon to 1 p.m by demanding solutions for 09 of their service demands according to Government Nursing Officers Union. This Island wi...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 30, 2012, 4:10 pm
Local Environmentalists warned on a future Threat  to the Human Lives as well as to Environment due to using of Internationally Banned Insecticide "Temephos"  to Drinking Wells in certain areas as a measure of destroying Mosquito Larvae.The National Dengue Control Programme had already used this b...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 27, 2012, 5:18 pm
The Sri Lankan Health Ministry has today(27) temporarily suspended  the selling and using of  Drug imported from Pakistan "Isosorbide Mononitrate" 20mg which used to prevent Angina Attacks after more than 100 Heart Patients in Lahore ,Pakistan were reported as died after administering  the said d...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 27, 2012, 5:47 am
The General Meeting Summoned by National Hospital Doctors yesterday (26th) noon to decide future action on Problems related to Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) was become  a flop one as majority of National Hospital Doctors boycotted the meeting due to  participation of Higher Officials attached...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 25, 2012, 4:17 pm
The Colombo National Hospital Doctors are due to meet tomorrow (26)noon to decide on  their future strike action against the broken promise given by Health Minister last Thursday stating that he will cancel  the two additional  appointments  which he made to Sri lanka Medical Council. with   im...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 25, 2012, 3:14 pm
The Post Master General M.K.B Dissanayake has decided to resigned from his post according to Postal Department Sources.In the recent past  Postal Trade Unions time to time urged the government to removed Mr.Dissanayake from his post due to some controversial events taken place within the Department...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 24, 2012, 3:35 pm
Two Hundred Thirty Dengue Patients have been reported from Colombo Municipal Area and two patients were died during first 24 days of January according to Chief MOH of Colombo Dr.Pradeep Kariyawasam. The two patients who died due to Dengue were children he stressed.These patients were repo...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 24, 2012, 2:47 pm
A tense situation erupted in Magazine Prison in Welikada,Colombo this noon turned in to a Violent Clash  after several Prison Inmates who were clashed with  Prison Officials and Police Officers left 21 injured  with 2 in critical condition.Injured were admitted to the Accident Service of Colombo ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 2:03 pm
The Board of Control For Cricket in Sri Lanka has today (23)appointed Mahela Jayawardena as the new captain of Sri Lankan National Cricket Team by replacing  on going captain T.M Dilshan .Before the announcement of Mahela's appointment as new skipper T.M Dilshan was reported as sent a letter to th...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 23, 2012, 1:29 pm
The Executive Committee of the Joint Council of Professions Supplementary To Medicine (JCPSM) is due to meet 12 noon tomorrow(24) to decide their future trade union action for winning 08 of their service demands.According to the Secretary of JCPSM Mr.Saman Jayasekera it is most likely to decide cont...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 20, 2012, 11:34 am
The Sri Lankan Cinema known as "Sinhalese Cinema"  will be celebrating it's 65th Birth Day tomorrow(21).    To mark this occasion three films screened in 1950's  "Pitisara Kella" (Village Girl) -1953, "Ashoka" (1955) and "Ma Alaya Kala Tharuniya " (The Girl Whom I loved) -1959 are to...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 20, 2012, 11:12 am
Twenty One Schools Island wide  are due to be closed from 23rd of January (Monday) to 29th of January for the phase 2 evaluation of G.C.E Ordinary Level Examination Papers the Ministry Of Education has announced today.The G.C.E Ordinary Level Examination was concluded on 22nd of December last year ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Jan 20, 2012, 10:58 am
The Colombo National Hospital Doctors who were launched a token Strike this morning over appointments of two additional members to Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) temporarily suspended their strike action  around 10.30 a.m this morning. Doctors token strike launched at 8 a.m this morn...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Nov 2, 2011, 2:24 pm
The Five professions belongs to Professions Supplementary To Medicine (PSM) to day said that they will with draw from night duty of all the Government Hospitals from 15th of this month if the authorities did not take any action to grant them On Call and Telephone allowances with immediate effect.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Nov 1, 2011, 12:55 pm
The Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs has today declared the Muslim Religious Festival Hajj Festival (Eid -Al Adha) Day falls on 07th of November (Monday) as a Public Holiday.Earlier that day was not considered as a Holiday.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Nov 1, 2011, 6:24 am
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has urged the Health Ministry to conduct an inquiry on the 70 Registered and Assistant Medical Officers who were produced false Medical Degree Certificattes to the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) stating that they have studied at Saint Petersburg S...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 31, 2011, 3:47 pm
Both the Health Ministry Secretary and President of Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) informed the Private Hospital owners today that the Private Medical College based in Malabe is an Illegal Institution according to the Assistant Secretary of Government Medical Officers Association(GMOA) Dr.Upul Gun...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 30, 2011, 4:02 pm
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has increased the Prices of Petrol,Diesel and Kerosene with the effect from midnight tonight.According to the new price increase a liter of Petrol is increase by Rs.12,Liter of Diesel by Rs.8 and a Liter of Kerosene by Rs.10.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 28, 2011, 3:47 am
It has been revealed that 10.9 per 1000 Married Women in Sri Lanka who are in reproductive age are under going  abortions due to various reasons Dr.Deepthi Perera the Director of Family Health Bureau has said yesterday(27). Alll these abortions are illegal ones as the Abortions are not legalized i...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 26, 2011, 4:02 pm
The Public Services Nurses Union (PSNU) has made a written request to the Ministry Of Health to extend the retiring age of Nurses to 63 years and to recruit the retired government nurses to  hospitals as a solution for the nurses shortage faced by government hospitals. The President of t...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 25, 2011, 6:30 am
Hambantota District (in Southern Province) has identified as the Area having highest rate of life expectancy in Sri Lanka while Colombo District and Northern Province are having the lowest life expectancy rate according to the newest statistics issued by the United Nations Fund For Population Activi...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 24, 2011, 7:34 am
Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has stated today that they are expecting a Five Fold Increase of the Basic Salaries of Government Doctors through this years Budget.Addressing a Press Briefing held in Colombo today (24) the President of  GMOA Dr.Anurudda Padeniya has said that the Gov...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 23, 2011, 4:14 pm
The Sri Lankan Government  has called today  a probe on the death of former Libyan Leader who was assassinated few days ago Muammar Abdul Gadaffi and the circumstances surrounding his death.According to the Ministry Of External Affairs the circumstances surrounding Libyan Leader's death need an ex...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 22, 2011, 3:34 am
A survey has revealed that Around 80 percent of the Sri Lankan Patients who are sustained with Spinal Cord Injuries died within 2 years time former Squadron Leader attached to the Sri Lanka Air Force Susil Siriwardena has said.He also said that around 1200 Spinal Cord Injuries have been reported fro...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 20, 2011, 4:19 pm
The Ministry Of Health has issued two circulars to All the Government Hospital Directors  recommending to restrict sending of Medical Lab Tests to  the Private Medical Sector according to the Ministry Sources. From these Circulars the Ministry has requested from  Hospital Authoritie...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 20, 2011, 3:53 pm
The First ever Asian Summit on Spinal Cord Injuries  to be held in Sri Lanka will workout form 21 st(Tomorrow) of October to 23 rd of October in Colombo.Large number of Medical Specialists representing  Asian Countries including Sri Lankan Specialists are due to attend this Summit and share their ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 20, 2011, 2:53 am
The Prices of all the Cigarettes are increased by Rs.2 with effect from mid night yesterday(19) according to the Department of Excise.The price of the Dunhill Cigarette was up by Rs.3 the Department sources said.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 20, 2011, 2:50 am
A Bowser Truck Driver and his assistant was killed on the spot when their Vehicle crashed in to a house at Balummahara in Gampaha District(Western Province) this morning while a female occupant reside the house was injured due to the accident. When the accident occurred the Bowser Truck ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 18, 2011, 6:06 pm
Prime Minister D.M Jayaratne has presented the Appropriation Bill that provides the services of Financial Year 2012 to the Parliament this evening.According to the Bill the Total estimated expenditure for the year 2012 is Rs.2220 Billion with the current expenditure of Rs.1029 Billion in 2011 is to ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 18, 2011, 5:49 pm
The Health Ministry has ordered the National Drug Authority today (18) to carry out  an Island Wide inspections  on  Beauty Parlous to test their standard   from the beginning of this November.Under the regulations vested through  the Drugs,Cosmetic and Devices Act ,the Food and Drug Inspector...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 18, 2011, 5:30 pm
Around 40-45 percent of Sri Lankan Population are suffering from the Bone Breaking Disease "Osteoporosis" according to a  newest study  A Rhuematology Specialist attached to the Colombo National Hospital Dr.Lalith Wijerathne has said today .According to him around 35 percent out of that percentage...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 15, 2011, 2:35 pm
Veteran Sri Lankan Cinema/T.V Director and Producer Titus Thotawatte has passed away  few hours ago at a Private Hospital in Colombo.He was 82 years old at the time of his death.Popularly known as "Mr.Ty " Mr.Thotawatte made several Movies  especially Children's Movies like "Handaya" which earnedÂ...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 15, 2011, 2:30 pm
Veteran Sri Lankan Cinema/T.V Director and Producer Titus Thotawatte has passed away  few hours ago at a Private Hospital in Colombo.He was 82 years old at the time of his death.Popularly known as "Mr.Ty " Mr.Thotawatte has made several Movies  especially Children's Movies like "Handaya" which ear...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 14, 2011, 11:11 pm
Eight Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) were signed between Sri Lanka and Vietnam yesterday (14)at the Presidential Secretariat.These MOU'S were signed following the bi lateral talks between the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha and the visiting Vietnamese President Truong Tang Sang.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 14, 2011, 10:43 pm
The Ministry of Livestock Development is looking for the possibility of exporting Condensed Milk to other countries the Ministry sources said.A  Condensed Milk  produced according to International Standards under the brand  name "Highland Milkmite" has already developed by the state owned Milko L...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 13, 2011, 4:28 pm
The Cabinet Spokesman Media Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has stated today that the sufficient security with 4 Security Officers were provided for the Assassinated Former Government MP and Presidential Director General of Trade Union Affairs Bharata Lakshman Premachandra. As the Late Form...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 13, 2011, 3:55 pm
The President Of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang and a delegation  arrived Sri Lanka today(13) for a three day official visit.The Vietnamese President and his wife were welcomed  by Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksha and the First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksha at the Katunayake Bandaranaike International...
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 13, 2011, 3:34 pm
The Party Membership of Two of the reform activists attached to  main opposition the United National Party(UNP) Parliamentarian Buddhika Pathirana and Western Provincial Councillor Shiral Lakthilake temporarily suspended pending  an inquiry the party sources said today.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 11, 2011, 4:22 pm
The Police Department has announced today that the Police Officers detailed for VIP Security should be dressed in uniform while on duty with immediate effect.
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Emanthi Marambe posted an article on Emanthi-NewsBlog - Oct 11, 2011, 3:46 pm
The Ministry Of Health today (11) has dissolved the Board Of Directors of the Sri Jayawardenapura Teaching Hospital in Kotte with immediate effect.According to the Ministry Sources Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena had decided to dissolved the Board Of Directors of the Hospital which is the only ...
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