The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) says a special program will be launched island wide to raid and take stern action against illegal medical practitioners.
The President of the GMOA Dr Anuruddha Padeniya said the program will be launched from Monday (April 1) onwards and the relevant police and the medical units will be formed on Sunday (Mar 31).

According to Dr. Padeniya, a doctor each will be appointed to each district to crack down on the quacks. The appointed doctors will gather information on fake doc

The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) high command, which met last night and early this morning, has said that the future of the SLMC in the government is at risk as the government has failed to take appropriate action with regards to the threats faced by Muslims in recent times.

SLMC leader and Justice Minister Rauf Hakeem was among those who attended the party high command meeting, but at least five senior members were notably absent, sources told the Colombo Gazette.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) says it will push for a UN mechanism to investigate alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.

“Accountability is mostly important for Tamils. During and soon after the war hundreds of Tamils went missing. After the war many had surrendered to the army, but their whereabouts is not known now. The army had even screened those who had been trained by the LTTE and separated them from the others who had surrendered. The parents of these people want answers,” TNA MP Suresh Premachandran s

The Bodu Bala Sena Organisation (BBSO) will set up youth corps to educate youth about the dangers of smoking, alcohol and drug abuse.

Among other things, BBSO will hold monthly conferences in all districts to make Buddhists aware of the challenges they face and to advise them how to overcome these problems. The organisation’s next general conference is scheduled to be held today in Kelaniya.
The organisation is also planning to set up an academic institution called the Bodu Bala Sena Vidyayathanaya which will

Sri Lanka is keen to offer the United States counter terrorism expertise and assistance as part of efforts to broaden ties between both countries.

Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to the US, Jaliya Wickramasuriya, was quoted in the Congress Blog as saying that Sri Lanka believes the US has an opportunity to participate in rebuilding the war battered country.

The National New Year is only two weeks away. For most Sri Lankans, the countdown for the season has already begun. Small time business outlets and larger outfits are recording a gradual increase in customers though shopping fever is still to reach peak levels.
Yet, for the UPFA Government, it is no holiday. Troubleshooting on many fronts remains high priority.This is notwithstanding the outcome of the second US-backed resolution adopted at the UN Human Rights Council sessions in Geneva just nine days ago. That drew considerab

The Bangladeshi and Indian High Commissioners Sufiur Rahman and Ashok Kantha in conversation while the  Minister of Public Management Reforms Navin Dissanayake looks on, during a reception to celebrate the  42nd anniversary of the Independence and National Day of Bangladesh in Colombo last week.

The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) accused the security forces of backing anti-democratic elements in the North. A meeting held at TNA Parliamentarian S. Sridharan’s office in Kilinochchi yesterday was disrupted by protestors who pelted stones at the premises.TNA Parliamentarian Mavai Senathirajah, who was at the meeting along with other TNA members including three MPs, told The Nation that the group of protestors had marched up to the meeting place and had pelted stones while the Police and the security forces looked on. &ldq

The appointment of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Colombo will be made before April 12, authoritative sources disclosed to The Nation. University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairperson, Professor Kshanika Hirimburegama told The Nation that a special admission process was adopted in the appointment of the Vice Chancellor.

The appointment was delayed mainly due to the controversy surrounding the applicants and nominees. Accordingly, three members of the University Council, Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake, Dr. Prathiba Mahanama

Sri Lanka obsession Tamil Nadu leaders seem oblivious to the real issues faced by Lankan Tamils

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s celebration of the ‘Argumentative Indian’ as enriching India’s ‘unity in diversity’, went for a tumble in Tamil Nadu as its political leaders joust with one another to touch new ‘peaks of  loquaciousness’ in demanding action against Sri Lanka for alleged war crimes against Tamils.