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2 Thursday 19th May, 2011 The Island Home News Lankan held for possessing forged passport NEDUMBASSERY: A native of a Sri Lankan, possessed a passport in the forged passport in the name of Savari Jaffna was taken into custody for pos- name of Savari Muthu Peter, issued from Trichy. sessing a forged passport, when the from Trichy passport office in 2007. He reportedly confessed that he pos- immigration personnel at the Cochin Emigration personnel during the clear- sessed a forged passport. International Airport in Nedumbassery ance proceedings found that he was actu- He would be handed over to grilled him, when he was trying to leave ally Jeevadas and had reached India in Nedumbassery police to investigate India for Paris by Oman Air on Tuesday. 2003. whether he is involved in any terrorist Emigration Police Superintendent K. As his passport issued from Sri activity or whether he is a member of G. James told Express that Jeevadas, 30, Lanka had expired he managed to get a the LTTE. (Indian Express) External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L. Peiris meets Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan DPC get new Hq Singh during his recently concluded three-day visit to New Delhi. The new headquarters Basil Rajapaksa. of the Praba Ganesan-led The guests of honour Democratic Peoples’ were Minister of At 64th WHO assembly in Geneva Congress (DPC) was Petroleum Industries, opened at Haig Road, Susil Premajayanth and Bambalapitiya on Sunday Deputy Minister of Sirisena describes restoration (15) by Minister of Highways Nirmala of Northern health facilities Economic Development Kotalawela. BY DON ASOKA WIJEWARDENA At the 64th World Assembly of the The WHO had shouldered the heavy Vesak 2011 electricity World Health Organization held in responsibility of promoting and maintain- Geneva, Switzerland recently, Sri Lanka’s ing excellent healthcare systems through- consumption still below Health Minister Maithripala Sirisena out the world by assisting to improve pri- said the government would never margin- mary healthcare. May 2009 record alize the Tamil people who contributed Sirisena outlined that the principal BY IFHAM NIZAM enormously to strengthen the economy. aim of the government was to create a added. He said the Northern Province health- healthier nation that could contribute to Despite high usage of He said, in addition, care system would be uplifted. its economic, social, mental and spiritual electricity during the Vesak many organizations now He said the Sri Lankan government development. Sri Lanka had achieved phe- celebrations, to commemo- depend on generators and had commenced rebuilding the nomenal progress in providing uni- rate the Sambuddhathva other devices of renewable conflict affected Northern versal healthcare facilities. Jayanthiya, the usual elec- energy sources for illumina- Province. “The Health Ministry He said the government had tricity supply will not go tions in connection with has taken measures to set up 75 taken steps to promote healthy into records as it did in May Vesak celebrations. new healthcare institutions in the lifestyles among people by reducing 2009, when the Security “This year we are happy region and appoint healthcare per- the prevalence of common risk fac- Forces eliminated the most to witness, particularly in A pandal erected by students of Parakrama Maha Vidyalaya, sonnel such as nurses, paramedics, tors. brutal terrorist outfit in the the rural areas, many house- Bandarawatte, Gampaha on the instructions of Principal E. A. laboratory technicians and doc- Sirisena emphasized that the world. holds, small and medium D. Karunasena. (photo Nimal Dayaratne) tors, including specialists, he said. government of Sri Lanka had initi- “When the war was won, establishments switching to Sirisena pointed out that the Sri ated the process of revising the National almost all televisions, radios renewable energy sources Lankan government admires the leader- Drug Policy and planned to implement it and other communication rather than burdening the ship provided by the WHO in enhancing through the National Drug Regulatory services were switched on national grid. This is a posi- Zoo authorities now the global healthcare services, and recog- Authority.It had also taken measures to continuously,” a Senior tive sign when considering nized the services especially of Dr. promote rational drug prescribing, regu- Engineer of the Ceylon the environmental factor more cautious in getting Margaret Chan the Director General and lating prices of drugs and ensuring the Electricity Board said. and green initiatives,” the regional Director of the South East Asia safety, efficacy and availability of drugs Apart from that, during engineer added. region. Of late, healthcare systems used in the country.The Sri Lankan gov- the Cricket World Cup Meanwhile, the Power animals from abroad around the globe were challenged by nat- ernment recently had taken an important matches, particularly when and Energy Ministry yester- BY IFHAM NIZAM more visitors to the Zoo. That ural calamities, climatic changes and as a decision to enhance production capacity the Sri Lankan team was day said that an uninter- The Board of is why the Zoo was brought result several diseases were beginning to of the pharmaceuticals by encouraging involved, the electricity con- rupted power supply would Management of the National under the Economic emerge. Non-communicable diseases were the private sector to engage in private- sumption had gone to the be provided to the public Zoological Gardens in Development Ministry,” he found to be increasing, posing a serious public partnerships, he said. maximum limit. throughout the Vesak sea- Dehiwela, unlike on previous added. threat to the health of the people, he said. The CEB said that indus- son. occasions, will be extra cau- The National Zoological trial sector utilizes more There is a considerable tious in getting down animals Gardens in Dehiwela will electricity units than any use of power at places under the Animal Exchange shortly receive two male other sector. “During the where Vesak decorations are Programme. giraffes from a German Zoo Dehiwela Zoo dries up: long holidays almost all displayed in Vesak zones, Zoo Director General after a number of discussions machines do not function at thus, the public is requested Bashara Senaka Gunaratne held between the Zoo’s big industrial zones which to inform through No 1987 of told ‘The Island’ that he had Director General and Zoo Thirsty visitors furious in turn helps to reduce the any power breakdown. already taken steps to stop officials in Germany. total electricity use,” he some animals being brought The Chief of the Zoo said BY IFHAM NIZAM to the Zoo under the Animal that it was a Herculean task Hundreds of visitors yesterday com- to go out to get their meals and water,” Exchange Programme. to get the approval as the plained that the non availability of a sin- he added. He believed that getting European Zoo officials want- gle bottle of mineral waters, at the The Island learns that during the Karunadasa’s ‘Wet on animals particularly the `big ed to maintain the European National Zoological Gardens in Vesak Poya Day between 15,000 and ones’ would definitely attract Union standards of the enclo- Dehiwela, has caused numerous hard- 20,000 people visited the Zoological Wet’ from tomorrow more visitors to the zoo. sures and other requirements ships to visitors especially for those fam- Gardens. “This year is one of the worst He said, “Some of the ani- to exhibit an animal like the ilies with small children. in my experience. People come here to Water colour Dayananda, Nandalal mals to be imported were not giraffe. “Earlier, we requested A visitor told The Island yesterday relax and not to suffer,” a visitor from artist Nimal Uduporuwa and M. D suitable for a country like for three males, now we are that the main restaurant was closed for Galle said. Karunadasa will .S. Gunathilake will ours. It will also not con- assured of two males,” he repair work and the four snack bars too Zoo’s Director General Bashara hold a 10-day exhibi- attend the opening tribute much to the Zoo by added. were closed, causing severe inconven- Senaka Gunaratne said that they had to tion ‘Wet on Wet’ at ceremony. way of attracting more visi- The officials of the Zoo ience to those who wanted to quench take a decision on mineral water bottles Alliance Francais, Karunadasa, a tors. were in a desperate hunt for their thirst. as they polluted the surrounding envi- Kandy beginning teacher by profession “We are not satisfied with male giraffes to mate with “To my knowledge only the Welfare ronment. tomorrow (20). held two ‘group exhi- some of the earlier policies the four females at the Zoo. Canteen was available. In this canteen “We have already banned polythene Karunadasa told bitions’ in 2004 at the and we need to change them. Zoo officials said the zoo had only 30 to 40 people could be accommo- within the premises. The closure of the The Island that 30 paint- public library in Badulla A number of bold initiatives only four giraffes and they dated. Many foreigners were furious restaurant is a temporary issue. It would ings would be on display. and 2011 at E.L. have to be taken to imple- were all female, who had because they couldn’t get a bottle of min- be renovated in three months. However, The exhibition will be Senanayake public library ment drastic changes includ- reached the appropriate mat- eral water and most of the visitors had there are three more canteens within the declared open by Dr. in Kandy. His first solo art ing structural ones, to attract ing age. zoo,” he said. Vijitha Nanayakkara, head exhibition was held at D. S. He also said that they were dis- of the Department of Senanayake library in cussing with the dealers regarding the Social Sciences, University Kandy in 2007.

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