SLMC to take disciplina​ry action against Eliyantha White

SLMC to take disciplina?ry action against Eliyantha White[ Wednesday, 06 July 2011, 08:42.21 AM GMT +05:30 ]The Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), the governing body for western medical practice in Sri Lanka, said yesterday Eliyantha White who calls himself a doctor should be prosecuted under the Cosmetics, Devices and Drugs Act or the Penal Code if he had allegedly prescribed the drug Prednisolone to Sri Lanka cricketer Upul Tharanga.

SLMC Registrar Dr. N.J. Nonis responding to concerns raised by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said no one by the name of Eliyantha White has been registered in the Sri Lanka Medical Council and therefore the SLMC had no disciplinary control over him.

“We do not have any information about his qualifications nor of his having been registries in the other two medical councils in Sri Lanka -- Ayurveda or Homoeopathy,” Dr. Nonis added.

Meanwhile, a Cosmetic Devices and Drugs Authority spokesman said it was a violation of the act if a person unqualified in allopathy prescribed allopathic drugs to anyone.

“Only a doctor registered under the SLMC is qualified and authorized to prescribe medicinal drugs in Sri Lanka. Those who violate the Cosmetic Devices and Drugs Act are liable for prosecution and punishment under the penal code,’ the spokesman said.

He said such a person if found guilty would be liable to a fine of up to Rs.50,000 or six months in jail or both.

“However, we need a formal complaint to act against a person who is said to have violated the act,” he said.

The spokesman said more than 30,000 quacks were known to practise western medicine, homeopathy and Ayurveda in Sri Lanka.

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Petition against pensions for Lankans living abroad

Petition against pensions for Lankans living abroad[ Wednesday, 06 July 2011, 08:45.03 AM GMT +05:30 ]A petition was presented at the Appeals Court against granting pensions to those living abroad without dual citizenship.

The petition was filed by the leader of the Janasetha Front,Ven. Battaramulle Seelaratna Himi.

Among the respondents was the Director of the Department of Pensions while the petitioner Seelaratna Himi stated that there are more than 12,000 people collecting pensions and living abroad. The petition states that over Rs.3.5 billion is spent annually on paying these pensions.

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Petition against pensions for those living abroad

Apetition was presented at the Appeals Court against granting pensions to those livingabroad without dual citizenship. The petition was filed by the leader of theJanasetha Front, Battaramulle Seelaratna Himi.

 

Amongthe respondents was the Director of the Department of Pensions while thepetitioner Seelaratna Himi stated that there are more than 12,000 peoplecollecting pensions and living abroad. The petition states that over Rs.3.5billion is spent annually on paying these pensions.

Sri Lanka may “gang up” with China and Pakistan against India - CM Jayalalith​a Jayaram

Sri Lanka may “gang up” with China and Pakistan against India - CM Jayalalith​a Jayaram[ Monday, 04 July 2011, 04:14.33 AM GMT +05:30 ]Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jeyaram has cautioned the Indian government saying that Sri Lanka may “gang up” with China and Pakistan against India.

In an interview with Times Now television in India, Jayalalitha said that China poses a serious threat to India in many ways and so does Pakistan.

She warned that those two countries may join Nepal and Sri Lanka and "gang up" against India. She also said that she will continue to push the Indian government to act on Sri Lanka.

Jayalalitha recalled that she had already presented two resolutions to the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Sri Lanka, both which were subsequently passed.

One resolution calls for economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and the other for India to regain the Kachchaithivu islands.

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Sri Lanka: Civil society groups in Karnataka meet to voice against Eezham Tamil genocide

Civil society groups in Karnataka meet to voice against Eezham Tamil genocide [TamilNet, Friday, 01 July 2011, 06:13 GMT]
Forum Against War Crimes and Genocide, comprising of several civil society organisations of Karnataka state in India convene a public meeting on Saturday evening at Student Christian Movement hall in the state�s capital Bangalore to voice against �War Crimes and Genocide of Tamils in Sri Lanka.� The meeting will screen the Channel 4 documentary �Sri Lanka�s Killing Fields.� Writer, Mr. G. Ramakrishna will deliver the keynote address and will launch the state chapter of the forum. Sometimes back, people in Hubli-Dharwad, the second largest city in Karnataka too held a demonstration in support of Eezham Tamils.

Karnataka State Committee of the Forum Against War Crimes and Genocide, People Democratic Front, Alternate Law Forum, Dalit Self Respect Movement, Pedestrian Pictures, Karnataka Students Organisation, Karnataka Jana Sakthi & Karnataka Vidhyarthi Vedike, Samatha Vedike (All India Progressive Women�s Association, New Socialist Alternative � Tamils Solidarity, National Coalition of Human Rights Organisation, All Karnataka Tamil Movements & Parties, are the joint organisers of the meeting.

Besides Mr. Ramakrishna, the other speakers are Human Rights Defender Mr. Nagragare Ramesh (Introduction), Bangalore University Professor, Paul Newman (Brief on Permanent People�s Tribunal and UN Advisory Panel Report), Professor Haragopal (�Sri Lankan Model� of State Oppression), journalist and writer Mr. Kumar Burudaikutti (Historic Struggle of Tamils in Sri Lanka), Mr. Venkatesan of Save Tamils Movement (�Genocide��Never Again), and Mr. Khalid Waseem (Kashmir and Eelam Nationality Struggle).

 

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Strict action against material harmful to human health - Ministry of Health

Strict action against material harmful to human health - Ministry of Health[ Thursday, 30 June 2011, 07:56.13 AM GMT +05:30 ]No person shall import, manufacture, transport, advertise for sale, export for sale, sell, package, store, use or distribute any food packaging material or article which under normal and foreseeable conditions is injurious to human health, deteriorating the organoleptic character of food or changes the nature, substance and quality of food, with effect from July 1st , the Health Ministry said in a statement.

The statement adds that, every person who manufactures or imports any material or article intended to be used for the packaging of food shall be certified by the manufacturer to the effect that the raw material used in the manufacture of the packaging material or article meets the required quality or grade in compliance with international standards and that the packaging material or article is of food grade quality.

The Ministry adds that strict action would be taken against those who contravene the law.

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Sexual violence against Eezham Tamils carried out with genocidal intentions

Sexual violence committed against Eezham Tamils by the occupying Sri Lanka Army in Vanni is on the increase in the recent months, reliable civil sources told TamilNet. Personnel in military vehicles and auto rickshaws parked under the trees away from the roadside in Ki’linochchi commit sexual violence to girls forcefully brought from the resettled villages and sometimes even to girls passing by on the road, by grabbing them into the vehicles. The wails of the victims are commonly heard, but [...]

Sexual violence against women in Vanni increases

Reports states sexual violence against the affected women by war in Vanni, has been increased in the past months. Accusations are that continuous harassments are faced by women by the military located in these areas.Military vehicles and three wheelers are parked in the Kilinochchi road ways, and women who are resettled in the nearby villages while walking for their daily functions are forcibly dragged and are sexually abused inside the vehicles. Such acts are not accepted by the women, but they are not in a position to do anything states information. This is the cause for one phase for racial brutal murders happening in Kilinochchi district. Meanwhile activities are intensified to advance Sinhala settlements in these areas states sources. <
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Protest in Britain against expatriates.

A protest was held in Britain appealing to refrain from deporting Tamil people. The protest was organized in front of British Prime Minister’s office.The protestors informed the deportees will be persecuted in Sri lanka. The Refugees Organizers Panel in Britain had arranged this protest. They alleged the Tamil refugees in Britain are functioning with dual attitudes. Deporting Tamil refugees from Britain is against the law, and Britain did not have sufficient law procedures regarding refugees was the allegation made. Suthan speaking on behalf of refugees operational panel made this statement to the BBC Website. <
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Tamil Diaspora has decided to educate the internatio​nal community about the recent attack against the TNA members

The Ministerial Secretary of the Tamil Diaspora Mrugaiyan Sugirthan said the Tamil Diaspora has decided to educate the international community about the recent attack against the TNA members in Alavetti Jaffna.

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