The Sunday Times News | Sunday February 17, 2008

News

Help the nation, get tax relief
Legislation giving tax exemptions to individuals and companies that contribute to the country’s economy, while imposing limitations on certain tax holidays, is expected to be approved by parliament this week.

Hepatitis A making inroads in Colombo
A rash of Hepatitis A patients in the Colombo north area is causing concern among the health authorities. Eleven people, living in homes close to the massive garbage dump in Mattakkuliya have been diagnosed with viral Hepatitis A which is contracted by eating or drinking contaminated food, The Sunday Times learns.

Ban on branded drugs over-ruled
The ban imposed on the prescription of branded drugs and the prohibition of medical representatives entering state hospitals to market pharmaceuticals have been suspended with immediate effect by the Health Ministry on a directive issued by the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.


	An Island in the Sun; a tribute from a friendly foe - Tribute

	President meets Anura

	Mervyn quits or sacked?

	Shortage of vital drugs in Govt. hospitals

	Nuwara Eliya on alert for terrorist attacks

	Death for soldier in quintuple slaying during terror period

	Monitoring school vans to check child abuse

	Arrest of Tamils: Supreme Court directs police to formulate procedure

	CC first: UNP and JVP insist

	Further breather for vehicle polluters

	Poverty through the lens

	Where no man nor beast is vile

	Dengue on the rise in Trinco

	Inventors and Innovators exhibition in July

	Construction of 2,000 homes complete - SLRCS

	Teachers to fall sick again

	National lotteries or highway robberies

	Sea Tigers adopting suicide attack tactics– Navy

	She soared to new heights

	Complaints first, shocks later

	Report on Mervyn still to come

	Odds & Ends

	STF stumbles on arsenal in East

	Speed, loss of control caused crash: Examiner

	Lankans lose passports in Dubai visit visa scam

	New UAE ‘budget’ flights to Colombo

	Businessman abducted and released

	Hi-tech driving licence from August

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Ban on branded drugs over-ruled