Following a proposal made by the President Maithripala Sirisena to declare July 9 to August 8 as the ‘National drug prevention month’, a programme for gradually reducing the use of cigarettes, alcohol and illicit alcohol will be implemented by the Presidential Task force on Drug Prevention, cabinet spokesperson Dr. Rajitha Senarathna said. Speaking at the weekly cabinet brief today he said surveys have revealed that 1/3 of the income of low income receiving families in the country is expended for cigarettes and liqueur. Dr Senarathana, who himself is the Health minister said that the government is expending 22 percentage of the total allocations for the free health service on treatments for diseased persons due to these reasons.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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