Several people in Beruwala quarantined

Fonterra finds bacteria in whey

Some Fonterra products used in infant formula and sports drinks may contain a bacteria that causes botulism, the company announced early today, TV New Zealand reported. Fonterra said that on Wednesday tests indicated the potential presence of a strain of Clostridium (Clostridium Botulinum) in a whey concentrate sample, which can cause botulism. The company said it today advised eight of its customers of a “quality issue” involving three batches of a particular type of whey protein concentrate (W

03 Aug, 2013

Magistrate inspects clash site

The Gampaha Magistrate today inspected the site of the violent clashes in Weliweriya. The Magistrate had later ordered the police to instruct the public to appear in court on August 8 if they want to make statements on the incident. Meanwhile government parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa visited the Gampaha hospital today to look into the wellbeing of those injured in the clash between the army, police and villagers yesterday. Weliweriya was tense last night with soldiers patrolling the area after

02 Aug, 2013

Police to probe Weliweriya clash

The police is to investigate the clashes which broke out in Weliweriya. Minister and Gampaha District parliamentarian Lasantha Alagiyawanna said the CID will investigate the incident while the police says the CCD will investigate. Meanwhile the army says it was forced to retaliate after the crowd had attacked soldiers during the tense situation in the town yesterday. The army however insisted that shots were fired in the air and not towards the protesters. Meanwhile The U.S. Embassy said it was

02 Aug, 2013