Sri Lanka printed most amount of money yesterday
The Central Bank yesterday printed the highest amount of money recorded in a single day to bridge a budget hole, amid shrinking tax income, largely due to virus-related lockdowns and increased expenditure to contain the virus, The Daily Mirror newspaper reported. Sri Lanka printed a whopping Rs.208.45 billion on Monday, after printing Rs.23 billion last week, taking the total treasury bill stock held by the Central Bank to over a trillion rupees, the Daily Mirror newspaper report added. With yesterday’s fresh liquidity, the Central Bank holdings of government securities or the printed money stock reached Rs.1,127.65 billion, from Rs.919.22 billion on June 25. (Newswire)
supply the vaccine will be terminated if the price of the vaccine is revealed- China
Sinovac Life Science Co. Ltd. has announced that the agreement to supply the vaccine will be terminated if the price of the vaccine is revealed or talked about in public. Simultaneously, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said in a Twitter message that the ‘Non-Disclosure Agreement’ is a common feature of pharmaceutical companies around the world in their procurement process. Meanwhile, Kelun Life (Pvt) Ltd, a local production partner of Sinovac, has sent a letter to State Minister of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana stating that information regarding the relevant agreement should not be disclosed.
Professor Neelika Malavige resigned from the Corona Vaccine Advisory Committee.
Professor Neelika Malavige of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura has resigned from the Corona Vaccine Advisory Committee. She resigned from the committee last week, citing personal reasons. Professor A. Padmeshwaran, a member of the committee, had also resigned from the committee two weeks ago.
There is no use in watching old matches repeatedly, we should manage our cricketers well – Sanath Jayasuriya
Former Sri Lanka Cricket opener Sanath Jayasuriya has said that it is no longer practical to watch the victories played by the Sri Lankan team twenty-five years ago. He said that everyone should be committed to creating a situation in which the current Sri Lankan team can be proud in the same way. He also said that a great deal of sacrifice has to be made on the part of the cricket authorities as well as the players in this regard. He added that the current players in the Sri Lankan team are also very talented and they need to be properly managed. He also said that he was not reluctant to show the sportsmanship of the Sri Lanka team during his time, but that the current team should also be brought to a higher level. He said this while joining a program with Sirasatv
Sri Lanka is only conducting 7000 PCR tests to show a reduction in the spread of the virus, the county is in a danger
According to the Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists and Professionals, depending on the distribution of corona in the country more than 50,000 PCR tests are required per day. However, the total number of PCR tests conducted in the country in a week is less than 55,000, President of the Association Ravi Kumudesh said He told a news conference in Colombo that the mistake made last March was being repeated and that there was no way to control an epidemic by conducting 7,000 tests a day. He said the condition showed a lack of infection and that it was not a true condition but a fake result caused by a reduction in tests.
Sri Lanka reported 41 covid 19 related deaths yesterday
Another 41 deaths from corona infections have been reported by the Director-General of Health Services. With them, the total number of corona deaths in the country rises to 2985
I have the right to contribute to the vaccination program- Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando
Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando says he has the right to contribute to the vaccination program. He also said that the cards distributed during the controversial incident at the Moratuwa embankment used his official seal. However, he says that he was arrested after the incident as a drug addict and they are still taking revenge on him by doing corona tests often. He made these comments while participating in a discussion on a youtube channel.
An unidentified group broke into a house and damaged properties in Jaffna
An unidentified group broke into a house in the Puttur area in the Kopay police division in Jaffna with sharp weapons, damaging several properties including motorcycles in the house and fleeing on a Saturday night, police said. Residents told police that a group of six motorcyclists with masks stormed a house in the Puttur area on Saturday night and flee away after damaging three motorcycles in front of the house and damaging several other properties in the house. The perpetrators of the attack have not been identified and homeowners were not harmed in the incident. Kopay police said that it is suspected that the attack may have been due to personal reasons and an investigation has been launched to arrest the suspects.
The current political issue in Sri Lanka – We do not have any plan to request Basil Rajapaksa to intervene in reducing fuel prices or commodity prices- Ministers of the Sri Lanka People’s Front
Ministers of the party have decided to requestFormer Minister Basil Rajapaksa, the organizer of the Sri Lanka People’s Front, to return to Parliament as soon as possible. The decision was taken at a special discussion held at the residence of MP Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon yesterday afternoon. However, MP Tissa Kuttiarachchi stated that there was no discussion to request Basil Rajapaksa to intervene in reducing fuel prices or commodity prices.
An announcement by former President regarding the swearing-in as a Minister
Former President Maithripala Sirisena’s media unit announces that reports that he will be sworn in as a Minister are complete. The statement issued by his personal secretary is as follows.