Another 4 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccines will receive to Sri Lanka in the first week of August

Another 4 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine are due to receive in the country in the first week of August. The Sri Lankan Embassy in China said in a statement that the consignment would be delivered to Sri Lanka between August 4 and 8. The Government of Sri Lanka has reserved the stock of vaccines paid for and this is considered to be the largest stock of vaccines at a time.
A group of Russian Tourists will visit Sri Lanka on August 1st- Udayanga Weeratunga

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga says that a flight carrying Russian tourists will arrive in Sri Lanka on the 1st of August. He added that in the future, Sri Lankan Airlines flights will be flown to Moscow every week to pick up Russian tourists and the government is preparing to bring in a thousand Russian tourists a month from September. He added that the Russian people did not like the vaccine and that they believed that they had been infected with the virus and had developed antibodies. This was stated at a discussion held at the Ministry of Mass Media and Information.
Driver’s testimony revealed that Badurdheens mother in law is lied, Kerosene and lighter hide a big secret- Underaged girl Ishalini’s death

Investigators suspect that the minor maid who was at the house of MP Rishad Bathiudeen was caught in the fire by using kerosene and that someone had applied kerosene to her. Accordingly, investigations were being carried out to identify the person who had brought kerosene to the house. If the person is identified, an investigation officer said that it would be very helpful to investigate the reason why the kerosene was brought home. During the investigations, the mother-in-law of the MP had revealed that the kerosene had been imported by a driver working at home. However, when questioned by the driver, he had told the officials that he had never brought kerosene to the minister’s house. Investigators are also looking into who was the owner of the lighter found in the maid’s room and how it came to be near the maid’s pillow. Another maid in the house had stated in her statement that she had never used kerosene or a lighter in the minister’s house.
The government has launched an investigation into the violation of health guidelines in the funeral of Rajendra Raja mahendanaran.

The government has launched an investigation into the violation of health guidelines in the funeral of Rajendra Rajamahendanaran, the former head of the Capital Maharaja Group. He died of a corona infection and the decision was taken by the Ministry of Health based on the large number of people present at the funeral. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as well as Ministers have expressed their views in this regard at the last Cabinet meeting. The President has instructed the Minister of Health to conduct an investigation and submit a report if the funeral was outside the legal framework. Meanwhile, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that she has received public compDirector-General the conduct of the funeral with a high turnout beyond the health guidelines. She said Director-Generaled the Director General of Health Services to conduct a speedy investigation into the matter. Accordingly, the Director General of Health Services has already called for a report by the Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council.
Sri Lanka reported 48 covid 19 related deaths

Another 48 corona-infected deaths have been announced by the Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to covid infection in the country has increased to 4195.
The world’s largest ‘star sapphire’ has been found in Sri Lanka- BBC

The world’s largest ‘star sapphire’ has been found in Sri Lanka, the BBC reports. It was found while digging a well on the land of a gem merchant in Ratnapura. The report also states that the gem is worth around US $ 100 million in the international market. The gem weighs 2.5 million carats, or 510 kilograms.
Sri Lanka has to eliminate the risk of becoming a defaulter by repaying $ 1 billion in debt on time

Bloomberg reports that Sri Lanka has to eliminate the risk of becoming a defaulter by repaying $ 1 billion in debt on time. The report also said that the country’s foreign debt repayments remained unchanged as the Sri Lankan government repaired $ 1 billion worth of bonds due on Tuesday. However, another $ 500 million in bonds and a $ 1 billion loan are due shortly, the report said. Minister of State for Finance Ajith Nivard Cabraal said to Bloomberg that the decline in reserves was temporary and would recover soon. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-25/sri-lanka-to-repay-1-billion-bond-monday-ending-default-threat