The banking system in Sri Lanka is in deep crisis, with a deficit of nearly half a trillion.
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka W.A. Wijewardene points out that there is a deficit of 455 billion rupees. He added that the crisis was exacerbated by the artificial control of interest rates and exchange rates. He said this while posting a note on his Twitter account. “SL is to enter 2022 with double whammy:no forex & rupee liquidity in banks;net rupee deficit in banks have increased to Rs455bn requiring @CBSL to meet it daily under its standing lending facility at 6%;CB must fund now both Govt & com banks to keep system going” he said
There is a shortage of keosene
In addition to gas, there is currently a shortage of kerosene in Hatton and surrounding areas Many people in the area are facing various difficulties as the release of kerosene is also restricted due to these conditions. Commenting on the situation, many in the area said that despite the current shortage of gas and the extra cost of kerosene stoves with gas stove explosions, there is still a shortage of kerosene in these areas from time to time. They further say that they are engaged in various jobs and in some cases they are going to get kerosene after completing those jobs and they are facing severe difficulties due to the lack of kerosene. Commenting on the situation, kerosene sellers said that there was a greater demand for kerosene than ever before due to gas shortages and gas stove explosions and that kerosene would be sold out soon.
National College of Education, which is used as an intermediate treatment center and quarantine center severely damaged.
The students point out that the belongings of its teachers and students have been stolen from the dormitory of the Pulathisipura National College of Education, which is used as an intermediate treatment center and quarantine center for the suppression of corona. They revealed this to a group of teachers and students who had come to the hostels these days as the administration of the faculties had inspected their belongings and allowed them to be taken away if they were in a suitable condition. With the spread of corona, the National Colleges of Education used as an intermediate treatment center to control and treat patients. The Corona Suppression Performance Committee and the Ministry of Health decided to use all the National Colleges of Education in the island as quarantine centers and as intermediate treatment centers and as a result all the Colleges of Education were closed and the teachers and students educated there were sent home. Teachers and students say the dormitories, which were used very cleanly and systematically, have also been severely damaged.
Tourists get a chance to see the twin baby elephants in Sri Lanka
People now have the opportunity to see the first twin baby elephants born in Sri Lanka. At the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The two baby elephants were born on August 31 at this place.
Two murders in the same way
An individual was stabbed to death by a man in the after an incident at a party. The incident was reported from the Pokunuwatta area in the Mattakkuliya police division yesterday (26) morning. The deceased has been identified as a 22 year old resident of Palliyapara, Mattakkuliya. According to the police, the deceased had had an alcohol party with another group and the incident had taken place at the end of the party. The suspect has been identified and has fled the area, police said. Mattakkuliya police are conducting further investigations to arrest the suspect. Meanwhile, a man was stabbed to death near the bathing dock at Gautarmuni Kalaputhira in the Poonaryn Police Division. Police say that a group of individuals had come to the Gautarmuni bathing jetty in Kalaputhira last evening (26) and had been bathing. One of the group had an argument with another person who was present at the scene and the victim who had come to prevent it had stabbed him in the chest and seriously injured him. The man later succumbed to his injuries after being admitted to Poonaryn Hospital. The deceased has been identified as a 22 year old resident of Somasundaram, Anaikotte. Poonaryn police are conducting further investigations to arrest the suspect who committed the murder.
A father who has run out of patience in front of a married man who cheated on his daughter
A man has been beaten to death with a brass object in the Oliyamandiya area in Badulla. The 25-year-old deceased had two children from his first marriage some time ago and he had recently taken a 21-year-old girl and married her as well. According to a complaint lodged by the wife of the first marriage, the relevant parties have been summoned to the police and settled. The father of the second wife had taken the man and his daughter to his house in a van and it has been revealed that the assault had taken place after an argument that had taken place there. The man was killed in the attack. Five people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including the father, mother and her younger brother of the second wife.
The fake CI who deceived the girls arrested
A person posing as a police officer has been arrested in the Sippukulama area in Polonnaruwa. Police said that the suspect was arrested by the Polonnaruwa Divisional Crime Investigation Division on a tip-off that he had breached his promise to marry a young woman by posing as a police officer. Police also found a uniform with the Chief Inspector’s insignia, a photograph taken from the uniform and two counterfeit Rs. 5,000 notes in the suspect’s possession. It has been revealed that the arrested suspect is a 34 year old resident of Seeppukulama area. He is due to be produced before the Polonnaruwa Magistrate’s Court today (26) and the Polonnaruwa Divisional Crime Branch is conducting further investigations.
$ 10 billion telescopes sent into space
The world’s largest space telescope ever built has been launched into orbit. NASA says it will reach solar orbit about a million miles from Earth in a month. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has left Earth to detect powerful asteroids that illuminate the universe. The total cost of this historic trip is the US $ 10 billion. The European Space Agency’s Ariane 5 rocket has carried the telescope from the Kowaru Space Center in French Guiana. Considered one of the greatest scientific endeavours of the 21st century, this project took more than 30 years to design and build. The James Webb Telescope is named after one of the architects of the Apollo moon program, and all US, European and Canadian space agencies, which are partners in the project, consider it a project of great value.
Omcron may be spread accross the country
According to the Health Promotion Bureau, the omicron variant of the corona virus may have spread across the country. Director Specialist Dr. Ranjith Batuwantudawa says that according to public health inspectors, the disease may have spread throughout the country. He said this at a press conference held at the Health Promotion Bureau.
A student was lifted from his legs and thrown into the river over a bridge
A 12-year-old student who was on his way home from school was thrown from his legs over the bridge and thrown into the river in Godakawela, reports say. The university student has been arrested by the locals and handed over to the police. Godakawela Police stated that they are conducting inquiries as to whether he is in a critical condition. The student who fell into the river is a seventh year student of a school in Godakawela and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.