The three wheel associations have decided to increase the prices from 60%
The three wheel associations have decided to increase the prices with the increase in fuel prices According to the new price hike, the fare for the first kilometer has been increased from Rs. 50 to Rs. 80. That’s a 60% price increase.
The government has decided to drop the control prices on bakery products
It has decided to drop the control prices on bakery products, including bread. The Bakery Owners’ Association says the new decision will take effect from midnight today. Accordingly, the price of bakery products will be determined by the supply and demand, the association said. The association further said that the decision was taken due to the increase in input prices in the bakery industry.
A young leader becomes President of Chile
The results of the Chilean presidential election are being released. According to the foreign media, Gabriel Borick is ahead of it. He is known as a leftist. He has surpassed right-wing Jose Antonio Cast. According to the election results released so far, Borik has obtained 56% of the votes and his opponent has obtained 44%. Borik, now 35, is one of the youngest political leaders in the world.
A mother and father sell their baby and use the money for drugs
Police have arrested a couple for selling their three-month-old baby and using the money to buy drugs. According to the Kurunegala Police, the couple had sold the baby for Rs. 700,000. A letter through a lawyer has revealed that the girl had been sold to another couple in the area. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the girl had bought drugs worth Rs. 30,000 from the sale and deposited the rest in a bank account.
Urea bundle cost over Rs13,000 and 1 kg of urea will cost Rs 300
In the future, a 50 kg bag of urea will cost more than Rs. 13,000 in the local market, according to the Fertilizer Secretariat. They say this is due to rising urea prices in the world market and rising import costs. At present 20 companies have placed orders to import chemical fertilizers but only a few have been ordered for urea, the Secretariat said.
A body of a 12-year-old girl found in a densly forested area
The body of a 12-year-old girl who went missing in the Udayarkattu Munkilaru area in the Puthukudiirippu police division in Mullaitivu has been found in a jungle area, police said. The girl’s relatives had informed the Puthukudiirippu Police that a girl residing in the 200 houses area in Munkilaru North had been missing since the evening of the 15th. Meanwhile, a resident of the Munkilaru area had informed the police yesterday when he saw the body of a girl while going to the jungle. The Puthukudiirippu police who went to the scene later found the body of the missing girl. The body was found in a densely forested area about 200 meters from the girl’s residence. The cause of death of the girl has not been revealed yet The body has been deposited at the Mullaitivu Manchola Hospital morgue for postmortem examination. The deceased has been identified as Yogarasa Nidarshana, a 12-year-old resident of 200 Munkilaru Niwasa area, Puthukudiirippu Police said.
Sterilized women protest in Kurunegala against Safi Shiabdeen…The monks also join
The Maha Sangha and the Public requesting that the letter issued by the Secretary to the Ministry regarding the reinstatement of Dr. Safi Shiabdeen of the Kurunegala Teaching Hospital and the payment of arrears be revoked. They made this request during a protest in Kurunegala. The manner in which those responsible for the large-scale massacre committed by the doctor concerned were wrong from the very beginning, the chairman of the organization Ven. Jamburewela Chandraratana Thero stated. The protest in front of the Kurunegala Hospital was joined by members of the Maha Sangha and a group of women who were allegedly tortured.
Central bank urge government to increase fuel prices soon
Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal has written to Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa urging him to increase fuel prices soon. In a letter dated December 10, he said that in the face of the economic crisis facing Sri Lanka, if dollars were used to import fuel, the country would face a major crisis without foreign exchange. Accordingly, petrol should be increased by Rs. 35, diesel by Rs. 24 and kerosene by Rs. 11 immediately and steps should be taken to control fuel demand, he said. However, the Ministry of Finance has not yet responded to this letter. Meanwhile, the issuance of letters of credit has been halted due to the non-issuance of dollars to order sufficient fuel for future fuel needs.
How the country could pay 1300 million for Chinese fertilizer ship, as the country doesn’t even has 300 cents
Dayasiri Jayasekara says that the country has become unable to pay even 300 cents, as Rs. 13 billion to be paid as compensation for the rejected fertilizer ship Minister of State. The Minister said that the compensation paid should be recovered from the persons responsible for the crime and that it is a national crime to pay such a sum from the wealth of the country. He said this while he was speaking to the media after visiting the Chief Prelates of Malwatta and Asgiriya.
Actress Oshadhi Hewamadduma face big trouble while buying potatoes and onions
Actress Oshadhi Hewamadduma alleges that a branch of a supermarket chain across the country has incorrectly increased the bill for purchasing goods. She said on her social media account that she had increased the price by adding more items than what she had bought.