The famous American singer R. Kelly, who was convicted of many rape cases, was sentenced to 30 years in prison
Famous American singer R Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in connection with a sex crime case. Kelly had been accused of sexual abuse by several women. Investigation revealed these allegations to be true. After that, this 55-year-old American star has been sentenced by the court. Notably, many of the women and girls who accused Kelly were fans of his. Kelly has forcibly abused many of them. He was tried for 20 years in 9 cases and finally convicted. The trial against R. Kelly has been ongoing for the past 20 years. After presenting 45 witnesses, he has been found guilty in 9 cases. Several cases are still under investigation. If convicted in these cases, Kelly’s sentence could be even higher. One of the charges levelled against R. Kelly is that he married a 15-year-old girl. His marriage was hidden from the world and in the court, it was concluded that it was sexual abuse of the girl. The investigation revealed that R. Kelly, with the help of his manager, bribed the officials to make this marriage illegal. This is not the first time a Hollywood star has been accused of sexual assault. The names of many big stars have appeared in such cases before. Hollywood actors such as Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby and Johnny Depp have been accused of rape and sexual assault. Michael Jackson was also accused of sexually abusing children in 1993.
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka – There will be a 6-8 hour power cut in the next 3 days
Former Governor Mr Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon has made an explanation about how the power supply could be interrupted in the next few days according to the power plant statistics and fuel capacity. That post is below ; “The diesel required for July 2 and 3 is available only for Kolonnawa KPS 1 and 2 and Matugama Thermal Power Plants. Last week, 25% of Sri Lanka’s electricity needs were supplied by fuel (diesel/kerosene). In the next few days, thermal power plants in Sri Lanka are going to shut down. Kelanitissa Combine Circle Machine provides 115 MW. Its oil is enough only for July 2. The Kalanissa GT7 machine has only 100 square meters of oil for a few hours in Sapugaskanda. 100 The two machines have fuel for 4 days ie (July 5). North Janani (24 AD) will run out of oil tomorrow. So it’s (130 MW.) are already out of oil. Westcoast (270 MW) will run out of oil tomorrow evening. These are the largest thermal power generators in Sri Lanka. In short, Sojits has already stopped. Westcote, Kelanitissa, North Janani, main machines will stop tomorrow. A few other small power plants have fuel for 4 days. Not to panic, but to be prepared, there may be a power cut of almost 6 hours in the next 3 days. It may extend to 8 hours in another 5 days. The only factor that can change this situation is the Indian Oil Company, by providing a stock of diesel to the Electricity Board tomorrow. My wish is that the Indian Diesel Power Board gets it. I wrote it 1 ½ day before the government stopped fuel distribution. It is to fulfil social responsibility. Rajith Keerthi Thennakoon”
The popularity of the government falls to 3% in a latest survey
The June results of the Verity Research survey, which asks people’s opinions about the country and the economy, have been released. There, people’s approval, satisfaction and confidence in related matters have been examined. Accordingly, only 3% of people have approved the overall performance of the government. In January, the figure was recorded as 10%. Only 2 % expressed satisfaction with Sri Lanka’s current trajectory, compared to 6 % in January. The credibility of the country’s economy is in the negative zone and in June it was stated as negative 96. It was minus 83 in May. 1.8% percent see good in the economy, while 1.3% said that the economy is in a better direction.
The army provides Diesel to bring vegetables to Colombo
Mr Nandana Galaboda, District Registrar of Nuwara Eliya, said that the lorries that transport vegetables daily from the Nuwara Eliya Economic Center to the Colombo Menin Market and other provinces’ economic centres have started issuing diesel fuel from the Sri Lanka 3rd Lion Regiment Army Camp, Nuwara Eliya on (01). Thus, the officials of the Nuwara Eliya Economic Center gave a list of lorries running daily. The district secretary said that steps have been taken to release fuel from the army camp to those lorries and to the lorries that bring the harvest of the farmers growing vegetables in the Nuwara Eliya area to the Nuwara Eliya Economic Center every day. Farmers growing vegetables in Nuwara Eliya were in a conflict state as they were unable to send their crops to the market due to a lack of diesel fuel.
Sri Lanka has reached the zone of hyperinflation- Bloomberg
The world-famous Bloomberg magazine states that Sri Lanka has reached the zone of hyperinflation. They point out that this situation has arisen after inflation exceeded 54% last June. They also point out that Sri Lanka has entered this situation by exceeding the 50% level commonly used by many economists to define hyperinflation.
The economic crisis in Sri Lanka- The rupee is about to lose its value
Economic analyst Mr Dhananath Fernando states that if the inflation rate rises to 60%-70%, the country’s currency will lose its value. He says that a system should be prepared to get money to the people with economic difficulties while controlling inflation. He also said that the current inflation in Sri Lanka reached a figure of 54% not only because of global factors but also because of local factors.
A special message from Japan to Sri Lanka
Japanese Ambassador Hideaki Mizukoshi says that he will continue to support the program with the International Monetary Fund and strengthen bilateral relations for Sri Lanka’s development activities. The Ambassador mentioned this in the meeting held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at Fort President House, Colombo yesterday afternoon. Mr Hideki Mizukoshi also said that efforts will be made to continue the economic, social and cultural relations with Sri Lanka. The President expressed his gratitude to the Ambassador for Japan’s support for Sri Lanka.