The National Athletics Selection Tournament begins today in Colombo
The National Athletics Selection Tournament begins today at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The tournament will be held for 03 days. This is the first selection of the 2022 Asian Games and the Asian Youth Games. According to the Health Guidelines, arrangements have been made to hold the tournament with the participation of a limited number of athletes, said the President of the Sri Lanka Athletic Association, Major General Palitha Fernando. More than 800 athletes from both the senior and junior divisions will take part in the tournament.
Chamari Athapaththu included in the ICC cricketer of the month list
The International Cricket Council (ICC) released the names of the players who will be selected for the International Cricket Council (ICC) last month. Sri Lanka Cricket captain Chamari Atapattu has been nominated for the category, in addition to West Indies cricketer Deandra Dottin and England captain Heather Knight. Dewald Brevis, a South African under-19 player, was named in the International Cricket Council’s Players of the Month this year, along with Bangladesh’s Ebadot Hossain and South African Keegan Petersen.
Pope sends a special message to Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday Attack
The Pope has expressed his full support for the struggle of the Sri Lanka Catholic Church for justice for the victims of the Easter Sunday attack. Regarding the government’s investigation into the Easter Sunday attack, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has conveyed his concerns to the Pope. Father Syril Gamini also suggests that the CID should question former Attorney General Dappula de Livera’s statement that there was a conspiracy behind the Easter Sunday Attack . He also said that the Catholic Church needs to implement all the recommendations made by the Presidential Commission to Investigate the Easter Sunday attack. He has also stated that he will not hesitate to take the issue to the international community if justice for the victims is further delayed.
Pushpika de Silvas respond to crown removal Mrs world organisation had praised Caroline Jury
Controversial 2021 Mrs Sri Lanka beauty queen Pushpika de Silva has stated that she does not accept removing her crown and that an individual opinion cannot change a jury decision. She said this in response to a letter published by Mrs Sri Lanka for Mrs world National Organizer Chandimal Jayasinghe regarding the removing of her crown. Pushpika says that she has not received the crown yet and that it is in a jewellery shop and therefore she is not wearing a crown to remove. She argues that she has not yet responded to the legal documents sent to her and that the crown cannot be removed in such a context. however, some media reported that the head of Mrs World organisation in America had made a note praising removing Pushpika’s crown. She also praised the work of Caroline Jury
A 10-year-old boy died due to extremist religious belief
Police Media Spokesman Nihal Thalduwa stated that the investigation into the mysterious death of a child and the occult has revealed several surprising facts regarding occult beliefs. Neighbours have complained about the police after a house in the Adimulla area in the Badalgama police division smelled a suspicious stench. Based on the information received, a police investigation has been launched yesterday (09) and the body of a 10-year-old boy was found lying on a bed in a room in the house. When inquired by the residents, the parents of the child said that the child who had been suffering from a sore throat on the 7th had informed that he had undergone a prayer treatment and had not been referred for any medical treatment and the child had died during the prayers. But even then, the parents, who believed that the child could be cured through prayer, kept praying while keeping the child’s body at home. The parents kept the child in a room and prayed religiously until he recovered, and in the meanwhile, the child body started to rotton away. The boy’s mother, father and grandmother were all involved in the process, and it was reported that they were members of some extremist sect and were blind believers in all activities. The mother, father and grandmother have been arrested by the police. The Negombo Magistrate’s Court has reported the incident and the inquest is underway. Badalgama Police are conducting further investigations.
Husbund killed police sergeant wife after seting her on fire
A police sergeant has died after being hospitalized with serious injuries after her husband set her on fire with petrol. The deceased has been identified as a police sergeant in the Gonapinuwala area in Balapitiya. The suspect’s husband has retired from the army and is working as a fisherman. After an argument between them, the husband beat her and threw a bottle of petrol on her uniform and set it on fire. The arrested husband has been remanded.
The European Union (EU) has called on the Sri Lankan government to lift restrictions on the import of goods into Sri Lanka
The European Union (EU) has called on the Sri Lankan government to lift restrictions on the import of goods into Sri Lanka. They point out that many European products have been barred from entering the Sri Lankan market due to the import ban. The request was made during a discussion between representatives of the association and representatives of the Government of Sri Lanka. The Government of Sri Lanka has taken steps to impose an import ban on non-essential goods due to the shortage of foreign exchange in the country. The European Union (EU) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) have previously expressed dissatisfaction with Sri Lanka’s import ban on trade, saying that trade is an exchange between two parties, not just one ‘s purchases.
The statement made by Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella that Sri Lanka ranks 4th in the world in terms of corona vaccination is untrue- FactCheck
The statement made by Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella that Sri Lanka ranks 4th in the world in terms of corona vaccination is untrue, reports the Daily Mirror quoting FactCheck. Although the Minister’s statement reveals that Sri Lanka belongs to the top four countries out of 194 countries in terms of vaccination, the ‘Fact Check’ investigation reveals that such a statement is untrue. They point out that Sri Lanka has the 57th highest number of vaccinated countries in the world. Sri Lanka has been fully vaccinated with 64.41% of the total population and Brunei ranks first in vaccination with 90.75% of the total population fully vaccinated. The state of Brunei has also vaccinated the largest percentage of people over the age of 16. Its percentage is 116.83%.
Sri lankan government is going to regulate Tik Tok?
The time has come to regulate social media, says Labor Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. He also said that the cultural, national and social catastrophes caused by social media today should be taken into consideration. He said that today there is a social network called Tik Tok and the government should pay attention to the disasters that have occurred on social media in this manner. However, he did not say that social media should be banned and that a program should be formulated to regulate this. He said this while he was addressing a debate in Parliament on several bills, including the Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Bill.
94th Oscar nomination show 2022
The entertainment community and film fans around the world turn their attention to the Academy Awards every year in January. Interest and anticipation build to a fevered pitch leading up to the Oscar telecast when hundreds of millions of movie lovers tune in to watch the glamorous ceremony and learn who will receive the highest honors in filmmaking. This year’s Nominations Announcement took place on, February 8, 2022, which falls yesterday. The 94th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 27, 2022.