Bonus for overseas employees,Extra 10 rupees for every dollar sent to the country
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says that overseas workers will be paid an extra 10 rupees for every dollar they send to Sri Lanka during the month of December through formal money transfer systems, including local banks. The Central Bank has also announced other benefits for foreign remittances sent through formal official money transfer systems.
Sri Lanka is bankrupt
Samagi Jana Balawega MP Ashoka Abeysinghe states that the income of the country is not sufficient for the loan instalments. Therefore, the country is now bankrupt, he said. As a result, an institution called Selandiva has been set up to sell all lands in Colombo, he said. However, he hopes to earn as little as $ 400 million through this. He made these comments at a media briefing held at the office of the Leader of the Opposition.
Six girls have been raped at the residence of Sri Lankan Parliament minister Rishad Bathiudeen
Sri Lanka People’s Front (SLPP) MP Milan Jayatilleke has stated that six girls have been raped at the residence of Samagi Jana Balawega MP Rishad Bathiudeen. He said one of the girls was raped and set on fire. He said that no woman MP in the Opposition had raised any voice in this regard at that time and that they were now advocating for a fake women’s liberation. He made these comments at a media briefing held at the Sri Lanka People’s Front headquarters.
Dambulla Super Player Chichi Baby’s song is coming ..- Iraj
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son Rohitha Rajapaksa has joined in singing the theme song of the Dambulla team participating in the Lanka Premier League. Musician Iraj Weeraratne has posted a note on his social media account. Here is that note. *** Dambulla Giants’ Super Cricketer Chichi Baby’s Music Video Comes This Friday Acting contributes by suspended cricket Superstar Niroshan Dikwella. Sung by Miss Tehani Imara, Director, Youth Services Council. Sure I think it’s a good one. Being a cricket fan, I also went there to see I also took a photo with my head from behind the superstars
Special announcement regarding vehicles not allowed to cross the new Kelani Bridge
A new formal traffic road plan has been released for the roads associated with the newly opened Kelani Bridge. The Director General of the Road Development Authority LVS Weerakoon said at a media briefing held in Colombo yesterday (30) that this road plan will be introduced to reduce the inconvenience caused to motorists by not being able to identify roads and the associated traffic congestion Only vehicles allowed on the expressways will be allowed to cross the new Kelani Bridge. Due to the ongoing construction work on the port access road, only licensed vehicles are allowed to cross the port at present. Other vehicles coming towards Colombo should not turn left at Sirimavo Bandaranaike Mawatha and turn left or right without entering the port entrance. Container vehicles coming from the port will not be allowed to cross the new Kelani Bridge. All other vehicles, including containers, not allowed on the new Kelani Bridge can use the Baseline Line below the bridge and use the lane outside the bridge.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister younger son Rohitha Rajapaksa has denied the news reports about him playing for LPL
Prime Minister younger son Rohitha Rajapaksa has stated that the media reports that he is planning to play in the Lanka Premier League (LPL) cricket tournament are fales. Rohitha Rajapaksa has denied the rumour that he was playing for the LPL Dambulla Giants team on his Twitter account, recalling a statement he had made about a month and a half ago in October. “As mentioned earlier, I have no intention of playing in the LPL.” Excerpt Tweet October 13 I have no intention of getting involved with the @OfficialSLC administration or playing for @ LPLT20. Although Rohitha said so, the official Facebook account of the Dambulla Giants has added his photos to the group today. His number was 07 and the t-shirt had Chichi 07 on it.
Charles’ accusation that Megan’s child is black sparks again
In an interview with U.S. journalist Oprah Winfrey last March, Charles’ youngest son, Prince Harry, and his wife, Megan, said an unnamed royal asked how dark the skin of their unborn first child was. The news that the suspicion was about Crown Prince Charles caused a great deal of controversy. Prince Charles’ office on Monday rejected a statement saying he was not a British monarch if he did not make racist remarks about his grandson’s skin color. Megan, a former American television actress, has a black mother and a white father. According to the New York Post’s Page Six ‘website, Charles made this controversial statement through a “source of evidence”. The source alleges that the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and the heir to the British throne made these statements about the blackening of children in November 2017, even on the day Harry and Megan announced their engagement. However, as the British media continued to report, Charles’s office immediately rejected the request.
China has saved Sri Lanka from the ‘debt trap’ of the West- The Chinese Embassy
The Chinese Embassy in Colombo says that China has saved Sri Lanka from the ‘debt trap’ of the West. The embassy said in a Twitter message that China had come to the rescue when the Sri Lankan government was preparing to lease the Hambantota port in 2017 and had saved Sri Lanka from a debt trap. According to China, Sri Lanka had to lease the Hambantota port in 2017 due to a lack of dollars for the International Sovereign Bond (ISB) due at that time. According to the embassy, the Hambanthota port was not given to China to repay a loan owed to the Exim Bank of China. In that sense, the Chinese embassy further stated that it has helped save the country from the international debt trap that Sri Lanka was to be trapped in by taking over the Hambantota port on a lease basis in 2017. The embassy further explained that Sri Lanka has so far borrowed only 10% of the total foreign debt, or $ 3388.2 million, from China, citing Central Bank reports.
A school shooting in the United States
Three students have been killed in a shooting at a school in the US state of Michigan. According to foreign sources, eight teachers, including other students, were injured in the shooting. A 16-year-old boy and two 14- and 17-year-old girls were killed in the shooting. Two of the injured are said to have been referred for surgery. A 15-year-old student was reportedly shot with a semi-automatic firearm. However, foreign reports stated that the suspect student has been arrested.
Rice from Myanmar to control rice prices in the country
The government has decided to import rice to stabilize market prices. Accordingly, the Cabinet approved the import of 100,000 metric tons of rice last September. Accordingly, Sri Lanka has decided to import 20,000 metric tons of rice from Myanmar under a government-to-government agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Myanmar. Its metric ton is priced at the US $ 460.