There will be another extremist attack at any moment- Galagoda Aththe nanasara Thero
The General Secretary of the Bala Sena Organization Ven. Galagoda Aththe nanasara Thero states that there will be another extremist attack at any moment. He said that he had given all the information to the President in this regard. He further said that he had no dealings with anyone and that the country was in grave danger at the moment. Nanasara Thera made these comments while participating in a discussion on a youtube channel. During the discussion, he also revealed several audio recordings.
The current political issue in Sri Lanka- Conflict is intense. No one from the SLFP came to the meeting, Basil-SLFP talks are cancelled
A meeting between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) parliamentary group and Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has been canceled. The meeting was scheduled to take place at the official residence of former President Maithripala Sirisena on Paget Road on 25th afternoon. However, due to the non-attendance of the SLFP parliamentary group for the discussion, it has been canceled. The agreement to give Yugadanavi power plants to the United States was to be discussed at the meeting. The idea of ​​the SLFP MPs is to have a discussion with the President after the discussion with the Prime Minister. The party recently announced its opposition to the Ecumenical Power Agreement
Government is ready to stop importing chillies
Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture harvested 100 acres of chillies at the Galaboda Estate in Nawalapitiya under the chilli cultivation project launched to produce the chillies required for the country. Although the annual requirement of chillies in the country is 5,000 MT, the amount of chillies produced in the country is only 50 MT. Therefore, the Minister has instructed the Department of Agriculture to take steps to prevent the importation of a large amount of foreign exchange annually for the importation of chillies and to produce the chilli requirement locally. Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture has planned to cultivate 3,000 hectares of chillies. Meanwhile, the Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage started the cultivation of chillies as a model cultivation by distributing 100 acres of the economically unproductive Galabada estate belonging to the Janawasama to 100 Tamil youths in the plantation areas. It has been suggested that chilies grown successfully in the dry zone may be difficult to cultivate and bear fruit under cold climates. Challenging that view, Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage has started cultivating 100 acres of chillies.
There is no money for fuel in the country. Because of that it will reconsider opening the lockdown- Ranil Wickremesinghe
Former Prime Minister and current Member of Parliament Ranil Wickremesinghe has stated that he has received information that the government has delayed the closure of the country due to difficulties in paying for fuel imports. Mr. Wickramasinghe said that the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister had requested the United Arab Emirates to obtain a loan to Sri Lanka through a loan scheme, adding that they would not do so even if his request was granted. He added that the money for diesel has now been paid and therefore it will be received before the first day but if the diesel does not arrive by that day, the re-opening of the country will be postponed. He made these comments during an online discussion.
The late former Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s 62nd death anniversary is today
The late former Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike’s 62nd death anniversary is today (26). Founder of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike was elected the fourth Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in the 1956 General Elections, giving a landslide victory to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party-led People’s United Front. Mr. Bandaranaike served for four years with the concept of the Five Great Forces of monks, doctors, teachers, farmers and workers.
Re-correction the results of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination will start as soon as the country reopens
It has been decided to re-correction the results of the GCE Ordinary Level Examination as soon as the country reopens. The results of the examination were released recently and the Department of Examinations has not yet released specific information regarding its re-survey activities. However, due to the current travel restrictions, it is difficult to re-survey the results and the Commissioner General of Examinations Sanath Poojitha stated that necessary action will be taken as soon as the country reopens. Meanwhile, the process of sending the results to schools has already begun.
Due to the lack of fertilizer, the yield of green tea leaves that can be harvested from tea cultivation has decreased
Small tea state holders in the Balangoda area continue to complain that the yield of green leaves that can be harvested from tea plantations has decreased due to the lack of chemical fertilizers for tea cultivation. They say that there is no chemical fertilizer required for tea cultivation for several months now and as a result the yield of green tea leaves that can be harvested from an acre of tea has been reduced by half. Tea farmers in the area point out that they had previously harvested between 600-800 kg of green tea leaves per acre using chemical fertilizers and with the introduction of organic fertilizer instead of chemical fertilizers, they were unable to harvest even 500 kg of green tea leaves per acre per month.
Vega innovations has commenced test runs of a locally made electric three wheeler
Vega innovations has commenced test runs of a locally made electric three wheeler. Commenting on this to an internet channel, Dr. Beshan Kulapala, Director, Vega Innovations, said that the test run was carried out at the Pannala track recently under various conditions. This electric three wheeler is scheduled to be launched in the local market by the end of next year.
Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dikwella and Danushka Goonetileke will enter the cricket field before the end of their terms
Kusal Mendis, Niroshan Dikwella and Danushka Goonetileke, who are currently banned from playing in local and international cricket, are hinting that they will enter the cricket field before the end of their terms. Accordingly, Kusal Mendis has left the CCC team that played for him and joined the SSC team. It is reported that Sri Lanka Cricket is also considering lifting the ban soon based on the positive reports received from the psychiatric counselors dealing with the three. According to unofficial reports, the local ban will be lifted a few days before the end of the penalty period.
The ban on the import of vehicles could be removed by considering the inflow of foreign exchange- Ajith Nivard Cabraal
The Governor of the Central Bank Ajith Nivard Cabraal has stated that the ban on the import of vehicles could be removed by considering the inflow of foreign exchange into the country. He hoped that not only the import of vehicles but also the current restrictions on imports would be able to balance foreign exchange earnings in the future. He said these while he was addressing a conference organized by the International Chamber of Commerce online.