France has decided to cancel a meeting of defense ministers scheduled to be held between France and the United Kingdom
France has decided to cancel a meeting of defense ministers scheduled to be held between France and the United Kingdom. This is in protest of the new security agreement recently signed between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. Under the new agreement, other parties will support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines for Australia. But in 2016, an agreement was signed between Australia and France to build an average of 12 submarines. It is valued at US $ 37 billion. With the new security agreement, Australia has taken steps to rescind the agreement, which the French authorities have objected to. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has said that France should not worry about the Oaxaca agreement.
78 percent of the Chinese population fully vaccinated
China’s media report that China is successfully achieving its anti-covid vaccination target. 1.1 billion or 78% of the country’s total population has already been vaccinated. The total number of vaccines administered in the country so far is 2.17 billion. Authorities in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, have identified a group of covids that originated outside the city, and tests of the genetic sequence of viral infections have shown that the Delta covid genus is spreading.
A group of prisoners at Welikada Prison started a fast on the roof
A group of prisoners at Welikada Prison have climbed on the roof of the prison and started a fast. Ten prisoners who have been sentenced to death have started a fast. They demand that their prison sentences be commuted.
Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika de Silva has denied all the allegations that she went with Ratwatte to see the gallows at Welikada Prisone
Mrs Sri Lanka Pushpika de Silva has denied allegations that she went with Ratwatte to see the gallows at Welikada Prison. She stated that she was not in Colombo on the day of the incident and that she was in Matara and that it could be confirmed by checking the camera footage on the expressway. She said there was a conspiracy going on against her and called on no one to commit such crimes. She added that she is not a girl who goes hand in hand. She made these comments while participating in a discussion on a youtube channel. https://youtu.be/aKFNH_OlBD0
A child has been shot dead in the Weeraketiya area.
A child has been shot dead in the Weeraketiya area. A 14-year-old boy, a resident of Wekanda, has died, police said. Four people have been arrested in connection with the shooting. Police is conducting further investigation on the case.
Wife killed husband by hitting with a coconut scraper
A woman was arrested yesterday (19) on suspicion of killing her husband during a marital dispute at a house in the Pumbuhar area in Jaffna, Jaffna Police said. Thurairajah Selvakumar, 32, a resident of Pumbuhar, was killed in the incident. Police suspect that the husband had died as a result of an altercation between him and his wife following an assault by his wife with a coconut scraper in the kitchen. Jaffna Magistrate A. Peter Paul went to the scene and the magistrate conducted an investigation and ordered the police to conduct further investigations into the murder. However, the Jaffna Police have arrested a man on suspicion of having an affair with the woman.
There is a shortage of both Litro and Laugfs gas in the country
Correspondents say there is a shortage of both Litro and Laugfs gas in various parts of the country. Laugfs says it will not be able to import gas due to the non-issuance of letters of credit due to the dollar shortage. Both companies have asked the government for approval to increase gas prices.
Chandrika Kumaranathunga has revealed 15 years old secretive letter
Shortly after Mahinda Rajapaksa became President in 2005, a letter addressed to him by then Minister Mangala Samaraweera was revealed by former President Chandrika Kumaratunga. Along with a note on her social media account, she states that Mangala Samaraweera had sent the letter stating that he would not attend the party executive council meetings held to remove him from the post of SLFP chairman. Here is the whole article which was posted on social media account
The operation to supply vaccines to Sri Lanka had been successfully completed- The Chinese Ambassador in Colombo
Health officials say there has been a clear decline in the number of corona infections and corona deaths. They also say that the number of people being treated in hospitals for corona infections is much lower than in the past. Doctors believe that the restrictions on travel as well as vaccinations and the safety of the people have led to a decrease in the number of patients. The Deputy Director of the Colombo National Hospital states that out of about 600 patients who have been treated for corona in the past, there are currently about 150 infected. Meanwhile, the Chinese Embassy in Colombo said in a statement that the operation to supply vaccines to Sri Lanka had been successfully completed. The Chinese Ambassador in Colombo has stated on his Twitter account that 26 million Chinese vaccines have been delivered to Sri Lanka.
A Member of the Sri Lanka People’s Front assaults his mother and father and both hospitalized mothers admitted to ICU
Prasad Milinda, a Member of the Sri Lanka People’s Front representing the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha has assaulted his mother and father. The parents who were injured in the attack are being treated at the hospital and the mother has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit. The dispute stems from a long-running land dispute in which a paddy field has been attacked for not registering its name. Police say that investigations have been launched to arrest the MP.