It has been proposed to increase the price of a kilo of rice
The Ministry of Consumer Protection and Cooperatives is focusing on revising the control prices currently imposed on rice. However, Samba and Kiri Samba are considering not to revise the control prices of raw and nadu rice. Accordingly, it has been proposed to increase the price of a kilo of samba from Rs. 103 to Rs. 120 and a kilo of curry samba from Rs. 125 to Rs. 145.
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has left the island for 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States.
President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has left for the island this morning. According to the Presidential Media Unit, the President left for the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in the United States. The conference will begin on the 21st in New York, USA. The President is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with several other heads of state at the summit.
I did not carry a firearm or even mobile phone to any of those prisons- Lohan Ratwatte
Minister of State Lohan Ratwatte has stated that there are 29 prisons and 2 rehabilitation centers throughout the country and that he did not carry a firearm or even his phone to any of those prisons. He also stated that he had never entered any prison under the influence of alcohol. He says that if there are any scenes of him entering the prison, they should be exposed and no one can delete them. He has said that the reports published about him are untrue and that no one is slinging mud at him from behind. He said this while he was speaking to Sirasa Tv.
Two high powered claymore mines were found
Kodikamam Police said that two high powered claymore mines were found in the Kodikamam Kudamian area in Jaffna on the 16th. A resident of the area saw the claymore mine hidden near a palm tree near a temple in the Kudamian area and informed the police. Police found two 10 kg and 15 kg high claymore mines during the search. Kodikamam Police further stated that it is suspected that the two claymore mines may have been taken and hidden by a person at the scene and an extensive investigation is underway.
Gnanasara Thero reveals ulama councils secret video and it has shocked Muslim community
A recording of a meeting of the All Ceylon Jamaatul Ulama Council has been revealed on a TV channel by Ven. Galagoda Atte Gnanasara Thero . Meanwhile, the All Ceylon Ulema Council had issued a media statement stating that God bless the person who gave the audio recording. However, according to sources close to the Bodu Bala Sena, a senior member of the Ulama Council had given the footage recorded at a discussion held by the Ulama on July 7 through Zoom technology to Ven. Gnanasara Thera. Gnanasara Thera has received audio and video recordings of a number of other controversial meetings that followed the July 7 meeting.
Hybrid immunizations with superior immunity against the corona virus are now widely developed in some parts of the world
An American study has confirmed that hybrid immunizations with superior immunity against the corona virus are now widely developed in some parts of the world. They have found that this is an excellent treatment for all the corona strains that are spreading now, as well as for future variants of this type of virus. This super antibody has been shown to be able to respond equally well to the original corona virus that causes SARS, which was discovered about twenty years ago. The latest findings come from a study at Rockefeller University in the United States. Anthropologists at the university have shown that the corona virus can transform into the common cold virus as this super antibody evolves and spreads.
Parakharama Samudra Jogging Tack project only halted temporarily and the work will resumes soon
Minister of State Roshan Ranasinghe has stated that the construction work of the jogging tracks at the Polonnaruwa Parakrama Samudraya reservoir has been temporarily halted. He also said that the project will be taken forward in the future after discussions with Maha Sangha and the people of the area. He made these comments while participating in a program on Hiru TV.
Government fertilizer companies have been allowed to import organic fertilizer for tea, coconut, rubber and other crops
Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Minister of Agriculture said that two government fertilizer companies have been allowed to import organic fertilizer for tea, coconut, rubber and other crops from yesterday (16). Meanwhile, steps have been taken to allow the private sector to import fertilizer so that all crops can be purchased from the market without any shortage by October, the Minister said. For the first time in Sri Lanka, organic fertilizer required for paddy cultivation is being produced in the country using organic fertilizer and sufficient quantity of organic nitrogen and potassium has been imported. 300 and potassium kg. Measures have been taken to provide 45 each to the farmers free of charge, the Minister said.
The Geneva Commission exerted pressure on Sri Lanka at our request – The Catholic Church
The Catholic Church states that the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights influenced Sri Lanka on the Easter Sunday terrorist attack on the opening day of the Geneva Human Rights Conference happened because they raised awareness about it. This was stated by the Director of Mass Communication and Director of the Catholic Church, Fr. Cyril Gamani Fernando at a media briefing held at the Archbishop’s residence in Colombo. He also said that he had to go to the Human Rights Commission and the international community because of the lack of confidence that justice and fairness would prevail in the country over the Easter attack. He also said that if justice and fairness cannot be achieved in the country, citizens have the right to go beyond that. He said he could have avoided going international if the government had implemented the recommendations of the Presidential Commission on the Easter Sunday attack or initiated it.
Minister Wimal going to start work on Ebnarahim’s copper factory which made bombs for Easter attack
The Ministry of Industry has stated that steps will be taken to bring the copper factory belonging to the ‘Ibrahim family’ involved in the ‘Easter Sunday inhumane process’ which has been confiscated under the control of the Ceylon Industrial Development Board through a Cabinet Memorandum and make it a place to supply products required for the copper related industries in the country. Wimal Weerawansa said. He was speaking to the media after inspecting the premises of the copper factory in Wellampitiya on the evening of the 16th.