Wimal Weerawansa is under quarantine and the Ministry of Industries building has been closed with immediate effect
The Ministry of Industries building has been closed with immediate effect. According to the news reports the building near the Cinnamon Grand Hotel on Galle Road, where the ministry is located, has been closed due to a corona threat. It is reported that the security personnel of Industry Minister Wimal Weerawansa have also been infected with the virus and the Ministry has made arrangements to direct the employees associated with the quarantine. Accordingly, Wimal Weerawansa, Minister of Industry is under quarantine at his residence. The minister said that several of his security personnel had taken this step due to corona infections and his ministry office has also been closed for 14 days. He said this is while posting a state on social media.
The CID has arrested a woman under the Money Laundering
The CID has arrested a woman under the Money Laundering Act for maintaining five bank accounts and making money from drug trafficking. Police Media Spokesman, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that over Rs. 60 million has been circulating in those accounts during the last 4 years. The arrested person is a 41-year-old woman residing in Dehiwala. The woman was arrested on information provided by the Financial Investigation Unit of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Information has also been revealed about the persons who credited the money to the woman’s accounts. The police spokesman further said that many of them were identified as local drug traffickers or drug addicts.
A person has been arrested for driving a jeep with the name POLISH, RABUKKANA
A person has been arrested for driving a jeep with the name POLISH, RABUKKANA to mislead the public. According to the Police Headquarters, the suspect was arrested by the Rambukkana Police on April 10 in Wariyapola and the suspect was produced before the court and released on bail. According to the police, a photo of the incident that took place three months ago has been posted on social media these days.
MP Rishad Bathiudeens wife had been involved in human trafficking
The Sinhala National Organization states that a court case was being heard alleging that the wife of the Samagi Jana Balawega MP Rishad Bathiudeens wife had been involved in human trafficking. She has been involved in human traficking since 2008 and the case is being heard in the Mannar court, Pradeep Sanjeewa organizer of the organization said. He made these comments at a media briefing held in Colombo. The wife of Rishad Bathiudeen has been remaining suspicious of killing a minor girl who was working as a servant in his house,
Aranul gemstone recently found in the Pelmadulla area is not that worth
Experts in the field comment on the value of the 510 kg Aranul gemstone recently found in the Pelmadulla area Palitha Gunasekera, a former Assistant Valuation Officer of the State Gem Corporation says that this gemstone is not as valuable as the National Gem and Jewellery Authority says. He further said that all the gems are dead and that the gems are not transparent and have no value, but that they can be sold to museums for as little as one million rupees. Meanwhile, the owner of the Ratnapura Gem Museum, L.L.A. Mr Nandana states that the name of Sri Lanka will be discredited due to such activities He stated that he had a similar gem in his possession and that the gem was not worth more than three or four lakhs of rupees. However, the Gem and Jewellery Authority said that the gem was worth around Rs. 2,000 million and that steps would be taken to sell it at a foreign auction at the discretion of the owners.
The government is going to purchase 13 million doses of Sinovac vaccine
The Daily Mirror reports that the government has decided to purchase 13 million doses of a Chinese vaccine that has little effect against the delta strain of the coronavirus a price of $ 15 per dose, According to the report, health experts have pointed out to the government that these prices are high compared to other vaccines. The report further states that health experts are strongly opposed to the government’s decision to purchase a large number of these vaccines.
Sri Lanka reported 63 covid 19 deaths
Another 63 deaths from corona infection have been announced by the Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to covid infection in the country has increased to 4258.
Sri Lanka won the second 20-20 match with India
Sri Lanka won the second 20-20 match between the touring Indian team and Sri Lanka by 4 wickets. India scored 132 runs in 20 overs Batting first and In reply, Sri Lanka chased down the target by 6 wickets in 19.4 overs. The Indian team, which toured Sri Lanka played with a majority of new players after several strong players were quarantined due to a reported corona infection.
Another 4 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccines will receive to Sri Lanka in the first week of August
Another 4 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine are due to receive in the country in the first week of August. The Sri Lankan Embassy in China said in a statement that the consignment would be delivered to Sri Lanka between August 4 and 8. The Government of Sri Lanka has reserved the stock of vaccines paid for and this is considered to be the largest stock of vaccines at a time.
A group of Russian Tourists will visit Sri Lanka on August 1st- Udayanga Weeratunga
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga says that a flight carrying Russian tourists will arrive in Sri Lanka on the 1st of August. He added that in the future, Sri Lankan Airlines flights will be flown to Moscow every week to pick up Russian tourists and the government is preparing to bring in a thousand Russian tourists a month from September. He added that the Russian people did not like the vaccine and that they believed that they had been infected with the virus and had developed antibodies. This was stated at a discussion held at the Ministry of Mass Media and Information.