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.
Driver’s testimony revealed that Badurdheens mother in law is lied, Kerosene and lighter hide a big secret- Underaged girl Ishalini’s death

Investigators suspect that the minor maid who was at the house of MP Rishad Bathiudeen was caught in the fire by using kerosene and that someone had applied kerosene to her. Accordingly, investigations were being carried out to identify the person who had brought kerosene to the house. If the person is identified, an investigation officer said that it would be very helpful to investigate the reason why the kerosene was brought home. During the investigations, the mother-in-law of the MP had revealed that the kerosene had been imported by a driver working at home. However, when questioned by the driver, he had told the officials that he had never brought kerosene to the minister’s house. Investigators are also looking into who was the owner of the lighter found in the maid’s room and how it came to be near the maid’s pillow. Another maid in the house had stated in her statement that she had never used kerosene or a lighter in the minister’s house.
The government has launched an investigation into the violation of health guidelines in the funeral of Rajendra Raja mahendanaran.

The government has launched an investigation into the violation of health guidelines in the funeral of Rajendra Rajamahendanaran, the former head of the Capital Maharaja Group. He died of a corona infection and the decision was taken by the Ministry of Health based on the large number of people present at the funeral. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa as well as Ministers have expressed their views in this regard at the last Cabinet meeting. The President has instructed the Minister of Health to conduct an investigation and submit a report if the funeral was outside the legal framework. Meanwhile, Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi stated that she has received public compDirector-General the conduct of the funeral with a high turnout beyond the health guidelines. She said Director-Generaled the Director General of Health Services to conduct a speedy investigation into the matter. Accordingly, the Director General of Health Services has already called for a report by the Chief Medical Officer of the Colombo Municipal Council.
Sri Lanka reported 48 covid 19 related deaths

Another 48 corona-infected deaths have been announced by the Government Information Department. Accordingly, the number of deaths due to covid infection in the country has increased to 4195.
