Corona new wave-The corona deaths increasing rapidly in Sri Lanka
The epidemiology unit of the Ministry of Health says that the number of corona deaths reported in Sri Lanka is increasing. Its chief epidemiologist, Dr Samitha Ginige, said that the disease can be controlled by getting vaccinated those who are not currently vaccinated. The highest number of people who died were people over the age of 60. Meanwhile, by yesterday (22), 06 more people have died due to corona infection. 04 of them are women. 03 of the dead people were 60 years or older. The other three are two men and a woman aged between 30 and 59 years. Meanwhile, 103 people infected with Corona were identified yesterday (22). Accordingly, the total number of infected people in Sri Lanka is 669,136.
Economic crisis in Sri Lanka- China will provide some of the required school uniforms for schools on Sri Lanka in 2023
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at today’s news conference announcing the Cabinet decisions that China will provide some of the required uniforms for school students in 2023 upon the country’s request. Mr Bandula Gunawardena further said that the remaining quantity has been approved by the cabinet to be produced by local manufacturers. Furthermore, the Cabinet is focusing on providing a voucher for school uniforms from 2024.
Political inequality in the Sri Lanka-Government attention to introducing a new Act to replace the Prevention of Terrorism Act
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that the government’s attention has been focused on abolishing the Prevention of Terrorism Act and introducing a new act on national security instead while speaking at the cabinet press conference today (23), Meanwhile, the Cabinet has approved the preparation of the budget estimates for the next year increasing the state revenue. The cabinet is also focused on providing a voucher for school uniforms from 2024.
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka-Sri Lanka ranks 5th among the countries with the highest food inflation in the world
According to the World Bank, Sri Lanka ranks 5th among the countries with the highest food inflation in the world. According to a World Bank report, Lebanon has the highest food inflation in the world. Zimbabwe, Venezuela and Turkey occupy the second, third and fourth positions respectively. Meanwhile, the Central Bank announced that the rate of increase in commodity prices in July was 66.7%. It is the highest inflation rate ever recorded in Sri Lanka. Food prices rose by 82.5% in July. According to the report, the increase in the prices of milk powder, rice, fresh fish, biscuits and chicken meat has mainly contributed to it. The price increase of non-food goods and services in July was 52.4%.
Another person who entered the national TV coporation by force was arrested
The Police Media Spokesman mentions that Chaminda Calumpriya Amarasinghe, the 2nd person who forcibly entered the television corporation premises with Dhanish Ali, was arrested. The Police Media Spokesman stated that the arrest was made after he surrendered to the Kurunduwatta Police.
President’s approval to detain and investigate Wasantha Mudalige and the other three for 90 days
Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police Advocate Nihal Talduwa says that President Ranil Wickramasinghe has approved the detention of Inter-University Student Council convener Wasantha Mudali, Hashantha Gunathilake and Reverend Galwala Siridhamma Thero for 90 days under the Prevention of Terrorism Act. Police Media Spokesman Senior Superintendent of Police Advocate Mr Nihal Talduwa confirmed that. 19 people including Mr Wasantha Mudalige were arrested by the police during a protest held by the Inter-University Student Union in Colombo on the 18th, and 15 people except the three including Mr Wasantha Mudalige were released on bail after being produced in court recently. The court ordered that one person be remanded until the 26th. The three including Wasantha Mudalige were initially detained under 72-hour detention orders, and subject to the approval of the Defense Minister, they will be detained for 90 days and investigated.
President Ranil Wickramasinghe talked with former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
President Ranil Wickramasinghe has called on former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to make arrangements for his return to Sri Lanka. This was addressed in accordance with a request made in a discussion with the National Organizer of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Mr. Basil Rajapaksa. Mr. Basil Rajapaksa met the President recently and requested to facilitate Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s return to Sri Lanka. However, although it was previously reported that the former president will visit Sri Lanka on the 24th, he has not yet confirmed that and the date of his visit has not been confirmed yet.
Gotabhaya is asked to be presented to the war crimes court- The Association of Relatives of the Missing Persons Due to the North East War
The Association of Relatives of the Missing Persons Due to the North East War states that former President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa should be brought before the International War Crimes Court. Its Chairperson Mrs. Leela Devi Ananda Nadaraja claims that the former President responsible for the Tamil Genocide and the people who supported it should be brought before the War Crimes Court. She also said in Vavuniya that it has been decided to hand over a memorandum to the United Nations Human Rights Council in this regard.
Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka-The price of fish has skyrocketed due to the increase in kerosene price
Fish traders claim that the price of fish will go up a lot with the increase in the price of kerosene. They point out that since fishing boats mostly use kerosene as fuel, after the increase of 253 rupees per liter, the same cost will also be added to the fish. Peliyagoda fish traders claim that the price of fish can exceed the limit of 5,000 rupees per kilo. Meanwhile, Minister of Power and Energy Mr Kanchana Wijesekera states that he hopes to provide price relief to the affected parties due to the increase in the price of kerosene. Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka-The price of fish has skyrocketed due to the increase in kerosene price Fish traders claim that the price of fish will go up a lot with the increase in the price of kerosene. They point out that since fishing boats mostly use kerosene as fuel, after the increase of 253 rupees per liter, the same cost will also be added to the fish. Peliyagoda fish traders claim that the price of fish can exceed the limit of 5,000 rupees per kilo. Meanwhile, Minister of Power and Energy Mr Kanchana Wijesekera states that he hopes to provide price relief to the affected parties due to the increase in the price of kerosene. Accordingly, he said that price relief will be given to fishermen, plantation workers as well as those who work on kerosene. Accordingly, he said that price relief will be given to fishermen, plantation workers as well as those who work on kerosene.
The Economic Crisis in Sri Lanka -This is a relief for a Short period because Sri Lanka Stopped paying debts Soon it won’t be possible to import anything… fuel, gas, fertilizer, medicines, and milk powder will not be available then
“The people are suffering today because of the wrong policies of the three recent governments in managing the country’s economy,” says Dr Nalaka Godaheva, former Minister of Media and Member of Parliament. He said this when he met with a group of professionals from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna and the Anuradhapura district. Some people think that the economy of this country collapsed during the time of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. That is not a correct opinion. His government also had a big responsibility in this regard, but this crisis started a long time ago. Many governments should be held accountable for this. Meanwhile, the three governments that came to power after the war should be held accountable. After the war ended in 2009, the government started spending money on infrastructure development. The government then proudly talked about things like ports, airports and highways. But the fact that the government took a large loan for these development activities was not noticed by many at that time. During 2009-2015, the country’s debt increased from 2200 billion to 7400 billion rupees. Among these loans, there was a large number of foreign loans. It was the Rajapaksa government in particular that started taking short-term commercial loans at high-interest rates. They had 5 billion dollars in foreign loans for this method. We also take loans to improve our lives. Buying a car, building a house, starting your own business is often not possible with just the income we earn. So we have to borrow. But we need to increase our income so that we can pay our debts. If you don’t do that, you will gradually accumulate debts and get into trouble. The government also has several sources of income. Especially tax revenue, profits from government agencies, license fees etc. But if this income is not enough, the government should bear the cost and do the development work. That’s why you have to take a loan that way. But even a government should think about how to repay the loan when it takes a loan. The government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa during 2009-2015 continued to borrow but did not plan how to increase the revenue to repay the debt. If the planes don’t come to the airport, which is being built by spending billions, where will the income come from? There are One is the gap between domestic expenditure and domestic income of about 2000 billion rupees per year. And the gap between foreign expenditure and foreign income is only 7 billion dollars per year. Let’s say that the local income gap was compensated by molding money and letting the country’s inflation skyrocket. We cannot mold foreign currency. You have to find foreign currency. From this year, we have to pay only 5 billion dollars in foreign debt and interest every year for the next 5-6 years. But since April this year, we have stopped paying foreign debt. In short, the country is declared bankrupt. It seems that this problem has been temporarily solved for our country, which was not able to import oil or gas in the past, because Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe became the president and did some magic, not because more foreign money is coming to us now. This temporary relief is because we are a bankrupt government that has defaulted on its debts. It’s like the interval from hell. You all know that when you go into debt and do not pay the debt, there is temporary self-indulgence, but one day the police will catch you and you will go to jail. That is why Sri Lanka can’t stay in debt all the time. Soon it gets stuck in the neck. We cannot bring anything from abroad. At that time we had no fuel, no gas, no fertilizer, no milk powder, no medicine. Therefore, this is not a time to play, the government should get down to work without wasting time, but we still don’t see such a plan. Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe has been Prime Minister for 3 months now. How many dollars were brought to the country? It’s been a month since he became president, has the cabinet been appointed yet? We are concerned about these issues. We have clearly told the President that we do not want ministership or other privileges. Give them to those who scramble for them. They have special advantages from them. We are not the ones who expect them. We want to save the people of this country from suffering. Therefore, if the government does the right thing, we are ready to give our support at any time. But instead of deceiving the people and solving the people’s problems like the previous governments, if they are ready to take the country to an era where corruption reigns again, we are ready to educate the people and fight against it.