There will be no issue of go ahead with Mrs. World international in Sri lanka: Chandimal Jayasinghe
The Mrs.world International pageant will go ahead in Sri Lanka in December this year as scheduled national Director for Mrs.sri Lanka for Mrs.world, Chandimal Jayasinghe stated said. The issue happened at the crowning moment wil not have any impact on the upcoming pageant he further added.He said these after recrowned Pushpika De Silva as Mrs Sri Lanka who was uncrowned by Jurie on Sunday night saying that she is a divorcee. He said that there is no change in plans by the Mrs World organisation that is why they have accepted the crown being given back to Pushpika De Silva. But news sources said that Pushpika’s divorce case is expected to be taken up almost six months before of the international pageant in December.
Brown sugar price reduced by 10 rupees
The Ceylon Sugar Corporation has decided to reduced the price of Brown Sugar by 10 rupees. The State Minister of Development of Minor Crops and Export Promotion Janaka Wakkumbura told public can buy Brown Sugar 1kg for Rs. 115 today ( April 7) All the Sathosa outlets will issue Brown suar for 110 rupees and they will sell Brown sugar to the public 115 rupees, State Minister Janaka Wakkumbura said.
Ranjan Ramanayake loses his parliamentary seat
Ranjan Ramanayake’s parliamentary seat will be vacated, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena has informed Parliament. The Speaker said that the Secretary General of Parliament had informed the Election Commission of the vacancy. Ranjan Ramanayake, has been sentenced to four year in prison for convicted of contempt of court.
Han Lay ; Miss Grand Myanmar in Miss Grand International 2020 made headlines
Even though speeches by beauty pageant contestants rarely make headlines Han Lay, Miss Grand Myanmars speech turn peoples heads toward the issues. “Please help Myanmar. We need your urgent international help right now.” she said in her speech mentioning alleged atrocities committed by her country’s military. She is 22 years old and was also protestested against the military in streets of Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. Everything began two months ago after the military seized control of the country gaining the power of the democratic election in which Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party won. When thousands of people took in to the streets for protesting the coups took power to shoot the civilians and killed more than hundred in the deadliest day in Myanmar.
Sarath Weerasekera reveals mastermind behind the Easter attack
Sarath Weerasekera reveals mastermind behind the Easter attack Naufer Moulavi identified as the mastermind of the Easter attack has been, Public Defense Minister Sarath Weerasekera said. He is currently under custody. Mr. Sarath Weerasekera made this revelation at a press conference held yesterday( March 6) Naufer Mawlawi is the theoretician of organization National Thowheed Jamaath also he had involved in bringing down the ideology of the Islamic State (IS) to Sri Lanka in 2014. Public Security Minister further said that he has brainwashed Zahran Hashim into following the IS ideology.
Hunter Biden discussed about his drug addiction
The son of US President Joe Biden; Hunter Biden has reflected on his public struggle with drug and alcohol addiction with the media. He also addressed issues with Ukrainian energy company Burisma and said he was confident that he would be cleared of any wrongdoing over his business affairs by an ongoing US Department of Justice investigation. BBC He further explained that his sister and mother died in a car accident in 1972 which he and his brother survived. He explained the links between the trauma he has suffered and his drug and alcohol addiction with that incident. “There’s something at the centre of each addict that’s missing, that they feel that they need to fill… Nothing can possibly fill it. And so you numb yourself,” he said to BBC
Paul Ritter died : Friday Night Dinner star
Actor Paul Ritter was played dad Martin Goodman character the popular comedy Friday Night Dinner Channel 4 has died at the age of 54. He was suffering from a brain tumour since few years. Some of the characters he had acted include Sky drama Chernobyl, Eldred Worple in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and also in James Bond film Quantum of Solace. Many co stars had announced their sadness of lossing such a great actor. The producers of Friday Night Dinner, said: “He was a brilliant, kind and talented man much loved by everyone who was lucky enough to know and work with him, and Paul will forever be part of both the Big Talk and Friday Night Dinner families. “Our thoughts are with his own family at this time and following their wishes we will be making a donation to the Old Vic Impact Fund.”BBC
Australians and New Zealand residents can quarantine-free travel between two countries
Australian and New Zealand residents will be able to travel between the two without undergoing a quarantine period from April 19, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern sateted yesterday. Under this decision New Zealand residents allowed to enter most of Australian states without undergoing a quarantine but this decision had not been reciprocated. Two country’s border had been open to New Zealanders after it was close for six months. already. Australia has recorded 909 deaths since the pandemic began and New Zealand has only 25 deaths recorded.
North Korea will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics
North Korea has announced that the country will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year. They are hoping to protect their athletes from COVID 19 with the decision. Some experts assume inadequate of south Koreas health system to dealing with the Covid pandemic out break is the reason behind the decision. This years Olympic is going to start July 23 this year this announcement made North Korea the first major country to skip the delayed 2020 Games because of the pandemic. But this decision makes down the South Korea’s hopes of using the Games to engage cross-border talks with the North. Both countries played a joint team at the Winter Olympics in 2018 which led to a series of historic moment between two countries.
Government going to import dried pieces of coconut
The government has decided to import dried coconuts to Sri Lanka only for 3 months.The dried coconuts are imported only for the production of coconut oil ,the Ministry of Plantation Industries stated. Considering the risk of dammaging the local companies and the collapse of exports local coconut oil companies had decided to import 13500 metric tons per month only for three months. The Ministry points out that there is a lack of sufficient coconut harvest for coconut oil production in Sri lanka.