One person has died after contracting the Black fungus infection. The deceased who had contracted Black Fungus or mucormycosis had died at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital. This was confirmed by the Judicial Medical Officer at the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital. What is mucormycosis? Mucormycosis (previously called zygomycosis) is a serious but rare fungal [10/22/2021] …
The teacher’s unions say that the strike action will be strengthened until the 2022 Budget is presented at the Parliament. The Secretary of the Ceylon Teacher’s Service Union (North West), M. A. Wimalasiri says that the teacher’s strike was a success as the Governor of the Uva Province, despite issuing threats to [10/22/2021] …
A protest was held by Kaduwela area residents over an incident where a suspect died while being held under Kaduwela Police custody recently. The demonstrators marched opposite the Kaduwela Police at 09:00 a.m. today (22). The deceased was arrested on 17th August over a chain-snatching incident, however, the 24-year old suspect had passed away [10/22/2021] …
(Reuters) The United States would come to Taiwan’s defense and has a commitment to defend the island China claims as its own, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday (21), though the White House said later there was no change in policy towards the island. Yes, we have a commitment to do that, Biden said [10/22/2021] …
The COVID-19 Prevention Committee chaired by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has decided to discuss with the Education & Health Sectors and recommence classes for the Primary, Grade 11 & Grade 13 students at all schools. According to the President’s Media Division, it was also decided to explore the possibility of recommencing tuition classes [10/22/2021] …
JVP Parliamentarian Vijitha Herath in an explosive revelation to Parliament said that Sri Lanka had deposited $ 1.275 Mn to an account of a private company as payment for the recently imported Nano-Nitrogen Fertilizer from India. This parliament must be made aware of how the payment was made to the Indian Farmers [10/22/2021] …
The Governor of the Central Bank of Qatar and the CBSL Governor recently discussed collaborations that can be entered into to strengthen Sri Lanka – Qatar economic ties. This was discussed when the Central Bank Governor, Ajith Nivard Cabraal recently met with the Governor of the Qatar Central Bank, His Excellency Sheikh Abdulla [10/22/2021] …
Long queues were seen at gas stations island wide today (22). The public were seen purchasing fuel in handheld canisters in the Gampola area, while long queues were also observed in areas such as Kandy and Kinniya. Meanwhile, speaking to News 1st today, Sri Lanka’s Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila said that there is [10/22/2021] …
Sri Lanka’s Trade Minister Bandula Gunawardena said Sri Lanka will most likely face a shortage of material sourced from overseas, especially from China, where they work only 1 day due to the COVID-19 situation. If there is a person who can present a system on controlling prices, please ask that person to [10/22/2021] …
Parliamentarians representing the Samagi Jana Balavegaya protested in parliament on Friday (22), holding a series of placards in support of farmers. The MPs demanded that the government immediately intervene to solve the fertilizer issue faced by farmers. For months, Farmers across many areas in Sri Lanka have been protesting against the shortage [10/22/2021] …
