Major Changes await the UK Administration and Boris doesn’t seem to be heading it!

Major Changes await the UK Administration and Boris doesn’t seem to be heading it!

A number of cabinet colleagues are urging Boris Johnson to step down, putting his position as PM in jeopardy Chris Heaton-Harris, the Chief Whip, and Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, are among those assembling in No. 10 to demand his resignation. Sir Graham Brady, the leader of the Tory backbenchers, will meet with the PM "to offer good guidance," says the BBC According to information provided, Welsh Secretary Simon Hart […]

July 7, 2022

News

Flights : Statement from SriLankan Airlines

Statement from SriLankan Airlines 7 July 2022; Colombo – SriLankan Airlines would like to correct certain false information circulating on media about the possible cancellation of a host of SriLankan Airlines’ flights due to the ongoing fuel shortage in Sri Lanka. SriLankan Airlines vehemently denies the accuracy of such information and confirms that it has been able to manage its flight schedule with suitable adjustments for over a week now, […]

July 7, 2022

News

8th & 9th protest : Court order rejected

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has refused to issue a restraining order preventing protesters from entering the areas close to the President’s official residence in Fort, Colombo. The Attorney General had sought a restraining order against protesters who are scheduled to hold anti-government protests tomorrow (08) and on Saturday (09). A group of Attorneys, including the President of the BAR Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) appeared for the protesters when the […]

July 7, 2022

News

Today’s CBSL official exchange rates

The Sri Lanka rupee has increased to Rs. 368 against the US Dollar today, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka reported. The selling rate of the Dollar has increased by Rs. 0.73 from yesterday’s rate of Rs. 367.33. The selling rate of the US Dollar is Rs. 368.06 today, while the buying rate is Rs. 356.80

July 7, 2022

News

“Democratic right to peaceful protest must be respected” Canada

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David McKinnon held a discussion today on the economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka, including the hardships faced by the public. In a Twitter message, McKinnon said Canada is committed to supporting Sri Lanka in line with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) policies, to enable an early return to macroeconomic stability and growth. Canada strongly supports the political […]

July 7, 2022

News

Dhammika calls on Ranil to resign as Finance Min.

Dhammika Perera calls on Ranil to resign as Finance Minister Investment Promotion Minister Dammika Perera recently stated that Ranil Wickramasinghe should resign from the posts of Finance Minister and Prime Minister. His statement was issued a few days after Finance Minister Wickramasinghe submitted a proposal to cabinet to recover tax dues owed by casino operators and to bring in legislative amendments to give effect to proposed tax increases. Mr Dhammika […]

July 7, 2022

News

Discussions with IMF ended successfully – PM tells Parliament

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says that Sri Lanka’s discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) had ended successfully. He stated that the next step is to submit a report on debt restructuring. Wickremesinghe stated this while delivering a special statement in Parliament on Tuesday (05) regarding the progress of negotiations with the IMF. Sri Lanka has so far held several rounds of negotiations with the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile an […]

July 6, 2022

News

Nimal Siripala temporarily steps down from minister post

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva has temporarily resigned from his ministerial portfolios until an investigation carried out on the President’s directive regarding the accusation made by the Opposition Leader.

July 6, 2022 13

News

WAR TORN UKRAINIANS WINING THE WORLD

Maryna Viazovska, a mathematician from Ukraine, is now just the second woman to be awarded the coveted Fields Medal. She received what is frequently referred to as the Nobel Prize for mathematics for her work on a 400-year-old spherical packing puzzle. At a ceremony in Helsinki, the 37-year-old professor earned the honor alongside three other awardees. I'm only the second lady, and I feel sad about it, she remarked. "What […]

July 6, 2022

Relaks

local news