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The debate on the second reading of the 22nd Constitution Amendment Bill continues today (21) for the second day.Accordingly, it is stated that the second reading poll is also scheduled to be held this evening.The 22nd Constitution Amendment Bill was presented to Parliament by the Minister of Justice yesterday (20).

The Cabinet has approved the closure of the “Itukama Covid-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund”.Accordingly, the official bank account maintained at the Bank of Ceylon’s corporate branch under the name of the Covid-19 Health and Social Protection Fund will not be operational after October 18, its Secretary Dr Taraka Liyapathirana said.Due to this, the Presidential Media Division issued a statement saying that no money should be credited to that account and no more checks and money should be forwarded to the President’s Office for credit to that account.2,207,164,785.58 rupees have been received from donors for the Covid fund.As of October…

The Ceylon Motor Traders Association (CMTA) expresses serious concerns for the viability of the Motor Industry in the face of the latest increases in taxes proposed by the government. The government imposed a complete import suspension on all types of vehicles (two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger cars & commercial vehicles) in March 2020 citing that it will be for a period of 06 months. But even after 31 months, the core products of the industry are still suspended and the government has not provided any type of relief to the industry to date. Further, due to limitations in establishing LCs over the…

British Prime Minister Liz Truss has been warned by Tory MPs to stabilize her administration in the next 12 hours. Cabinet ministers in favour of Lis Truss have also admitted that the situation is dire.Prime Minister Liz Truss has about 12 hours to turn her ship around, senior MP Simon Hore told BBC radio.Although it is not possible to hold a vote against the British Prime Minister for breach of trust for one year after taking office, the Tory MPs are confident that between 50 and 100 Tory MPs handed over letters last night (19) that Liz Truss has breached…

Insta-Hockney is an exhibition featuring the artwork of Bilaal Raji Saheed. This will subsequently be the launch of Sri Lanka’s first homegrown NFT collection, on a homegrown marketplace. The collection was created using an organic and inorganic creative process, using Bilal’s artistic outlook bridged together with the use of Artificial Intelligence. In a time where the human mind and AI are working together to solve a range of problems, we have come up with the Insta-Hockney collection.The collection deals with a moment in time when art history and technology merge in an irresistible and undeniable whirlwind of possibilities. Moreover, with…

If our kidneys fail due to some reason, the balance of the body will be seriously affected. And the patient also has various difficulties. In such a case, doctors are able to perform the work done by the kidneys to some extent with the help of a machine. It is called hemodialysis. This machine filters the blood similar to our kidney function. The important and functional unit here is the ‘dialyzer’ which is made up of many tiny capillaries.FunctionalityBlood circulating in the patient is drawn through the tube into the machine. In some cases, a tube is temporarily used in…

The Sri Lankan team managed to record a 16-run win in the T20 World Cup cricket match between Sri Lanka and the Netherlands.The Sri Lankan team, who won the toss and batted first, managed to score 162 runs by losing 6 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs.While batting, Kusal Mendis scored 79 runs and his innings included 5 fours and 5 sixes.The Dutch team, who played the reply innings, managed to score only 146 runs.In bowling, Vanindu Hasaranga took 3 wickets, Maheesh Thiekshana took 2 wickets, and Lahiru Kumara and Binura Fernando took one wicket each.Below is the scoreboard.

The Speaker stated in the Parliament today (20) that the Supreme Court informed that the Rehabilitation Bureau Bill is not in accordance with the Constitution.The Speaker further stated that if it is passed, the relevant draft should be passed after a special majority in the Parliament and a referendum or after amending some of its clauses.

Effective from today(20) onwards, the running hours of the morning office trains on the coastal route have been revised.The Railway Department stated that the decision has been taken considering several problems that have arisen during the running of trains on the coastal route.Accordingly, it is planned to run the train 10 or 15 minutes earlier than the earlier time according to the newly revised train schedule.The new schedule is below.

A discussion has been held between Russian authorities and Sri Lankan representatives to buy crude oil from Russia.Accordingly, the Deputy Minister of Finance of the Russian Government representing Sri Lanka, Minister of Education Susil Premajayanth, Minister of Trade Naleen Fernando and others have participated in this.In this discussion, former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Dr Saman Weerasinghe stated that Russia has agreed to provide a commercial credit facility to obtain crude oil as a solution to the country’s fuel crisis.He further stated that the President of Sri Lanka should send a letter to the Russian President stating how much crude…