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Hugh Jackman returns to the gym to reclaim his X-Men persona The Wolverine’s strong physique. Hugh Jackman’s reappearance as Wolverine in the forthcoming Deadpool 3 shocked Marvel fans to no end. In anticipation, Jackman went to Instagram and posted a snapshot and a video of himself working out.In the very first X-Men film, which came out more than twenty years ago, Hugh Jackman debuted as Wolverine. Despite receiving plaudits for his performance, Jackman has later admitted that he had little time to prepare. This explains why his body isn’t as stunning as it will eventually be. Jackman has now performed…
Ocean Lanka Pvt Ltd. Sri Lanka’s largest weft knitted fabric manufacturer recently acknowledged the unwavering loyalty of its long-serving employees with the ‘OCL Sewa Abhiman 2022’ Loyalty Awards.Dr Austin Au, Managing Director of Ocean Lanka shared his thoughts: “Ocean Lanka is very fortunate to have employees with many years of dedication and commitment. Their loyalty has earned the company the respect it is enjoying today. To date, 788 active employees have completed more than 10 years of service at Ocean Lanka, which is nearly 41% of the total cadre. A further 190 have completed more than 20 years of service…
The director general of health services has confirmed that day before yesterday (01) no covid deaths were reported and yesterday (02) 10 covid infected people were identified.According to that, the number of Covid-infected people identified in Sri Lanka is 670,790 and the number of Covid-related deaths is 16,762.
Today (03), the Department of Meteorology says that rain may occur from time to time in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.The department stated that some places in Sabaragamuwa province, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya districts may receive heavy rains of more than 100 mm.There may be some rains in the North and North-West Provinces and in Uva Province and Ampara District, there may be rains or thundershowers at a few places in the evening or at night.There is a possibility of gusty winds between 50 and 55 kilometres per hour on the western…
Minister of Education Dr Susil Premajayantha says that he is working hard to free children from the stress of having to memorize subject knowledge for years and face exams.The minister states that the existing examination-centred pattern of education should be changed through an education transformation that goes beyond education reforms.The minister states that this transformative change should take place from preschool through the school classroom and the wider the space to curiously observe the environment in the preschool, the more children should have the opportunity to engage in exploratory independent education by asking questions and pursuing sources of knowledge in…
Axiata Digital Labs is recognized for outstanding work digitally transforming the telecommunications industry.TM Forum, the industry association driving digital transformation through collaboration, announced the winners of its 2022 Excellence Awards during the first day of the Digital Transformation World (DTW) global event.Axiata Digital Labs (ADL), an innovative digital transformation solution provider, was announced as the recipient of the 2022 Excellence Award in the Cloud-native IT & networks for the entry ‘Axonect Hybrid/Multi cloud orchestrator to enable Axiata Digital Transformation’. ADL developed the Axonect Hybrid Cloud Orchestrator using learnings from the TM Forum Catalyst program and by aligning the solution with…
The Selection Committee has nominated members to serve in the Committee on Public Business.Accordingly, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena presented the names of the relevant MPs to Parliament today (03).Below is the list of relevant names,
State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that there is no truth in the rumours that government employee salaries will be cut.The State Minister stated that the government has not taken such a decision at all and is in a position to pay salaries and pensions from the entire state income.State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya further stated that if the economy had moved in an irregular manner, there would have been a situation where public servants’ salaries would have been completely lost and there is no such situation now.
Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that a stock of 12,000 metric tons of fertilizer will be received in the country in a few weeks for the farmers who cultivate in the high season.Accordingly, the minister mentioned that the fertilizers needed for the season will be provided to the farmers at the right time.Minister Mahinda Amaraweera further stated that apart from paddy cultivation, fertilizers will be provided to the farmers for other crops and the private sector has agreed to provide them at a lower price than the previous price.
Considering the importance of ensuring hygiene among women and school girls and making hygiene products more affordable, the government has taken steps to remove all taxes imposed on 05 main ingredients imported for domestically produced sanitary napkins.Accordingly, with these tax concessions, the price of a pack of 10 sanitary napkins produced locally will decrease by 50-60 rupees and its maximum retail price will be 260-270 rupees.And the consumer retail price of imported finished products is going to decrease by 18% or 19% according to a statement issued by the Presidential Media Division.Below is the Twitter notification and the media announcement…

