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The Chief Organizer of the Governor’s Party, Minister of Urban Development and Housing Prasanna Ranatunga say that the new state ministers are not working under any privilege.The minister said that these state ministers have been appointed as it is difficult for only the 20 ministers to carry out the work alone.Below is the complete comment of the minister,
The agency has worked to reduce the prices of 7 types of products including rice and lentils sold through Sathosa.Also, its president Pasanda Yapa Abeywardena said that a kilo of bread flour has been sold for 310 rupees through Sathosa outlets in the areas where the low-income plantation people live.Reduced and new prices below,1KG Imported Sudu Kekulu – Rs.10 (New Price Rs.185)Imported White Nadu 1KG – Rs.04 (New Price Rs.194)Red Dhal 1KG – Rs 31 (new price Rs 429)White Sugar 1KG – Rs 19 (new price Rs 279)Sprats 1KG – Rs 25 (new price Rs 1352)
Sri Lanka’s Yupun Abeykoon, who participated in the finals of the men’s 100m event in the Diamond League athletics tournament, managed to get 5th place in that event.Accordingly, his recorded time was shown as 10.14 seconds.The first place in the event was taken by American Trevon Bromell and the second place was taken by Jamaican Yohan Blake.
A 2-minute silence has been held today (09) in Parliament for the deceased Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.It has been done according to a proposal presented to the Parliament by Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
China has given the aid of 5,000 metric tons of rice to Sri Lanka.Accordingly, the delivery of the relevant rice stock has been done at the Ministry of Economy and Education.Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenhong and Minister of Education Susil Premajayantha and others have joined this event.As another sign of the friendship of the people of China, the Chinese government is going to provide rice aid to nearly ten lakh students under this food program.
Speaker of the House, Minister Susil Premajayantha says that no agreement has been reached with the International Monetary Fund yet.Accordingly, the minister stated that there is only an agreement between the two parties.He further mentioned that they will be made public after they are approved and it will take more time for that.
The Department of Meteorology says that there will be several periods of rain in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts.The department states that there is mainly rainless weather on the rest of the island.On the western slopes of the central hills and in the northern and north-central provinces and in the Trincomalee district, the winds are blowing from time to time. There is a possibility of gusts of around 50 per km.
President Ranil Wickramasinghe has informed that the national flag should be flown at half-mast from today (09) in order to mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II.Issuing an announcement, the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, and Local Government M. M. P. K Mayadunne has mentioned thisFrom 1952 to 1972, Queen Elizabeth II served as the last Queen of Sri Lanka and as the Commonwealth Head of State.
Buckingham Palace announces that Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving Queen of the United Kingdom, has passed away.At the age of 96, she ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years.She ascended the throne in 1952 after the death of her father, King George VI.
The construction of the first phase of the Quarantine Center at the Maduru Oya Training School premises belonging to the Sri Lanka Army, which is being built with the financial contribution of Citizens Development Business Finance PLC (CDB), has been successfully completed recently.Here, in order to help the national effort to control Covid-19, CDB has donated Rs. 10 million was donated, which was used to construct the accommodation and quarantine complex of this training school.In 2020, during the period when the Covid epidemic was intensifying across the country, CDB joined this project by supporting the national operation of Covid control…

