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Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, the minister for mass media, transportation, and highways, said in a statement to a main newspaper yesterday that the government has not decided whether to sell or turn Lake House into a hotel.The Minister alleged that it was a clear deception to report that President Ranil Wickremesinghe had advocated turning Lake House into a hotel in a weekend edition of the Sinhala daily “Aruna.”When commenting on the news that appeared in the weekend edition of the “Aruna” newspaper yesterday (31), the minister brought up this point.Additionally, Minister Gunawardena highlighted that no discussions on Lake House, an organization…

Will slapped Chris after the comedian made an insensitive joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. The joke likened Jada, who suffers from alopecia, to G.I Jane – a character with a shaved head.Now, Will has addressed the fallout from his actions at length, starting his video with a few typed-out words, which read: “It’s been a minute… Over the last few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and personal work…Watch the appology Video

The showery condition over South-western part (Western,Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galleand Matara districts) of the island and the winds speed can be increased along the Western slope of the Central hills and in Western and Southern provinces.Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Northern and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. Heavy falls above 100 mm can be expected at some places in aforesaid areas. Winds speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times along the Western slope of the Central hills and in Western and Southern provinces

A 22-year-old Gulf returnee, who died in a private hospital in Thrissur on Saturday, tested positive for monkeypox in UAE, the National Institute of Virology’s Kerala unit in Alappuzha said.Relatives of the youth from Kurinjiyur, near Chavakkad, allegedly handed over the reports to the hospital authorities only after his death.The youth, who arrived from UAE on July 21, was admitted to the hospital only on July 27 with acute fatigue and meningitis, according to the hospital authorities. However, it was reported that he was not exhibiting any visible symptoms of monkeypox.Results of the laboratory tests of his body fluids from…

The day before yesterday (29) 03 Covid deaths were reported and yesterday (30) only 83 people were reported infected with Corona. All of them are locally identified infected.With that, the total number of infected people reported in this country rises to 665,626 and the total number of corona deaths rises to 16,547.

Mr. Kapila Naotunna, joint secretary of the Petroleum Distributors Association, said today (31) afternoon that the government is requested to return the military security that was removed from the petrol stations.Mr. Naotunna further said that the reason for the removal of the army security is not known and if the army officers who were attached to the petrol stations are returned, the security of the petrol stations will be ensured.

Petroleum Corporation sources say that the price of fuel will be reduced by 50 to 100 rupees.The reduction will likely take effect from midnight (1).A spokesperson of the corporation said that it has been decided to reduce the price of oil in Sri Lanka in comparison to the drop in the price of oil in the world market.Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe took steps to reduce the price of fuel by between ten and twenty rupees after assuming the office of Acting President.

Dr. Bandula Gunawardena, minister of highways, transport, and mass media, and spokesperson for the Cabinet, predicted that the current scarcity of chemical fertilizer for farmers will resolve in less than a week.According to the Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers has accepted the Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera’s request for the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) to purchase paddy during the upcoming harvesting season.According to Dr. Gunawardena, the Minister of Agriculture has already given the Cabinet of Ministers a plan to buy paddy this year during the Yala season.In order to make the nation self-sufficient in rice the next year, over 850,000 small-scale…

The report of the three-member investigation committee appointed in accordance with the request of former minister Nimal Siripala de Silva to conduct an impartial investigation into the reports of bribery has been handed over to President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake today (31).Former minister Nimal Siripala de Silva was accused of asking for a bribe from the Thaise company in Japan.The President’s Media Division stated that the chairperson of the investigation committee, retired High Court Judge, President’s Advocate Kusala Sarojani Weerawardena handed over the committee’s report to the President’s Secretary.

From August 1, the Ministry of Transportation will dispatch 800 buses that were out of commission owing to a lack of tires and replacement parts at SLTB depots around the nation.At a recent Cabinet meeting, the provision of spare parts for these buses received clearance in response to a request made by Transport Minister Dr. Bandula Gunawardena.800 of these buses, which were fixed by 105 SLTB depots around the nation, will begin operating on August 1.With the addition of these buses, the public transportation system will operate more effectively and lessen the difficulty that bus riders now experience.