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The Peradeniya Police and the Peradeniya University Security Division are looking into an incident when three university vehicles had their fuel taken.Diesel from two vehicles and a bus was taken while they were parked on University property.On July 28, diesel was taken from one van, and on July 29, there was another successful attempt. The gasoline tank locks have been attempted to be broken on three additional vehicles, but to no avail.When the event happened, one of the vehicles was parked in front of the university security division.

Producing Thriposha for pregnant and breastfeeding women has resumed at Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited (SLTL).The ongoing dollar crisis forced a temporary halt to Thriposha manufacturing.The SLTL claims that they resumed Thriposha manufacturing around three weeks ago and have since distributed between 30 and 40 percent of the nation, including Vavuniya, despite fuel shortages and transportation challenges.The Indian credit line is used to import the grains required for the manufacturing of Thriposha. The SLTL claims that the production is still rather small. It was noted that the SLTL has yet to start producing Suposha, despite the product having a high demand…

According to Education Minister Dr. Susil Premajayantha, it has been decided to run schools continuously from next Monday till November without the August holiday.Covering the curricula that are severely impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak and the electricity situation is crucial.The university system will provide training sessions for the 24 core courses for students taking the Advanced Level Examination this year.According to Minister Premajayantha, this initiative is intended for kids who haven’t been able to complete their schoolwork correctly during the past two years as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and the ongoing crisis in the nation.As a result, teachers…

The Sri Lanka Junior Athletics squad was unable to fly to Cali, Colombia for the World Athletics Junior Championship as planned because officials were late in giving them their airline tickets.”The parents and members of the Sri Lanka junior squad stayed overnight in Torrington to protest and call for justice for them. They are looking for answers and the resignations of senior athletic authorities. Anjana Kaluarachichi, a sports journalist, tweeted that “the squad was refused adequate air tickets to fly to Cali for the World Junior Championship.”The competition was intended to include 7 participants.

The grace period given to obtain vehicle revenue licenses for vehicles registered in the Western Province has been extended.It is said that this decision has been taken due to the difficulties faced by the public to visit the service stations due to the restriction of fuel supply in the country.Accordingly, until August 29, 2022, it has been decided not to charge fines while issuing vehicle revenue licenses for vehicles registered in the Western Province.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has extended a written invitation to all parliamentarians to join for an all party government to establish a national program for social and economic stability

India is keeping a close watch across its southern neighborhood following a report that a Chinese scientific research vessel ‘Yuan Wang 5’ will enter Hambantota port on August 11 for a week to allegedly conduct satellite control and research tracking in the Indian Ocean Region.What has raised eyebrows here is the timing of the docking of the vessel at the port built by China, probably taking advantage of the political crisis in the island nation, ET has learned. New Delhi is examining the level of local political and military support that China has received for the proposed plan, ET has…

MAS is South Asia’s largest apparel manufacturer, designing and developing high-quality products for international sportswear brands. Through this partnership, MAS will provide Sri Lankan athletes with kits designed using the latest in apparel technology, to support their training and performance at international events leading up to the Paris Olympics in 2024. A contingent of 20 athletes who toured India in June this year was the first group to receive game day and training kits designed by MAS. “The talent we see in our young Sri Lankan athletes is truly inspiring. But it is not an easy journey for them. Our athletes…

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100) increased to 60.8% in July 2022 from 54.6% in June 2022. This increase in Y-o-Y inflation was driven by the monthly increases of both Non-Food and Food categories.Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 90.9% in July 2022 from 80.1% in June 2022, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 46.5% in July 2022 from 42.4% in June 2022.Monthly change of CCPI recorded at 4.51% in July 2022 due to price increases observed in items of both Non-Food and Food categories which were 2.31% and…

The world is experiencing one of the largest COVID waves of the pandemic which is fueled by the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara warned.The Director of the Allergy, Immunology, and Cell Biology Unit of the Sri Jayewardenepura University said the Omicron BA.5 subvariant is the most contagious and most immune-evasive coronavirus strain yet. He further said that in Sri Lanka also hospitalizations will likely keep going up in the current BA.5 wave.“BA.5 has the same key L452R mutation that the Delta variant had. We all know what happens when delta was here with us,” he added.Dr. Jeewandara also requested the…