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According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, the Sri Lanka rupee has varied against a number of foreign currencies today compared to last Friday (22).As a result, the selling rate of the US dollar has dropped from Friday’s rate of Rs. 368.63 to Rs. 368.50.Australian dollars sell for Rs 256.41, Canadian dollars for Rs 286.91, euros for Rs 377.63, and sterling pounds for Rs 443.26.

On behalf of partner economies including India, US State Department on Wednesday (local time) released a Joint Statement of the 2022 Supply Chain Ministerial Forum, focussing on the global challenge which includes — the COVID-19 pandemic, wars and conflicts and climate change.“The shocks to global supply chains from pandemics, wars and conflicts, extreme climate impacts, and natural disasters have put in stark relief the urgent need to further strengthen supply chains, to work to reduce and end near-term disruptions, and to build long-term resilience. This is a global challenge we intend to approach resolutely and cooperatively,” the joint statement read.The…

A travel ban has been imposed on six activists involved in the anti-government protest at the Galle Face in Colombo. The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today issued the overseas travel ban on the six activists.The activists include Ceylon Teachers’ Union General- Secretary Joseph Stalin, Catholic priest Fr Jeewantha Peiris, Convener of the Inter-University Students’ Federation Wasantha Mudalige, the national organizer of ‘Youth for Change’ Lahiru Weerasekera, and Eranga Gunasekera.On June 17, the Colombo Fort Magistrate ordered the Police to arrest several protesters for their unruly and violent behaviour during demonstrations at Colombo Fort and Thalangama on the 9th and 10th of…

Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera gave several key points and information regarding the fuel unavailability and QR system, which the government has reached in order to meet the fuel scarcity we are facing now.Due to the inability to meet the daily gasoline demand, the QR system was created. Fuel imports must be limited throughout the course of the next 12 months due to currency problems.CPC has never delivered fuel to every single fuel station on a daily basis. Even with limitless supplies, this is almost impossible.The National Fuel Pass will be available in many locations at CEYPETCO and LIOC beginning Tuesday,…

Sri Lanka Test skipper Dimuth Karunaratne has not taken to the field on day 2 of the 2nd Test against Pakistan in Galle today.Dimuth Karunaratne has not participated as he is being treated for lower back pain.Karunaratne is currently receiving treatment and Sri Lanka will be hoping he could bat in the 2nd innings.Sri Lanka test Vice-Captain Dhananjaya de Silva has replaced him as the stand-in captain.Meanwhile, Assistant Coach Naveed Nawaz has been released from the Sri Lanka squad in order to give him time to recover from an injury he sustained during a team practice session.A ball, which stuck…

Yury Materiy, the Russian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, paid a visit to President Ranil Wickremesinghe today.The Russian ambassador conveyed Vladimir Putin’s congratulations on President Wickremesinghe’s election to the Presidency during the meeting.The Russian President emphasised his desire to further develop relations between the two countries in a letter to President Wickremesinghe.”I am depending on your initiatives as Head of State to support further growth of constructive bilateral cooperation in many fields for the benefit of our peoples and in the interest of enhancing regional stability and security,” Russian President Vladimir Putin wrote.

struggling with red hot inflation and energy prices skyrocketing higher. Politicians in the U.K., Europe, and the U.S. have been trying to blame the economic calamity on a number of things like the Ukraine-Russia war and Covid-19.Data from last month’s consumer prices in America and Europe have climbed to all-time highs and many analysts say Western countries are in a recession or about to experience one. Meanwhile, at the end of June, members of the BRICS nations met at the 14th BRICS Summit to discuss world affairs.During the BRICS Summit, Russian president Vladimir Putin announced that the five-member economies —…

Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) Director Dasun Hagoda says that the activities of providing fuel under the QR fuel permit system will be done today (25) only at a few selected fuel stations.He further stated that as a pilot project, it is planned to be spread throughout the island in several stages, and based on the responses received, it is hoped to improve the system and open it for use throughout the island in the next few days.It was previously planned to implement the QR fuel permit system throughout the island from today.

16 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna party members of Parliament have decided to sit in the opposition in the future.It is also reported that a group of members of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party are also preparing to sit in the opposition. Meanwhile, it is also reported that several other members of the Samagi Janabala Party are preparing to join the all-party government to be formed. According to political sources, the position of the opposition leader will be challenged.Currently, Mr. Sajith Premadasa is the leader of the opposition because he is the party with the largest number of MPs in the…

The first day of the second and final Test cricket match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan ended today (24) with Sri Lanka winning most of the honours.At the end of the first day of the match, the Sri Lankan team, which won the toss and batted first, has scored 315 runs with the loss of 6 wickets.Niroshan Dickwella is unbeaten on 42 runs and Dunith Wellalage, who is playing his first Test match, is at the wicket with 6 runs unbeaten.Oshada Fernando scored 50, Kusal Mendis scored 03, Dimuth Karunaratne scored 40, Angelo Mathews scored 42 and Dinesh Chandimal scored…