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The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has decided to increase the Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) and the Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR).Accordingly, the rates have been increased as shown below.Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR) – 14.50%Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR) – 15.50%The statement issued by the Central Bank also states that the Monetary Board has decided to maintain the statutory reserve ratio at the current level of 4.00%.Below is the notification issued in this regard.

Scientists have always been interested in the quest for extraterrestrial life, and research is frequently done to uncover the mysteries of our cosmos. According to recent study, photons, or particles of light, may be transported over interstellar distances without losing their quantum nature, and these sorts of signals could be utilized by extraterrestrials to contact Earth.Researchers claim in Physical Review D on June 28 that quantum transmissions may be a means of communication for extraterrestrial life, and that researchers searching for evidence of such life need to analyze these signals.Theoretical physicist Arjun Berera said in his study that there is…

Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association says that 15% of private buses will run today.Its chairman, Gemunu Wijeratne, said that measures will be taken to run private buses depending on the amount of fuel received from the Langama depot.However, he further states that the amount of fuel provided by the Langama depot is not sufficient.

Three additional players testing positive for COVID-19 have caused havoc in Sri Lanka’s lineup for the second Test against Australia.Legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay, fast Asitha Fernando, and all-arounder Dhananjaya de Silva have all fallen ill with the virus.Just a few days after backup spinner Praveen Jayawickrama also tested positive, the three will miss the second Test in Galle.The COVID epidemic in Sri Lanka started when veteran Angelo Mathews was substituted out of the first Test; five cases have since been reported.After being taken out of isolation, Mathews will play on Friday.Australia is sleeping in the same hotel as the Sri Lankan…

Day before Yesterday (05) 01 Covid deaths were reported, yesterday (06) only 03 people were reported infected with corona virus. All of them are locally identified infected.With that, the total number of infected people reported in Sri Lanka rises to 664,197 and the total number of corona deaths is 16,507.

The Department of Meteorology says that rain may occur from time to time in Sabaragamuwa province and Nuwara Eliya and Kandy districts today (07).The department states that several rainy seasons may occur in the Western and North-Western provinces and Galle and Matara districts.In the western slopes of the central hills and in the southern province from time to time windy per km. There is a possibility of strong winds around (40-50).The Department of Meteorology requests the people to take necessary measures to minimize the dangers caused by temporary strong winds and lightning that may occur with thunderstorms.

In only three months after its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has made $24 billion from selling energy to China and India, demonstrating how higher global prices are thwarting efforts by the US and Europe to penalize President Vladimir Putin. According to the most recent customs statistics, China paid $18.9 billion for Russian oil, gas, and coal in the three months ending in May, about twice as much as it did a year earlier. According to Bloomberg, India spent $5.1 billion over the same time period, which is more than five times the amount.China is the largest energy importer in the…

Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka, Member of Parliament, says that in the current situation, all military personnel should perform their duties with great patience and respect for discipline.He also requests all military personnel and the police not to point guns at the common people under any circumstances.He said that the army soldiers who came to stop a protest on the Galle Fort wall and the army officer who attacked a civilian at a gas station behaved in a way that disrespected the army and that in order to protect the reputation of the army, they should be given maximum punishment and…

Chairman of the COPE, MP Prof. Charitha Herath, stated that Parliament will prioritize taking specific action against officials who disregard COPE’s recommendations and decisions. He brought up this during a special Committee on Public Enterprises hearing that took place in Parliament on Monday.The meeting included participation from the committee’s members, and opinions on three key problems were gathered from them. As a result, at the meeting, the evaluation of the advancement achieved in relation to COPE investigations undertaken between February 23, 2022, and the present was taken into consideration. As a result, the COPE Chairman said that a report summarizing…

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara says that only the petrol ship provided by Lanka IOC Company has been confirmed to come to the island.Accordingly, the ship is scheduled to arrive in the island on July 22 or 23 and before that, a proposal was made from Malaysia to bring a petrol ship between the 10th and 15th.However, the Malaysian company has not confirmed a date of arrival in this country and no other company has been able to confirm a fuel ship arriving before 22, the minister said.The Minister of Electricity and Energy stated that yesterday (04) the official…