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A special meeting between former President Maithripala Sirisena and opposition leader Mr. Sajith Premadasa has already started.Reports indicate that this meeting will be held at the opposition leader’s office in Colombo.It is further stated that some special political matters including constitutional amendment are to be discussed here.

The Player Draft of the 3rd Edition of the Lanka Premier League 2022, Sri Lanka’s topmost domestic T20 League is scheduled to be held on the 05th July 2022.A total of 353 players, consisting of 180 overseas and 173 Sri Lankan players (First Class, Internationals, and Ex-Internationals) will feature in the upcoming ‘Draft,’ which will be held virtually at 5 pm, with the participation of the LPL Governance Committee, and the Franchise Owners ( Management and Coaches).The draft will consist of 20 rounds, covering several player categories, such as ‘‘International Ruby,’ ‘International Sapphire,’ ‘International Diamond ‘A,’ and ‘B,’ and International…

Yupun Abeykon was able to break the 10-second barrier in the 100-meter event for the first time, making him the first South Asian and Sri Lankan to do so.Prior to that, Abeykoon qualified for the 100m A finals of the Resisprint International Chaux-de-Fonds 2022 in Switzerland and won the race in 9.96 seconds.As a result, he beat his own record from last May by clocking a timing of 10.6 seconds today.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara made an explanation regarding the fuel reserves currently held by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.Below are the relevant fuel reserve amounts,Auto Diesel – 12,774 MTSuper Diesel – 233 MTGasoline 92 – 1,414 metric tonsGasoline 95 – 2,677 metric tonsFuel oil – 2,900 metric tonsAviation fuel – 500 metric tons

The Ministry of Education announces that from tomorrow (04) to July 8, holidays will be given to all schools in the island.The week of school lost during this week will be covered during the upcoming school holidays.

The veteran actor Mr. Jackson Anthony, who was seriously injured in the accident when his car was hit by an elephant on the 2nd of July, is being treated at the neurosurgical intensive care unit of the Colombo National Hospital. Doctors say that two bones in his neck have been damaged and his lungs have also been seriously damaged. As scheduled he will undergo an operation tomorrow. Meanwhile, Mr. Saman Anthony has also been seriously injured in this accident. He is being treated in the intensive care unit of the Anuradhapura hospital. His two lungs have also been damaged. Anuradhapura…

Air New Zealand is set to soon give economy passengers the privilege to access first class comfort at reasonable prices. From now on, they would be able to sleep in pods shaped in bunk bed-style seats on the flights. This is as it tries to attract passengers on its ultra long haul flights which are over 17 hours long.According to the airline, these new cabins would be installed by the year 2024 and, premium and regular economy passengers would still have the option to buy regular seats that do not recline into a bed. However, they could opt to book…

Samsung, one of the largest smartphone companies, enters the Bitcoin mining industry with its new ASIC chip. There are strong rumors that they are manufacturing a 3-nm ASIC chip. Samsung is reportedly making them for an IC firm in China, but there are speculations of the company designing these chips for BTC miners. If it turns out to be true, then they could easily become the largest Bitcoin mining rig manufacturers. It is also going to streamline the industry.Bitcoin mining requires specialized hardware and cannot be done using graphic cards used for ETH mining. This is why BTC miners use…

The Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association says that the private bus service has suffered a serious collapse.The president of the association Gemunu Wijeratne said that this situation has arisen due to the fuel crisis.Gemunu Wijeratne mentions that although the government had informed to issue fuel for private buses from Langama depots in order to maintain the continuity of public transport services, the regional depots are refusing and restricting the issue of fuel for private buses.

Lanka IOC has released fuel from the Trincomalee fuel depot until midnight yesterday (02).With the shortage of fuel in the country, Lanka IOC Company has taken steps to expand its fuel distribution activities and accordingly, it is continuously carrying out fuel distribution activities for filling stations in Colombo and other areas.The IOC company stated yesterday that 03 more diesel and petrol ships are scheduled to arrive in the island within the next month and a half.