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The Ministry of Education has decided to hold schools in major cities of the country which were closed last week for three days next week.Accordingly, schools will be held on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays next week.Following is the statement issued by the Ministry of Education in this regard.

illuminati, designation in use from the 15th century, assumed by or applied to various groups of persons who claimed to be unusually enlightened. The word is the plural of the Latin illuminatus (“revealed” or “enlightened”).In a historical sense, the term “Illuminati” refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, a secret society that operated for only a decade, from 1776 to 1785. This organization was founded by Adam Weishaupt, a German law professor who believed strongly in Enlightenment ideals, and his lluminatenorden sought to promote those ideals among elites. Weishaupt wanted to educate Illuminati members in reason, philanthropy, and other secular values so…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team for Sri Lanka called on President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The meeting took place at the President’s House, in Colombo, today (24).The delegation will stay in Sri Lanka for a week to further study about policy issues relevant to reaching a staff level agreement. IMF representatives briefed the President regarding the preliminary round of discussions held with the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank and other economic authorities and experts as well as regarding the current situation.The delegation reaffirmed their commitment to support Sri Lanka at this difficult time, in line with the IMF’s…

Around 2,000 customers queued up to buy kerosene at a Ceypetco petrol station in Hatton, blocking the Hatton-Colombo main road in front of the petrol station.Protesting consumers in the Hatton area said they had not received stocks of kerosene since the last day (09) and that they had to wait in line for hours every day to return home empty-handed.Hatton Police have taken action to divert traffic on the Hatton-Colombo main road due to the protest.

A special gazette notification has been issued prohibiting the use of rice and paddy for animal feed production.According to the latest gazette notification issued yesterday (24), the use of rice and paddy directly or indirectly for the production of animal feed, sale of those products, stockpiling and transportation have been banned.The relevant gazette notification is given below.

With the intention of attracting foreign currency in the hands of the public into the formal banking system, the Minister of Finance has issued an Order under Section 8 of the Foreign Exchange Act No.12 of 2017 as follows:(1) Reducing the amount of foreign currency retained in possession by a person in, or resident in, Sri Lanka from USD 15,000 to USD 10,000 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies.(2) Granting an amnesty period of 14 working days effective from the date of the Order (16 June 2022) for persons in, or resident in, Sri Lanka who hold foreign currency…

June has long been recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month, in honor of the Stonewall riots, which took place in New York City in June 1969. During Pride Month, it is not uncommon to see the rainbow flag being proudly displayed as a symbol for the LGBTQ rights movement. But how did that flag become a symbol of LGBTQ pride?It goes back to 1978, when the artist Gilbert Baker, an openly gay man and a drag queen, designed the first rainbow flag. Baker later revealed that he was urged by Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay elected officials in…

Dhammika Perera was sworn in as a Minister before the President a short while ago.Accordingly, he has been sworn in as the Minister of Investment Promotion, the Presidential Media Unit further stated.

Any Glastonbury-goers who are thinking about getting frisky during the festival are being warned by health authorities to be wary of monkeypox.Monkeypox is a highly infectious disease which can be transmitted by sexual contact.Monkeypox cases have jumped significantly in the United Kingdom in recent weeks, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) revealing there are now 793 confirmed cases.Of those confirmed cases, 18 were in Scotland, three were in Northern Ireland, six were in Wales and 766 were in England.UKHSA’s latest warning was directed at Glastonbury revellers in the midst of their partying for the first time since the Covid-19…

Sri Lanka’s primary gas supplier, Litro Gas Lanka has provided an update on the next shipments of gas that will arrive in the country.Litro Gas Lanka Chairman Muditha Peiris said two shipments of gas are due to arrive in Sri Lanka.He said the shipments consist of a total of 7000 Metric Tonnes of gas in total.Muditha Peiris further said the shipments are due to arrive on the 5th and 12th of July.