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Transparency International Sri Lanka and three individuals filed a basic rights petition at the Supreme Court, seeking for action against those responsible for Sri Lanka’s present economic crisis. Former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Former Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa, Former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal, Former Secretary to the Treasury S.R. Attygala, and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe are among the 13 respondents cited in the case.Given the absence of accountability and transparency in high-level decision-making that has driven Sri Lanka to its knees, this suit was filed in the public interest.The petition lists a number of factors that led to…

Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera states that a ship carrying petrol is scheduled to arrive in the island on the 23rd.Accordingly, after the arrival of the ship on the 23rd, action will be taken to give priority to three wheelers and distribute them, the Minister said.The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stated at a special media briefing that a ship carrying diesel is scheduled to arrive in the island on the 24th.

Veteran film and teledrama actress Leoni Kotelawala has passed away today (19).She was 74 years old at the time of her death.She has contributed to many teledramas and films in the country.

In the wake of the current energy crisis, Australia’s Minister of Energy has advised New South Wales residents to turn off their lights.New South Wales is a state with numerous major cities, notably Sydney.According to reports, Chris Bowen, Minister of Energy and Climate Change, advised that individuals should not use energy for two hours every evening if they “had a choice.”He has claimed, however, that he is “sure” that blackouts can be averted.This move comes after Australia’s primary wholesale power market was stopped owing to a price increase, and Bowen asked the public to avoid using electricity between 6 PM…

The Ministry of Education has decided to close all government schools and government approved private schools in the Colombo city limits for a week due to the ongoing fuel crisis.The Secretary to the Ministry MN Ranasinghe stated that it has been decided to implement the education system online during that week and requested the Public Utilities Commission not to make any power cuts during the day during that period.Instructions have been given to run all other schools in the island without transport problems at the discretion of the principals.

The government website fuel.gov.lk, which provided information on fuel arrivals at petrol stations, has been suspended.An announcement has been made on the website that the operation of the website had to be suspended due to instructions received from the relevant authorities.This website was maintained jointly by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and ICTA.

Researchers have made a scientific breakthrough with the development of ‘nanomachines’ that can kill cancerous cells.The research team headed by Dr Youngdo Jeong from the Center for Advanced Biomolecular Recognition at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has engineered molecules able to directly penetrate cancerous cells, destroying them, according to Scitechdaily.These nanomachines can kill cancer cells incredibly fast, attaching themselves to the surface of bacterial cells and drilling into the outer membrane within a couple of minutes.As the molecules burrow their way into the cell, they repeatedly unfold and fold while inside, creating holes and killing cancer without…

The university administration has decided to temporarily suspend academic and examination activities at the University of Peradeniya due to the current crisis situation.The administration has also issued a notice to the students to vacate the university premises immediately.An announcement issued by the university states that students will be informed about the examinations and academic activities by the relevant faculties.

The police, in a media release yesterday, revealed that 9 key GGG protestors are key suspects in the unrest that occurred on the 9th of June.The list consists of Wasantha Mudalige,Ratta,Jehan appuhamy,Jagath Munaweera,Lahiru Chathuranga,Dhammika Munasinghe,Galwewa Siridhamma himi,Eranga Gunasekara and Rathkaruwwe Gnarathana himi.Police further went on to stat these protestors are the key suspects for the 9th June unrest which happened in Colombo and Thalangama.

The water supply to Colombo 05 and Colombo 06 will be suspended tomorrow due to improvements in the Colombo Water and Wastewater Management System.Accordingly, the water cut will be effective from 11 pm tomorrow (18) to 3 pm the next day (19).The Water Supply and Drainage Board also announces that water will be supplied to the Colombo 04 area under low pressure conditions.