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The Director General of Health Services, Dr. Asela Gunardhana, states that wearing a face mask will not be mandatory from today (10).A statement issued by the Director General of Health Services states that people with respiratory ailments and related ailments can wear normal face masks without any problems.

Today (10) Secretary to the Ministry of Finance M. Siriwardena and EXIM Bank of India have signed an agreement to obtain a dollar loan.The Government of Sri Lanka has requested a loan from the Government of India to import 65,000 metric tons of urea fertilizer to meet the urgent demand for urea fertilizer for the “Yala season” this year.In response, the Government of India agreed to provide a $ 55 million loan for the purchase of urea fertilizer from India. Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe, Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera and Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Bagle were present…

The Ministry of Public Administration has declared June 13 as a special public holiday in view of the prevailing transportation difficulties and problems encountered in running offices during power outages.The Ministry of Education has also declared the 13th as a holiday for government and government approved private schools.The announcement is below,

Chairman of Litro Gas Company Vijitha Herath has resigned from the post.Vijitha Herath was appointed on April 21 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Teshara Jayasinghe, the former Chairman of Litro.

The Election Commission has taken steps to gazette the name of businessman Dhammika Perera as a Member of Parliament for the Sri Lanka People’s Front.Dhammika Perera’s name had been handed over to the Election Commission for the vacant National List seat of the Sri Lanka People’s Front.

Three billion light-years away, astronomers say they are receiving a mysterious radio signal from another galaxy.Scientists have explained that this signal is repeated in the same way. That has come as a surprise to the scientists. Also, the origin of the signal has not yet been revealed.Astronomers have been able to capture the mysterious radio signal with the help of the giant Spiral Radio Wave Telescope in Guizhou Province, China. (Reuters)

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe met with the proprietors of Sri Lanka’s media organizations last evening (9). Dr. Samaratunga, the Prime Minister’s top economic advisor, updated the participants on the country’s economic status throughout the meaningful discussion.The Prime Minister notified the owners of the media that the IMF will be visiting the nation on June 20th. He stated that he hoped to achieve a staff-level agreement before the end of the month.He also stated that, in light of the impending food shortages, he was starting the country’s food security program. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe remarked that he hoped that under the food…

The Sri Lanka squad for the ODI series between the Sri Lankan team and the touring Australian team has been named.Dinesh Chandimal and Bhanuka Rajapaksa have been recalled to the squad while under 19 captain Dunith Vellalage has also been recalled.The relevant squad is below,

According to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Media Director Gerry Rice, IMF officials are due to visit Sri Lanka next week.He said the International Monetary Fund could not announce a date for a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka or a date for the loan.He added that the duration of the staff level agreement depends on the strength of the policies and commitments proposed by the authorities.

Sri Lanka’s official foreign reserves have increased to 1920 million US Dollars at the end of May 2022. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said it has increased from the 1812 million US Dollars reported in April 2022.This is the first such increase in five months in the official foreign reserves, the CBSL reported. Meanwhile, a slight increase has also been reported in Sri Lanka’s foreign exchange in May.The CBSL said that Sri Lanka’s forex has increased from 1602 US Dollars to 1805 US Dollars during this period.