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The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) has issued a warning, advising the public not to share their personal details in response to fraudulent text messages circulating on social media.The Commission has stated that it is receiving complaints regarding fake messages claiming that the President will offer financial assistance of Rs. 50,000 to poor families.Accordingly, the Director of the Telecommunications Commission, Mrs. H.P.M. Pathirana, has advised individuals not to provide any personal information in response to these deceptive messages.“The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission is receiving a large number of complaints regarding fake SMS messages. A message claiming that the President…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to embark on an official visit to China from January 14 to January 17, 2025.This was confirmed by Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, in response to a question raised by a journalist during today’s (06) Cabinet press briefing.Furthermore, the Minister stated that Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnyake will accompany the President for the visit.Dissanayake’s first overseas visit as head of state was to neighbouring India, where he was given a red-carpet welcome by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

United Airlines flights will have access to Elon Musk’s Starlink Wi-Fi services as early as this spring, a sign of the widening reach of the tech billionaire.United will begin testing Starlink in February, and its first commercial flight with the service will launch this spring on the airline’s Embraer E-175 aircraft. The airline plans to outfit its entire two-cabin regional fleet by the end of 2025 and have its first mainline Starlink-enabled plane in the air by the end of the year.Starlink will eventually be available on every United flight.Musk, who heads or owns a cluster of companies ranging from…

The boss of US computer chip giant Nvidia has unveiled the firm’s next-generation of gaming chips, known as the RTX 50-series.The announcement was part of Jensen Huang’s keynote address at CES, an annual technology show in Las Vegas.The new family of chips will use Nvidia’s Blackwell artificial intelligence (AI) technology to create movie-quality images, he told a packed arena.The chips will range in price from $549 (£438) to $1,999, and are twice as fast as their predecessors, he added.Mr Huang carried out a real-time demonstration that showed off highly detailed graphics featuring an array of textures and manoeuvres.“It was awesome…

Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa revealed the method of granting compensation to 17 patients who had developed complications after undergoing cataract surgery at the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital.Speaking during the Cabinet press conference, Dr. Jayatissa stated that accordingly, a compensation of Rs. 1,000,000 each will be paid to 12 patients, Rs. 750,000 each to 02 patients, Rs. 700,000 for one patient and Rs. 250,000 each for 02 other patients.The Minister further explained that during the Cabinet meeting held on 12 February 2024, approval had been granted to the appointment of a Technical Committee to determine the amount of compensation…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will continue its financial and technical assistance to Sri Lanka without interruption, stated Senior Vice President of JICA, HARA Shohei, the President’s Media Division (PMD) reported. This assurance was revealed during a meeting held today (07) at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and HARA Shohei. During the discussion, attention was drawn to the on-going development work at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, which is being carried out under Japanese aid, the PMD added.It was highlighted that all projects initiated in Sri Lanka under JICA support are planned to be expedited and completed…

The Prime Minister and the Minister of Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says that a review will be conducted on the partially completed schools under the “Nearest School is the Best School” (NSBS) flagship programme launched in 2016.Dr. Amarasuriya made this remark during her address in Parliament today (07).“We are currently reviewing the schools selected for the project. Many of these schools are only partially completed and have stopped midway,” she added.The Prime Minister further added: “Therefore, we are reviewing all of these schools. According to our plan, we aim to develop a primary school that all children can attend within…

Sri Lanka has recorded over 39,000 tourist arrivals within the first 5 days of year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).Accordingly, a total of 39,415 tourist arrivals were recorded from 01 – 05 January, out of which 6,481 were identified as Russian nationals, while 6,183 were identified as Indian nationals.While a majority of the tourists were identified as Russian and Indian nationals, British, Germans, Australians and the American tourists, too, were amongst those arrivals.Sri Lanka saw the highest number of daily arrivals within those four days on Wednesday, January 02, which registered 9,392 tourist arrivals into the…

A strong earthquake killed at least 53 people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many others trapped as dozens of aftershocks shook the region of western China and across the border in Nepal.The official Xinhua News Agency said 62 other people were injured, citing the regional disaster relief headquarters.About 1,500 fire and rescue workers were deployed to search for people in the rubble, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake measured magnitude 7.1 and was relatively shallow at a depth of about 10 kilometers (6 miles). China recorded the magnitude as 6.8.The epicenter was about…

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved granting compensation to 17 patients who had developed complications after undergoing cataract surgery at the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital. Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated this during today’s (07) parliamentary session.Speaking further, the Health Minister added: “A number of patients who underwent cataract surgery at the Nuwara Eliya General Hospital lost their eyesight, with some becoming completely blind. A committee headed by an Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Health was appointed to investigate the matter, and the report from that committee has been received.“Yesterday, the Cabinet decided that the government would provide compensation…