Gazette notification issued to suspend registration of five National Sports Associations
July 14, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsSports Minister Namal Rajapaksa today issued an Extraordinary Gazette suspending the registration of five National Sports Associations and Federations and appointed a competent authority in respect of administrative and other proceedings. Sri Lanka Judo Association03. Surfing Federation of Sri Lanka05. Sri Lanka Jiu-jutsi Federation. Director General of the Department of Sports Development Amal Edirisuriya was appointed as the competent authority.
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July 14, 2021 05:15 UTC
Vietnam expresses willingness to introduce organic farming to Sri Lanka
Currently, MoU on Agricultural Development Cooperation between two countries are in full swing, the ministry said further. Further, State Minister Balasuriya has explored the possibility of furthering ties in the IT sector of Sri Lanka and Vietnam and agreed to give a road show in Colombo Port City where Vietnam investors would get the opportunity to invest in areas such as IT and Software. Explaining the possibility of increasing the tourist arrivals from Vietnam, State Minister Balasuriya highlighted that programmes on Sri Lanka tourism in Vietnam language, to be aired in social media can be facilitated to attract tourists from Vietnam. As a response, the Vietnam Ambassador Truc highlighted the importance of establishing direct air connectivity between Sri Lanka and Vietnam to encourage the tourism. The Meeting has been associated by officials from the Foreign Affairs Ministry and Vietnam Embassy in Colombo.
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July 14, 2021 04:52 UTC
Police warns of rapid increase in road accident deaths
Police Media Spokesman, Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that about 10 deaths have been reported from road accidents yesterday (13). Senior DIG Ajith Rohana stated that there is a rapid increase in road accidents. “The number of deaths at the rate of 10 deaths per day is 3,650 per year, which is a very high number according to the country’s road network,” he said. In 2020, 2,144 people died in road accidents and in 2019, 2,839 people died in road accidents. So far in 2021, 1,266 people have died in accidents.
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July 14, 2021 04:18 UTC
Highest number of single-day COVID vaccinations rolled out yesterday
Sri Lanka ramped up the COVID-19 inoculation drive on Tuesday (July 13), recording the highest number of vaccinations rolled out in a single day. Accordingly, 337,445 coronavirus jabs in total have been rolled out, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said. As many as 289,122 have people received the first shot of China-developed Sinopharm vaccine, the Epidemiology Unit’s COVID-19 immunization progress report showed. Meanwhile, 32,385 completed the vaccine course as they were administered the second dose of Sinopharm jab. Furter, 36 people also received the second dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine.
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July 14, 2021 03:56 UTC
Over 300,000 vaccinations administered yesterday
July 14, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsThe highest daily Covid vaccination in the country was carried out yesterday (13). Accordingly, 337,445 people have been vaccinated yesterday, said Minister of State Prof. Channa Jayasumana. The first dose of Sinopharm was given to 289,122 people and the second dose to 32,385 people. There were 15,202 doses of Sputnik V, 700 doses of Pfizer, and 36 doses of AstraZeneca CoviShield.
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July 14, 2021 03:33 UTC
Isolation orders on 29 areas lifted from today
A total of 29 Grama Niladhari Divisions and localities in 9 districts have been released from isolation status effective from 6.00 am today (July 14), the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO) said. Accordingly, the following areas will no longer be under isolation orders:
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July 14, 2021 03:01 UTC
Blundering Essex firm Exela Technologies admits losing families' wills
Last month, Money Mail revealed how a private firm based in Essex is at the root of a major backlog of probate applications. But experts have complained of long waits for wills to be scanned and a high number of errors, causing yet more delays. And when Money Mail visited the firm's office in an industrial estate in Harlow, Essex, we saw hundreds of boxes stacked up high inside. Now readers say they are being told the firm has lost the original documents they submitted. Stephanie Boyce, president of the Law Society, says: 'The Ministry of Justice's persistence of raising fees in the probate service is worrying, particularly when there are continued and significant delays to the probate service.
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July 14, 2021 03:00 UTC
Has Covid-19 killed off the 220-year-old census?
By Steve Doughty for the Daily MailPublished: 20:43 EDT, 13 July 2021 | Updated: 20:47 EDT, 13 July 2021The pandemic may have killed off the 220-year-old national census, statistics chiefs said yesterday. This year's census may be the final one to be held, breaking a tradition going back to 1801The census has been under fire from politicians in recent decades. But yesterday the suggestion of putting an end to the exercise came from the organisation that runs it, the Office for National Statistics. Pete Benton, population chief of the ONS, said: ‘Traditionally census data reduces in value over the longer term as our circumstances change. This will include the role of any future census and, for example, necessary improvements in data collection or acquisition, methods and infrastructure.’
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July 14, 2021 00:45 UTC
Child Abusers: The brutes unparalleled
There were loads of reports of all forms of child abuse over the media throughout the last few days. Maybe, tons of people are striking their breasts in contrition, grinding their teeth and cursing the perpetrators of all forms of this menace reported. For each child abused, there are hundreds and perhaps even thousands of them, suffering backstage in this world. Yet for all that, there are all those hordes of faceless ones on whom we need to beam our focus. However, when words fail, lyrics of a song, ever so graphically portrayed and sung with such real feeling may capture, perhaps even better than spoken or written words, the implications and the suffering of these unfortunate children.
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July 14, 2021 00:00 UTC
LOLC seeking opportunities in local and international leisure sectors
It may further be noted that the E9-PAY Company Ltd. in the Republic of Korea facilitated the sourcing of the aforementioned ICU beds in close coordination with the Embassy of Sri Lanka. The Embassy successfully negotiated and interceded with International Interchange Development Association, known as IIDA, headed by Mr. This initiative was effectuated by the Commercial Division of the Embassy along with Ambassador Dr. Mendis. Moon of IIDA had visited Sri Lanka in the past and the International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) conducts altruistic and philanthropic functionaries in a number of developing countries around the world. These highly advanced fire engines would be shipped to Sri Lanka in the immediate future.
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July 14, 2021 00:00 UTC
Easter Sunday carnage: Criminal proceedings against Sirisena demanded
Referring to the PCoI report (PCoI Final Report Vol. Anthony Jayakody, Bishop P. Anton Ranjith, Very Rev Fr Francis Nicholas Senanayake, Very Rev Fr. Fr Cyril Gamini Fernando, Rev Fr. It pointed out that P CoI recommendation in respect of the then Senior DIG Western Province Nandana Munasinghe (criminal liability), DIG Colombo North Deshabandu Tennakoon (disciplinary inquiry), SP Colombo North Sanjeewa Bandara (criminal liability), SP Chandana Atukorale (criminal liability), Director Western Province Intelligence Division B.E.I. Sarath Kumarasinghe, OIC Fort Chief Inspector Sagara Wilegoda Liyanage (criminal liability) and OIC Katana Chaminda Nawaratne (disciplinary inquiry).
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July 14, 2021 00:00 UTC
PROFESSOR BRENDAN WREN: We can't go backwards on Covid
Some reports predict this could rise to 100,000 daily ‘cases’ in the coming months. The weekly ‘rolling average’ of daily deaths is less than 29: An increase on the week before, but accounting for just 1.1 per cent of all the deaths in the country. In the case of that 100,000 daily forecast, that would mean 10,000 hospital admissions daily – enough to overwhelm the NHS. In the case of that 100,000 daily forecast, that would mean 10,000 hospital admissions daily – enough to overwhelm the NHS. Now is the time to break off the Covid shackles and enjoy our long-awaited and much-deserved freedom.
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July 13, 2021 22:07 UTC
Your next Chromebook could include a dedicated GPU
Eric Zeman / Android AuthorityTL;DR Chromium OS source code hints at a Chromebook with a dedicated GPU. Chrome Unboxed has discovered Chromium OS source code hinting at a Chromebook with a dedicated GPU — the first known Google-powered laptop to pack that kind of graphics power. The Chromebook, codenamed Mushu, would use an AMD Vega 12-based GPU — not the integrated Vega 11 you find in certain processors. See also: The best Chromebook games from Google PlayWccftech spotted the Chromebook GPU on eBay in 2020. Whether or not the Chromebook is built with Steam in mind, the GPU could alter the landscape for Chrome OS systems.
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July 13, 2021 21:22 UTC
Legendary Murali blasts senior cricketers
Once a leading social media campaign agent revealed he helped make Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka Captain by way of having a paid social media campaign to boost his image. That’s the reality of today’s Sri Lanka cricket. Amid this reality, will Dasun Shanaka, the newly-appointed Sri Lanka white-ball Skipper survive in the long run? The news coming from within the Sri Lanka national team is that he has been able to consolidate his leadership within the team. This is SRI LANKA team, mind you!
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July 13, 2021 20:15 UTC
France end 31-year long wait
France came out victorious after last week’s heartbreak, as they scored a 78th-minute penalty to steal the win in the second Test at Melbourne yesterday (13). The visitors put first points on board in the second minute through a penalty from Melvyn Jaminet. Jaminet added another three pointer for France while Noah Lolesio added the first points for the hosts in the 17th minute. Jaminet added the extras and followed with another penalty while Lolesio converted a penalty on the other side. After Le Bleu beat Wallabies by 28-26, the series stands now at 1-1 and to be decided on 17 July.
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July 13, 2021 20:15 UTC