June 2, 2021 04:57 pmArmy Commander General Shavendra Silva says that islandwide travel restrictions will be further extended until June 14. He stated that the travel restrictions, which are currently in effect and had been initially extended until June 07 (Monday), will now remain in force until 4.00 a.m. on June 14. Accordingly, the islandwide travel restrictions will not be lifted on June 07, as announced previously.
Amazon has said the event will 'deliver Prime members over two million deals worldwide across every category, including fashion, home and beauty.' Prime members will also receive £10 credit to spend on Prime Day when they spend £10 on small business products on Amazon from 7-20 June. John Boumphrey, Amazon UK Country Manager, said: 'This Prime Day, we’re offering Prime members millions of deals from great brands which we know our customers love. Launched in 2015, Prime Day is Amazon's marquee shopping event used to entice customers to its Prime service. And in 2018, Amazon Prime members in the UK hoping to score great deals during the Prime Day sale were hit by a worldwide crash.
The programme was initiated in September 2020 last year, parallel to the National Literacy Month with the intention of providing books for needy schools. Senior Management of SLT-MOBITEL, Staff of the Regional Telecom Office, Nuwara Eliya, and the Principal, Teachers and Students of the school participated in the programme. SLT-MOBITEL understands that every book has the potential to change a child’s life and the Book Donation initiative helps them explore, learn and broaden their knowledge. As the ‘Hithak Athnam Pothak Denna’ programme gains momentum SLT-MOBITEL invites more individuals to join the campaign in donating books. SLT-MOBITEL has established book collecting centers at the Sri Lanka Telecom Head Office in Fort and at SLT-MOBITEL Teleshops island-wide, for the public to donate books for the ongoing ‘Hithak Athnam Pothak Denna’ book donation programme.
AMD delivered a big nugget of news earlier this week when it revealed that the next Samsung Exynos chipset (featuring an AMD GPU) will support ray tracing technology. It’s a big deal because full-blown ray tracing is largely limited to computers right now, promising far more realistic lighting effects and reflections. Now, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has told journalists (h/t: ZDNet) that the GPU kingpin won’t be following AMD’s lead by bringing ray tracing to mobile just yet. Still, Nvidia clearly seems to be open to the possibility of native ray tracing on mobile devices down the line. Speaking of Arm, the UK chip designer reiterated to Android Authority that it was indeed working on ray tracing tech.
Post offices and sub-post offices across the island will reopen from tomorrow (June 03) for limited services including elders’ payments, public aid and distribution of medicines, Postmaster General Ranjith Ariyaratne announced. Members of the public are allowed to use their payment cards or elders’ identity cards as permits to visit post offices during the travel-restricted period. Meanwhile, the Postal Department has taken necessary measures to recommence distribution of medicines from clinics of government hospitals to patients at homes with effect from tomorrow. This service is resumed at the request of the Health Ministry and the Presidential Task Force, the postmaster general added. Any issues concerning the aforementioned services can be inquired via hotline 1950.
It is not possible to get vaccinated at random by private companies, as only the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation has the ability to obtain vaccines in Sri Lanka, State Minister of Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Dr. Channa Jayasumana said. According to the Mid-Year Population Forecast for 2020, the total population is 21 million, of which 14.5 million are over 20 years of age. The manufacturer had said that the release could be done and that the country would receive 2 million Sinopharm doses within the next 10 days. Jayasumana also said that the country has entered into an agreement to obtain 14 million doses of the Russian Sputnik vaccine. The Minister also said that discussions are underway to obtain the Sinovac vaccine, the other major vaccine manufactured in China, and that arrangements are being made for the initial steps to manufacture the vaccine in Sri Lanka.
By Pa Sport StaffPublished: 03:28 EDT, 2 June 2021 | Updated: 04:57 EDT, 2 June 2021A man in Singapore has been found guilty of sending online abuse to Brighton forward Neal Maupay, the Premier League has said. The league's online abuse system helped track down the individual after Maupay received threatening and abusive messages via Instagram. A statement from the Premier League said: 'Derek Ng De Ren was convicted of crimes relating to harassment following an investigation and formal criminal complaint filed by the Premier League last August. A man from Singapore has been guilty of abusing Brighton forward Neal Maupay on InstagramThe Premier League used its abuse system to track down the culprit and pursue legal action'The Premier League's legal team undertook a detailed investigation to successfully identify and locate the offender. The Premier League launched an online abuse reporting system in June 2020 so players, managers and their families can report when they receive discriminatory abuse on social media.
The drive for a greener world means manufacturers are turning their full attention to electric car production. By 2025, the Government wants around 25 per cent of new cars sold to be electric. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden wants to transform America's electric car industry. 'But firms that make only electric vehicles have added risk as they can be overhyped, raising their valuation. Volkswagen tripled its battery electric car sales in 2020 and a cheaper version of its ID.3 car may be competition for Tesla's Model 3, as it's more affordable.
Gavin Williamson squirmed today as he defended giving his post-Covid schools recovery tsar a 'pitiful' £1.4billion of the £15billion he wanted for extra tuition. The Education Secretary insisted he 'absolutely' trusts Sir Kevan Collins despite funding for lesson time and teacher training falling well short of the recommended boost. Unions slammed the 'unambitious' package, pointing out it amounts to around £50 per child, while there were claims Sir Kevan is 'gutted'. He insisted a longer school day is still 'on the agenda'. However, a longer school day and a huge £15billion funding package were notably absent.
Now, it looks like the phone in question may have surfaced online. China’s TENAA regulatory body has posted images showing a Snapdragon-branded Asus phone (h/t: XDA-Developers), seen at the top of this page. One of the images shows a phone with the Asus logo at the bottom of the back cover, and the Snapdragon name and logo in the center. It also looks like the phone packs a rear fingerprint scanner, although the filing explicitly lists an in-display sensor. You’re also getting a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 64MP camera, and a 12MP selfie snapper up-front.
The Red Cross Society in Sri Lanka has launched a program to provide transport services to health sector staff in support of the Health Ministry’s efforts to combat Covid-19. Accordingly, Red Cross has agreed to cover the cost to provide 50,000 Uber trips covering Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, and Kandy districts. de Alwis, Addl. Secretary (Medical Services) of the Ministry stated that the Ministry of Health will provide these transport facilities to the Line Ministry of health as well as to the offices of the Regional Directors of Health Services who are engaged in COVID control activities in Colombo, Kalutara, Gampaha, and Kandy Districts and to the staff participating in COVID control programs in Central Government Hospitals. Minister of Health, Pavithra Wanniarachchi has extended her gratitude to the Director-General of Sri Lanka Red Cross, Dr. Mahesh Gunasekara for their support in combatting Covid-19.
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The common gripes were revealed online by office workers fed up with unprofessional emails hitting their inboxes. In a thread the workers agreed 'hey lady', 'hey sweetie' and 'happy hump day' were the most infuriating greetings. 'Any email that starts with 'Hello Dear' – makes me want to punch the computer in the nads,' one woman said. Ensure the sign-off is brief''Sorry to be annoying, but,' and 'Just checking if there's anything you need from me? Finishing off an email with familiar greetings like 'thanks mate', using xs and emojis were also on the workers' most hated lists.
A major part of the fire-stricken cargo ship MV X-Press Pearl, which is currently being towed to deeper waters, is sinking, says Navy Spokesman Captain Indika de Silva. Reports revealed water leaking into the vessel has caused the vessel to sink by 50 per cent. The efforts to tow the Singapore-registered container ship began this morning (June 02) after a naval team joined the salvor team on board to tow it away from Sri Lanka capital. On Tuesday (June 01), the salvor team members had boarded the container ship after dousing the inferno. On May 20, a massive fire erupted on MV X-Press Pearl carrying 1,500 containers, including 25 tonnes of nitric acid while it was in anchorage about 9.5 nautical miles northwest of Colombo Harbour.
June 2, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsState Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana today stated that five million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine will be imported to Sri Lanka in 2021. He said that 300,000 doses are scheduled to arrive in the country next month as part of the first batch.
