June 2, 2021 by Mihi Perera No CommentsSri Lanka’s Director General of Health Services Dr. Asela Gunawardene confirmed 43 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday (01). 01 fatality had occurred on the 01st of June while the remaining 42 fatalities had taken place from the 20th of May to 31st May.

June 02, 2021 05:03 UTC

The message is now visible on the LG Pay website. Thank you for being a valued customer of LG Pay! We regret to inform you that LG Pay will be phasing out and discontinued over the remainder of 2021. There’s no concrete date for LG Pay’s shutdown, but those using LG Pay can always switch to Google Pay on their LG handsets. The magnetic stripe feature that LG Phones supported on LG Pay would no longer be supported on Google Pay.

June 02, 2021 05:03 UTC

Michael and Kyly Clarke are officially back together. EXCLUSIVE: Michael and Kyly Clarke are officially back together, his ex-girlfriend Pip Edwards has confirmed. Pip said she was feeling 'great' and looking forward to her activewear label being featured on the Fashion Week runway on Friday. Coincidentally, Kyly also attended Fashion Week on Wednesday, but she was at another runway show in a different part of Sydney. Exes: After ending his marriage, Michael began dating fashion designer Pip, with whom he'd been friends for more than a decade.

June 02, 2021 04:52 UTC

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has instructed licensed commercial banks and licensed specialized banks to provide relief to credit customers of banks due to the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka stated that the notification was issued taking into consideration the difficulties faced by the credit customers in the current situation. Accordingly, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a series of special instructions to the relevant banks regarding the relief to be provided. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has announced that all collections for non-performing loans will be postponed until August 31. However, even after June 1, the Central Bank of Sri Lanka has instructed licensed banks to accept any request made late for an acceptable reason.

June 02, 2021 04:41 UTC

Gen. Gallage said that the LTTE couldn’t be under any circumstances promoted as an organization that fought for Tamil independence. He said that the US needlessly faults Sri Lanka for the deployment of the armed forces to control rampaging Covid-19 epidemic. The bottom line is that the civilian establishment and the police couldn’t have coped up with Covid-19 challenge without the combined security forces backing, Gen. Gallage said. The undeniable truth was the accusation of 40,000 civilian deaths (Panel of Experts report/paragraph 137) hadn’t been investigated yet, Gen. Gallage said. That status remained until the Army shot and killed Prabhakaran on the banks of the Nanthikadal lagoon, Gen. Gallage said.

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Gen. Gallage said that the LTTE couldn’t be under any circumstances promoted as an organization that fought for Tamil independence. Gen. Gallage found fault with the US resolution for not making reference to the origins of terrorism in Sri Lanka. He said that the US needlessly faults Sri Lanka for the deployment of the armed forces to control rampaging Covid-19 epidemic. The undeniable truth was the accusation of 40,000 civilian deaths (Panel of Experts report/paragraph 137) hadn’t been investigated yet, Gen. Gallage said. That status remained until the Army shot and killed Prabhakaran on the banks of the Nanthikadal lagoon, Gen. Gallage said.

June 02, 2021 00:56 UTC

This stunning performance by LOLC resulted in a Rs. The Group results denote an impressive Earnings Per Share of Rs. 194.72 reported last year, demonstrates the exceptional value creation by the Group during the concluded financial year. In addition, the Group has established its footprint in the Maldives and Sierra Leone in the arena of Non-Financial Services. In Sri Lanka, the LOLC Group diversified into agriculture and plantations, leisure, renewable energy, construction, manufacturing and trading, information services, as well as research and innovation over and above its flagship financial services.

June 02, 2021 00:56 UTC

Sir Kevan's recommenation that the school day be extended by half an hour has been moved into a 'next stage' review which will report by the end of the year. 'The funding announced to back these plans is paltry... education recovery cannot be done on the cheap.' Teachers will also receive extra training and support worth £400million, bringing government spending to date on education recovery to more than £3billion. However, a longer school day and a huge £15billion funding package were notably absent. 'Extending the school day in particular had the potential to negatively impact on pupils' mental health, reduce family time and leave less time for extra-curricular activities,' he said.

June 02, 2021 00:00 UTC

His stats are jaw-dropping: In 18 Tests, he took 112 wickets at the average of 10.75. To put that in context: nobody else with 70 Test wickets has an average below 151965 – The Waugh brothers are born in the Sydney suburb of Bankstown. 1973 – Birth of Jayantha Silva, the Sri Lankan left-arm spinner whose seven-Test career divided into two extremes. But in four Tests against India, Australia, and Pakistan, Silva was plundered for four wickets at an average of 121.25! 1987 – Birth of Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews, who blew India away with six for 19 in a one-dayer at the R. Premadasa in 2009.

June 01, 2021 21:45 UTC

Photo: Steve Heap (Shutterstock) Photo: Steve Heap (Shutterstock)If you’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, you’ve probably breathed a sigh of relief. The CDC has yet to hazard a guess as to the durability of post-vaccine immunity on their website, but a few studies have given us some clues. These study results don’t mean that protection only lasts six months, just that so far, at the six-month checkpoint, immunity is still going strong. Remember that both vaccines were authorized in December, so the vaccine has only been on the market for six months. We’ll most likely learn more in the coming months, but for now, we can probably be secure in the knowledge our vaccines are good for at least six months, probably at least a year, and maybe longer.

June 01, 2021 21:00 UTC

Bafflingly enough, though, few devices, even from the popular flagship bunch, have really offered much in terms of selfie camera improvements. Enter the vivo V21 duo. vivo V21 5G • vivo V21It's intriguing to note that while we have the V21 5G for review today, it's literally identical to the vanilla vivo V21 down to the Dimensity 800U 5G chipset. On the V21 and V21 5G, it can charge up to a maximum of 33W. It is rated for [email protected], [email protected] or [email protected] of output.

June 01, 2021 21:00 UTC

Microsoft’s Edge browser has become a major rival to Google Chrome, providing users a similar browsing experience that exists (mostly) outside of Google’s tracking and advertising infrastructure and which carries lower resource requirements. This update adds two new shopping features for desktop users: a built-in price tracker and Bing Rebates integration. While there are many third-party price tracker add-ons available for Edge, Microsoft’s browser can now natively show you a product’s price history while you’re shopping online. This will open the Edge price tracker, which will show you a graph indicating how much the item has sold for in the past and how the current price compares. Go to Settings > About Microsoft Edge to download the update, or grab a fresh install from Microsoft’s download page.

June 01, 2021 20:07 UTC

Poor eyesight in kids was already becoming more common before the pandemic, but COVID-19 made things worse, eye doctors say. Recent research suggests that online learning may also be worsening kids' eyesight at a massive scale. The younger a child develops myopia, the more likely they are to have worse eye problems later on in life. 'I think everyone is aware that the COVID pandemic also contributed to the myopia pandemic,' Dr Jeffrey Cooper, a professor at the State University of New York College of Optometry, told Medscape. While the deterioration in kids' eyesight over the past year may be worrying, for those children who aren't nearsighted yet, there may be hope.

June 01, 2021 20:03 UTC

By Revatha S. SilvaAs Sri Lanka continue to go on the losing streak, their Head Coach Mickey Arthur turns to blame gameMickey Arthur, Sri Lanka’s national cricket Head Coach, is legitimately the sole authority of Sri Lanka team’s on-field performance. If Sri Lanka wins against Australia, he can take away the major chunk of the credit. If Sri Lanka is to lose to Bangladesh, the case shouldn’t have been any different. “We don’t think of reprimanding or punishing him because today’s cricket is not entirely controlled by the cricket board,” the above SLC official revealed. They recommend people for big positions in national cricket.

June 01, 2021 19:30 UTC

You won’t have to wait long if you’ve been craving a Poco-branded 5G phone for India. GSMArena reports that Poco is launching the M3 Pro 5G in India on June 8 through Flipkart. It’s the Xiaomi-owned brand’s first 5G phone for the country. See also: The best phones under 20,000 rupeesPoco hasn’t mentioned a price for the M3 Pro 5G ahead of the India launch. Just remember that the M3 Pro 5G isn’t your only choice in India.

June 01, 2021 19:07 UTC