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Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 20:03 UTC
No new liquor production licenses: Finance Ministry
By Buddhika SamaraweeraThe Ministry of Finance has denied recent allegations made by Opposition Party Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) that the Finance Ministry is preparing to issue five additional liquor production licenses to five leading companies already engaged in the industry. When contacted by The Morning, Finance Ministry and Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle said that there are no plans to issue new liquor production licenses. Adding that Finance Minister and Premier Mahinda Rajapaksa is also the Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs Minister, Pathirana had queried on what basis the licenses are to be issued. “The Finance Ministry’s excuse is that they want to increase the Ministry’s revenue, and I have also come to know that Attygalle is to sign these licenses, after which they would be approved,” he further alleged.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 19:05 UTC
Non-medical health staff strike today
Talks with Pavithra on allowance hike failBy Dinitha RathnayakeMembers of the non-medical health trade unions are to conduct a five hour strike at island-wide hospitals today (11) following the failure of talks held with Minister of Health Pavithra Wanniarachchi regarding an increase in the allowance of non-medical health staff. The strike will be against the Health Ministry’s purported duplicitous policy of increasing only the allowances of medical health staff, specifically doctors, and recommending the provision of an additional service allowance only to medical staff. “Our trade union action is against the attempt to divide the commitment of the entire health staff and over neglecting the commitment of the non medical health staff by the medical administration in collaboration with Wanniarachchi. The health authorities are only concerned about the medical staff and their family members. “There are around 150,000 health staff and the Health Ministry has to treat them equally without trying to create divisions between the service categories.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 19:05 UTC
CAA raids door-to-door ‘mobile’ traders
Quality, pricing checked as mobile sales growSalt shortage rumour mongers warnedBy Buddhika SamaraweeraThe Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has commenced conducting frequent raids to inspect whether the goods that are being sold by door-to-door mobile traders meet necessary quality standards and are being sold at the stipulated prices. Due to the travel restrictions that have been presently imposed to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, mobile sales activities are on the rise, and the CAA’s regional offices are currently working on looking into the mobile sales activities islandwide. “The CAA is conducting raids to investigate whether such traders are working in a way that is unfair to the consumers, and we are also constantly looking at the quality of the products that they sell,” CAA Raids Division Director Asela Bandara told The Morning, when contacted. Accordingly, the regional offices of the CAA have taken steps to conduct raids covering the Districts of Gampaha, Colombo, Puttalam, Ampara, Ratnapura, and Monaragala. He added that therefore, legal action would be taken against those who cause unnecessary salt shortages in the market and thereby inconvenience consumers.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 19:05 UTC
50 containers worth of plastic debris on beaches
CEA has collected plastic debris equivalent to 51 containersOver 3,000 MTs of debris stored for Court proceedingsBy Pamodi WaravitaThe Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has collected, from the Western coastline, a load of plastic debris equivalent to the contents of approximately 51 containers used in shipping, following the disaster onboard the MV X-Press Pearl. We have collected approximately 51 of the 1,846 containers which the ship was carrying in its cargo,” CEA Chairman Siripala Amarasinghe told The Morning yesterday (10). Reportedly, 823 of those containers had stored plastic or polythene in them. Currently, the containers are being stored in a storage facility as evidence for the ongoing Court case. When asked about the debris that civilians initially collected off the beaches, Amarasinghe said that the Police had handed over what they had confiscated to the CEA.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:56 UTC
Update HBOMax If You're an Apple TV User
Photo: Studio Monkey (Shutterstock) Photo: Studio Monkey (Shutterstock)Apple TV users should update the HBOMax app right now to fix some—but not all—of the bugs introduced in last week’s version update. HBOMax version 5.30.1 released June 5 and replaced the native tvOS video player with a custom-made player that’s causing issues for many Apple TV users. How to update HBOMax on Apple TVThe patch should download and install in the background for users with automatic updates enabled on their Apple TV. You can also manually download the update by going to Settings > Apps, then select the HBOMax update. There are still more bugs to fixInstalling the update appears to reinstate proper playback controls, but it doesn’t fix everything.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:56 UTC
No data on Sputnik first dose efficacy: Prof. Malavige
The Sputnik V vaccine is manufactured by the Gamaleya Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology. However, in a communication to The Morning, Prof. Malavige said that the first dose too would give some level of protection. Therefore, the first dose of Sputnik V too is likely to give some protection. Last month, Sri Lanka commenced administering the Sputnik V vaccine after it received the first batch of 15,000 doses. Ratnayake said that about 65,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine would also be delivered to Sri Lanka by the end of the coming week.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:56 UTC
How to Find Your Local and External IP Address
In a typical home network—one where you’re accessing the internet from your cable modem, which is connected to your badass wifi router—you have both an external IP address and an internal IP address. In simple terms, an external IP address allows devices around the internet to find you. The external IP address, in this case, would be the company’s phone number. How to find your internal IP addressGetting your internal IP address is slightly more complicated than clicking on a hyperlink, but it’s not that tough. Look for the line that reads “IPv4 Address.” The number across from that text is your local IP address.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:33 UTC
Plans to open courts despite restrictions
New Act to eliminate Covid-19 judicial delaysBy Pamodi WaravitaA new Bill that was presented to Parliament on 8 June will be enacted within this month to provide temporary provisions to facilitate Court proceedings despite the spread of Covid-19 in the country or the prevalence of travel restrictions. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the normal functioning of courts has been disrupted since 16 March 2020. Meanwhile, the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on Tuesday (8) suggested that even if the travel restrictions are extended beyond 14 June, the court proceedings should continue. The BASL also requested that full use be made of virtual platforms as a means by which the Courts of Justice could be made functional beyond the present levels. For that purpose, the BASL requested the JSC to issue guidelines or rules, similar to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal Rules in respect of digital hearings.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:11 UTC
India’s squad for ODI and T20I series against Sri Lanka announced
The All-India Senior Selection Committee has picked the Indian squad for the three-match ODI series and the three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka, scheduled in the month of July. All matches will be played at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium, Colombo. India’s squad:Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Prithvi Shaw, Devdutt Padikkal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Suryakumar Yadav, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana, Ishan Kishan (Wicket-keeper), Sanju Samson (Wicket-keeper), Yuzvendra Chahal, Rahul Chahar, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Vice-captain), Deepak Chahar, Navdeep Saini, Chetan SakariyaNet Bowlers: Ishan Porel, Sandeep Warrier, Arshdeep Singh, Sai Kishore, Simarjeet Singh. India’s tour of Sri Lanka, 2021 – ODI series No. Date Match Venue 1 13 July 1st ODI Colombo 2 16 July 2nd ODI Colombo 3 18 July 3rd ODI Colombo
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:00 UTC
Steph Houghton's 10 stars to watch at the European Championships
The European Championships give talented players the opportunity to shine on the big stage, and there are high expectations for a number of stars heading into Euro 2020 this summer. Sportsmail's Steph Houghton names the 10 players she will be watching out for at Euro 2020Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic)The Czechs need their big players who have had good seasons to step up — and Soucek certainly had a good season. He can find a pass, score important goals for club and country and I think he’s growing in confidence. Swedish star Alexander Isak has been compared to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and there is lots of hypeMason Mount (England)With the way England play, his ability on the ball will be key. Big players perform on big stages and this is another opportunity for him to show everyone just how good he is.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:00 UTC
A brave, futuristic move that requires balancing science with tradition
“The presidential directive will not be achieved by using agronomists and professionals who are trained and practiced in only using chemical fertilisers and pesticides. In his presentation, he said organic agriculture is described as a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. “That is how and why organic agriculture helps move towards sustainability without losing any crop. Chemical fertilisers actually create more pests.”She noted that studies have been conducted on the correlation between chemical fertilisers and pests, and she claimed that the reduction of the genetic base from which new varieties are developed also contributes to pests’ vulnerability. Then in the middle of the last Century, Sri Lanka adapted the Green Revolution in favour of high-yielding farms.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:00 UTC
‘Vaccination problems due to short supply, high demand’
Health Ministry to probe/mitigate vaccination cock-upsBy Buddhika Samaraweera and Dinitha RathnayakeThe Ministry of Health has attributed the numerous irregularities seen in the national vaccination drive so far, such as the lack of adherence to priority lists, to the high demand for vaccines and the limited supply of them. “Problems that have been reported with regard to the anti Covid-19 vaccines have not been reported in the case of vaccines for other diseases. The short supply of anti-Covid-19 vaccines and the increasing demand for them have led to these irregularities,” he added. The Health Ministry has launched an investigation into the irregularities during this vaccination program in Galle. The Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana had also raised the matter in Parliament.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 18:00 UTC
Order stocks of vaccine for third dose if necessary: Prez
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to order necessary COVID vaccine stocks immediately if a third dose is also required, based on health recommendations and considering the global situation. Many of the world’s leading countries have already ordered vaccines for the third dose. The President pointed out the need for Sri Lanka to pay special attention to this and prepare for the administration of the third dose. At the same time, steps must also be taken to vaccinate all those suffering from non-communicable diseases, the President instructed. He said that the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA) has developed special software to formalize the vaccination process and to collect the data of all vaccinated persons.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 16:41 UTC
2,715 coronavirus cases confirmed within today
June 10, 2021 09:32 pmThe Ministry of Health says that another 573 persons have tested positive for coronavirus, increasing today’s tally of new Covid-19 cases to 2,715. It said that all positive cases reported today are associated with the ‘New Year’ Covid-19 cluster. This brings the total number of Covid-19 patients reported from the Minuwangoda, Peliyagoda, prisons and New Year clusters to 209,332 thus far. A total of 216,134 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Sri Lanka while 31,986 patients are currently under medical care. Total Covid-19 recoveries stands at 182,238.
Source:The Nation
June 10, 2021 16:41 UTC