Covid Australia: Fears Victoria will RUN OUT of Pfizer jabs
Victoria has almost entirely run out of the Pfizer jab forcing health officials to beg for vaccine donations from other states amid its lockdown. Under eased restrictions for regional Victoria, there will be no limit on how far people can travel and outdoor gatherings of up to 10 will be allowed. Last year's so-called 'ring of steel' to enforce the differing restrictions between Melbourne and regional Victoria isn't coming back, with roving police patrols to be used instead. Meanwhile, restrictions will ease in regional Victoria from midnight Thursday if the concerning cluster continues to be confined to the city. Anyone who has visited a Tier 1 exposure site must immediately isolate, get a Covid test and quarantine for 14 days.
Source:The Nation
June 03, 2021 03:00 UTC
Top policymakers to speak at Sri Lanka Investment Forum 2021
The Board of Investment, The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Colombo Stock Exchange is all set to unveil the first ever virtual platform in Sri Lanka to attract foreign investments and Asia’s first and largest Virtual Investor Forum from 7th to 9th June 2021. The event will provide an overall experience and comprehensive understanding on the FDI and Capital Market opportunities in Sri Lanka. Lakshman- Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sajith Attygalle – Secretary to Treasury will be part of a panel discussion on Charting Sri Lanka’s Economic Trajectory. Viraj Dayaratne Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sanjaya Mohottala, Chairman BOI and Dumith Fernando, Chairman, CSE will also deliver keynotes during the Day 1 plenary sessions. Day 2 will include speeches from Lalith Weeratunga Principal Advisor to the President, Suresh de Mel- Chairman EDB, Janaka Ratnayake- Chairman, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, Pasan Wanigasekara Director General, Board of Investment, Ms. Kimarli Fernando, Chairperson Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority and Mr. Oshadha Senanayake, Director General, Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka.
Source:The Nation
June 03, 2021 00:00 UTC
Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa assume duties as LankaClear Chair
Dr. Kenneth De ZilwaTop economist and senior banker Dr. Kenneth De Zilwa assumed duties as the fifth Chairman of LankaClear after being appointed by Central Bank Governor Prof. W.D. At HSBC, Dr. De Zilwa played a significant role in handling the derivative markets with his exceptional knowledge and exposure to capital markets and domestic debt products. At Citibank, as a senior manager, Dr. De Zilwa headed fixed income currencies and commodities (FICC) and was responsible for guiding and developing policy decisions of the bank. A veteran in business cycles and real economy, Dr. De Zilwa holds a PhD and master’s degree in economics from the University of Colombo and a Postgraduate Diploma in Development Economics from the same university. He has contributed to many papers in reputed journals, including the anniversary edition of the Association of Professional Bankers.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 23:00 UTC
SL’s first paediatric palliative care centre
The Indira Cancer Trust hopes to see the world eradicated of such discrepancies. Archio Design and Build will be the first to launch Sri Lanka’s first paediatric palliative care centre, Suwa Arana. In addition to palliative care, Suwa Arana also offers housing for families that travel from all over the island to find treatment for their cancer-stricken children at the Apeksha Hospital, Maharagama. Dr. Jayasuriya-Dissanayake explained that Suwa Arana will be a care centre for paediatric cancer patients and their families unlike any other facility in Sri Lanka. “This will be a centre for special end-of-life care for children, where the whole family can be together during this exceedingly difficult time.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 23:00 UTC
Navy assists rescue of fishermen aboard fishing vessel in distress
Sri Lanka Navy (02nd June 2021) rendered assistance to safely bring ashore a group of fishermen who were aboard a distressed fishing vessel in the Southern seas. A one-day fishing vessel (Registration Number: IMUL-A-0077 CBO) has left from the Mirissa Fishery Harbour on 31st May 2021 and the 04 fishermen aboard it were in desperate situation after the fishing vessel had capsized due to adverse weather and rough seas, about 40 nautical miles (about 74km) off Galle. Subsequently, another multi-day fishing trawler in the vicinity has rescued 03 fishermen of the capsized vessel and one fisherman among the rescuees was in critical condition. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Navy is conducting a search operation, in search of the fishermen who went missing in this unfortunate turn of events. Remaining true to its bounden duty, the Navy remains standby to respond to distress calls of this nature in Sri Lanka’s Search and Rescue Region, to assist naval and fishing community.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 22:41 UTC
Riot Games to bring Valorant to the mobile platform
Riot Games, makers of League of Legends, have announced that they are currently working on a mobile version of their other popular title, Valorant. Valorant is a free-to-play first-person tactical shooter, currently available exclusively on the PC. Launched about a year ago, Valorant quickly became popular in the PC online gaming community. This, however, raises questions on how the game would work on the mobile platform as it's not exactly known to have the best controls. The game isn't even available on consoles, which makes it even more interesting as to why they made the jump directly to the mobile platform.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 21:00 UTC
7 Reasons Travel Is More Expensive This Summer
Photo: Twinsterphoto (Shutterstock) Photo: Twinsterphoto (Shutterstock) So it turns out that when everyone wants to travel at the same time, travel gets more expensive. And after more than a year of pent-up demand, the U.S. Travel Association Travel Price Index is showing a 9.5% year-over-year increase in prices versus April 2020. Supply chain issues, labor shortages, and, yes, increasing demand are all factors suddenly making travel more expensive. To help you budget for the summer, here’s a look at what’s more expensive this year and why. Again, to save money, plan to avoid top tourist destinations and take a vacation that’s a little bit more off the beaten path.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 19:52 UTC
SLMA urges govt. to implement efficient vaccination strategy
June 3, 2021 01:06 amSri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA), in a letter directed to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, stressed that Sri Lanka’s vaccination strategy implemented at present is flawed. Calling for a composite review, the SLMA urged the government to implement an efficient vaccination strategy targeting the high-risk groups to achieve maximum control that would avoid the necessity for repeated lockdowns. Please avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment and avoid typing all capitalized comments. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by flagging them(mouse over a comment and click the flag icon on the right side). Do use these forums to voice your opinions and create healthy discourse.
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June 02, 2021 19:30 UTC
Ceylon Chamber signs MoU with MDF Australia
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce (CCC) recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Market Development Facility (MDF), Australia’s flagship private sector development programme, to support the private sector in innovating to achieve growth and new economic opportunities for Sri Lanka. Through this joint initiative, CCC and MDF intend to host seminars and workshops, and encourage knowledge sharing through publishing research findings and business insights on topics that will drive bottom-line growth for the private sector. “These discussions to inspire sustainable economic growth in Sri Lanka are timely, and Australia, through MDF, is proud to support the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce in this initiative,” said Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka David Holly. The planned climate change workshop will also encourage investments into climate adaptation strategies to improve agricultural livelihoods. We see shared goals and common objectives between CCC and MDF and believe this collaboration will contribute to Sri Lanka’s prosperity.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 18:45 UTC
SEC grants extension to release financials
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC), having considered the inability of listed companies to release the annual reports and the financial statements in terms of the listing rules of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), has provided extension for listed companies to release their financial statements. Accordingly, SEC has allowed an additional period of one calendar month to listed entities who are required to submit the following financial statements on or before 31 May 2021. This applies to annual reports, together with the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and interim financial statements for the last quarter for entities whose financial year ended on 31 March 2021. “The above concessions have been granted in light of the current Covid-19 pandemic situation and considering the request made by the listed companies as represented by the CSE,” noted SEC.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 18:45 UTC
COVID- 39 more victims move death toll to 1,566
Director-General of Health Services said on Wednesday (June 02) that 39 more deaths in Sri Lanka have been attributed to the novel coronavirus infection. The latest fatalities have moved the country’s death toll to 1,566, according to Epidemiology Unit data.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 18:02 UTC
The best T-Mobile deals of June 2021
Its growth is also thanks to the plentiful T-Mobile deals and offers available for new and current customers, with discounts on phones and other accessories. Below, you’ll find the best T-Mobile deals currently available. Related: Here are the best T-Mobile phones to spend your money on Be sure to bookmark this page as we will update it regularly with new T-Mobile deals as they become available! Best T-Mobile dealsEditor’s note: We will be updating this list of the best T-Mobile deals regularly as new promotions go live. Read more: The best Android tablets to spend your money on Here’s the range of tablet deals available from T-Mobile right now: Alcatel Joy Tab — 6.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 18:02 UTC
Daily coronavirus cases in Sri Lanka cross 3,000
Daily COVID-19 cases count moved to 3,306 on Wednesday (June 02) as 738 more people were tested positive for the virus in Sri Lanka. This brings the total number of confirmed cases of coronavirus reported in the country to 192,547. Government Information Department stated that the new cases reported today were associated with the New Year coronavirus cluster. As many as 160,714 recoveries and 1,566 deaths have been confirmed in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. According to official data, up to 30,267 active cases are currently under medical care at designated hospitals and treatment centres.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 17:26 UTC
Cardinal asks fishermen to sue ship company
The Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith called on the fishermen’s organizations to take legal action against the X-Press Feeders company, the owners of the X-Press Pearl. Cardinal Ranjith says he is ready to take the lead in taking legal action against the fishermen’s damage caused by the sinking X-Press Pearl. Addressing a media briefing held today (02) the Cardinal said that if the fuel of the ship spilled into the sea, great damage could occur. Several days later we saw in the newspapers that the ship was on fire when the ship arrived. All the oil in that ship will leak and the entire beach and jobs will be lost to our fishing community.
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 16:10 UTC
Seaside village faces being completely taken over by holiday rentals
By Bhvishya Patel For MailonlinePublished: 11:46 EDT, 2 June 2021 | Updated: 11:57 EDT, 2 June 2021A small seaside village faces being completely taken over by holiday rentals following a rise in second home ownership in the region. In recent years, the coastal village has become popular with holidaymakers exploring the quiet beaches that surround the Welsh Coastal Path. Married couple Elizabeth and Harry Broughton, who are among the permanent residents in the area, said houses in the village were 'pretty sought after'. No-one here, just the odd walker - that's it'So it's a sad village really and probably will never change. Within 10 years there probably won't be anyone local living here - the future of Cwm-yr-Eglwys is as a holiday place.'
Source:The Nation
June 02, 2021 15:45 UTC