1. Media reports that, government’s paddy procurement operation has failed. The relevant data is as follows. (Values in metric tons). This year’s harvest (approximate) is 23 million metric tons.. The amount government planned to purchase is 3 million metric tons. The amount actually purchased is 70 million metric tons.The percentage of achieving the target is 0.0233%.
2. The media reports that 2 reasons have influenced Adani’s withdrawal from the wind power plant project. reasons are a. Changing the original agreement signed with Ranil b. . Conspiratorially obstructing the release of lands. The Tamil National Alliance has created conflict by provoking Tamils to capture Muslim’s lands at the Manner area
3. The SLGOV otherwise Sri Lanka Police has increased the license fee for loudspeakers by 700% and the fee for providing police officers by 400%. Price hike seemingly a big challenge to the performing arts.
4. As the Sinhala new year come close, long queues are reported in front of the leading ready-made fashion showrooms.
5. UNP Central Colombo Organizer and Colombo Mayoral Candidate Kithsiri Rajapaksa (son of Maradane Choppe) has been arrested.He was arrested for allegedly threatening to a female over land dispute
6. Supreme Court judges Dilip Nawaz and Priyantha Pradeep, in the case against Karannagoda have resigned,
7. Agulugalle Jinananda Thero says, The sperm bank at Castle Hospital was set up to allow homosexuals to have children and this is a conspiracy to create a homosexual state.
8. Former MP Madura Withanage challenges NPP Parliamentarians to reveal the murder of MP Amarakeerthi and the May 9 arson as how they reveal compensation list at the Parliament
9. Pro-government media reports that it has been decided to appoint Priyantha Weerasuriya as IGP.
10. CEB invites investment proposals for Mullikulam 100 MW wind power plant.
11. Request for the removal of President’s Economic Affairs Advisor Duminda Hulangamuwa from all the positions has been served to the President. The request has been made by several civil society organizations, including the United Workers’ Federation.
12. Charith Nipun Silva, owner of the ‘Wild Cook Book’ youtube page, has crossed the ten million subscriber mark.This is the first local channel to cross that threshold.Accordingly, he has been awarded the Diamond play button.
13. Media reports, a group of Sri Lankan cricketers have stand against the income tax. Vice verse it emerge huge disappointment on the cricketers’ reaction, that if Indian players who consistently win the country pay crores in taxes, why do Sri Lankan players who are on the losing list not ready to pay tax.
