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The Overall Business Confidence Index stood at 74.2 in the current round, against the index value of 70.9 reported in the previous survey and 59 reported a year back.
Thursday, 25 February 2021 - 20:04 State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal states that a follow up and review will be carried out at the end of this year regarding the resumption of vehicle imports. He stated this at a media briefing held at the Ministry of Finance today. Attygalle also commented. Meanwhile CBSL stated the reasons for the Repatriation and Conversion of Export Proceeds stating why were these measures needed? On 18 February 2021, the Monetary Board issued Rules in respect of repatriation of export proceeds into Sri Lanka and conversion of such proceeds into Sri Lanka rupees, and also issued Operating Instructions to Licensed Banks on the same.
Paris Hilton is under fire for saying she is undergoing IVF so she can be sure to have boy/girl twins 24 Feb, 2021 12:32 AM 3 minutes to read Paris Hilton, who just got engaged, has been slammed for 'insensitive' comments about using IVF to make sure she gets boy/girl twins. Photo / Jerritt Clark / Getty Images. Paris Hilton, who just got engaged, has been slammed for 'insensitive' comments about using IVF to make sure she gets boy/girl twins. Photo / Jerritt Clark / Getty Images. NZ Herald Paris Hilton, who has just become engaged to boyfriend Carter Rerum has come under fire for stating that she is having IVF so that she can be sure to have "twins that are a boy and a girl".
Saturday, 20 February 2021 - 9:21 The Police Headquarters issued a statement stating that it strongly denies allegations that the Sri Lanka Police discriminates against female officers. The Police Headquarters has issued the statement in response to reports that the rights of women police officers have been violated and that some officers have been subjected to discrimination. Former SSP Bimshani Jasin Arachchi was promoted to the post of DIG by the Police Commission last year and 32 senior SSPs including former police spokespersons Ruwan Gunasekara and Jaliya Senaratne filed a fundamental rights petition in the Supreme Court. They had stated that Bimshani Jasin Arachchi has been appointed to a post which is not available for the women cadre in the approved number of employees in the police service.
Thursday, 21 January 2021 - 11:11 International media has reported regarding the Covid syrup developed by Dhammika from Kegalle stating that it has turned sour. The reports stated that a self-styled Sri Lankan holy man’s supposed miracle potion to prevent Covid-19 has turned sour after a minister who publicly drank it was taken to hospital with the virus. Thousands defied public gathering restrictions to swamp a village in central Sri Lanka last month to get the syrup made by Dhammika Bandara. The women and child development minister, Piyal Nishantha de Silva, was among several politicians who consumed the concoction, but parliamentary officials said he had since tested positive for coronavirus and was taken to a treatment centre according to the reports.
Saturday, 02 January 2021 - 11:52 Hundreds of birds have died after fireworks were set off in Rome on New Year's Eve, animal rights groups have claimed, calling it a "massacre." Video footage of the roads near the main train station in the Italian capital showed scores of birds, mostly starlings dead on the ground. The reason was not certain, but the International Organisation for the Protection of Animals said it looked likely that firecrackers and fireworks set off in the leafy neighbourhood that many birds use to roost had been the cause The firework display was in breach of a ban by the city of Rome, which was widely ignored. The Italian capital had also imposed a 10pm curfew as part of its virus restrictions.
Thursday, 24 December 2020 - 15:28 MP Wijedasa Rajapaksa has submitted a request stating to know the whereabouts of the funds forwarded by the World Muslim Alliance to be distributed among victims of the Easter Sunday coordinated terror attacks. In a letter forwarded to the Secretary of the President, the MP stated that the request was submitted after the victims of the terror attacks informed him that they are yet to receive the fund from the World Muslim Alliance. The letter pointed out that foreign media had reported that US$ 5 million was given to the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, after the World Muslim Alliance National Peace Conference held in Sri Lanka in July 2019.
liberal influence in these university -- the answer is yes. but do you think that influence is chilling speech from the political right? >> i believe it's for the marketplace of ideas. ideas on the right and left that should be debated and understood and our students come to an understanding of the differeing views, and the issue of racism which our nation has dealt with and now needs to move forward with inclusion and support for all religions and races, and that's not something worthy of debating or worthy of stating except to understand those that are causing harm to the nation and harm to our university by him being here. >> do you think you can keep people safe when spencer comes? >> we invested over $600,000.
they're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. they're rapists. >> would you take any of that back or rephrase any of it, if you could? >> no, because it's totally accurate. huffington post and fusion, 80% of central american women and girls are raped coming into the united states crossing the borders. they're taking our jobs, they're taking our manufacturing and they're taking our money. >> today macy's announced it will no longer sell trump's menswear collections in its stores because of remarks like those. trump responded by stating, for all those who want to make america great again, boycott macy's. they are weak on border security. and on stopping illegal immigration. >> did you know that macy's had a policy on border patrolling? >> yes, they do. they're building a big wall. it's comic and think about when republicans want to turn around and appeal to hispanic voters in a general election, how is it going to be when the nominee has to live with the legacy of language like that?