April 2016 ~ Mithuru Blog

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Sri Lanka to declare Oct. 26 the Inventors' Day

Government has decided to declare 26th of October as the Inventors' Day.

The proposal made by Minister of Science, Technology and Research Susil Premajayantha, to declare 26th of October which is the birthday of Deshabandu Dr. A N S Kulasinghe, Eminent Civil Engineer,

Jaffna University to get research and training complex

Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs has taken steps to implement research and training complex at the Faculty of Agriculture in University of Jaffna.

Japanese government has agreed to provide a grant of Rs. 2,100 million for the above purpose.

Programme launched to prevent drug shortages in 2017

Ministry of Health has launched a new programme under the instructions of Health Minister Dr. Rajitha Senaratne to prevent drug shortages next year (2017) and to ensure uninterrupted drug supply for all state hospitals.

According to the Ministry, annually around 4000 drugs are obtained by the Medical Supplies Division of the Health Ministry from state and private sector. Some drug shortages were reported during the past months due to lack of understanding about drug supply. Now drugs are being provided for cancer patients free of charge without limitations.

Department of Railway has taken measures to operate special trains during the Sinhala and Hindu New Year period.

The special train service will be in operation from April 10.

A train will leave Colombo Fort at 7.30 p.m. on April 10, 12, 17 and 19 to Bandarawela. while a Colombo bound train will leave for Bandarawela at 6.15 a.m. on April 13,18 and 20.

Oluvil Harbour will be transformed into a Significant Economic Centre by redeveloping it, Ministry of Commerce and Industry revealed.

The Oluvil Harbour was set up with the aim of developing eastern economy. But, it was affected by a number reasons. By developing this harbour, it will be upgraded to international standards in the future.

Google added the to-do function way back in December called reminders to the Google Calendar for iOS/Android apps and now its available for the web as well.
Reminders basically amp up Google Calendar’s to-do list, so you can not only create tasks in your Gmail inbox, Google Keep, or calendar, but see a reminder that shows up on top of your Google

The Qantas Tour of Sri Lanka will witness Australia travel to the Pearl of the Indian Ocean for the first time since 2011, in a series of three Test matches followed by five ODIs and two T20 Internationals.
The first Test will be played in Kandy from July 26-30 , followed by the second Test in Galle from August 4-8. The third Test match will be from August 13-17 and will be played in Colombo.

US: The 2016 White House race is generating record audiences for cable news networks -- thanks in large part to controversial Republican frontrunner Donald Trump, who has dominated the media’s election coverage.

But will the increased viewership, which comes after several tough years for CNN and its competitors, last beyond election day in November?

A grey Swift with three Pakistani terrorists and "a local" is packed with explosives including a suicide belt, an alert sent out by the police in Punjab warns cops across the state.

The Swift Dzire with license plate JK-01 AB-2654 is expected to pass through the Banihal Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir later tonight, the note says, adding that the information is based on inputs from the Delhi Police.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said she would like to reform the security council by making Germany, Japan, India and Brazil permanent members in an interview with the international media.

Guitarist Ronnie Wood said that “The Rolling Stones” are planning to release a new album possibly this year.
The last released studio album of these British Rockers was in 2005, but Ronnie said that they recorded some new material and some blues covers.

Facebook has launched a tool, Automatic Alternative Text, for blind and visually impaired people to “see” images on the site. For people using screen readers to identify what’s displayed, AAT uses object recognition technology to generate descriptions of photos on Facebook. This tool, led by Facebook’s accessibility team, has been several months in the making.

High Commission of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives marked the 'International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action' on 4 April with an event held at Canada House yesterday (April 04).

Minister for Prison Reform, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D. Swaminathan, attended as Chief Guest at the event which brought together key government officials, members of the international, diplomatic and donor communities, demining organizations and civil society.

PHILIPPINES: US and Philippine troops began major exercises on Monday as China’s state media warned “outsiders” against interfering in tense South China Sea territorial disputes.

The official Xinhua news agency gave the warning as Manila and Washington launched the 11-day Balikatan (Shoulder-to-Shoulder) exercises with a low-key opening ceremony in Manila.

US: The US administration is considering a plan to greatly increase the number of American special operations forces deployed to Syria as it looks to accelerate recent gains against Islamic State, according to US officials.

One official said the plan would entail a US special operations contingent many times larger than the around 50 troops currently in Syria, where they operate largely as advisors away from the front lines.

Passenger ferries arrived at the Turkish port of Diliki yesterday morning, carrying 136 people who were returned from Greece under a EU deal.

The boats contained mostly Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Moroccan and Sri Lankan men, as well as two Syrians who returned voluntarily.

The United Kingdom will render assistance to develop Sri Lanka's fisheries industry, its Deputy High Commissioner in Colombo has assured Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahinda Amaraweera.

The Deputy High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Laura Davies gave this assurance when she paid an official call on the Minister at the Ministry on 30th March.

The inauguration of the 12th South Asian Economics Students’ Meet was held at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall on Sunday
The event was held under the auspices of the Country Director for Sri Lanka and Maldives of the World Bank, Francoise Clottes and was attended by several dignitaries from the University of Colombo.

Scientists just got one step closer to understanding the nuts and bolts of how your mind handles emotions. An MIT team has identified two neural connections in the brain’s amygdala regions that process positive and negative emotional events.
By tagging neuron groups with a light-sensitive protein, they discovered that the neurons form

A investigation published by The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung and more than 100 other news organizations around the globe, reveals the offshore links of some of the world most prominent and influential people.

AUSTRALIA: The last asylum-seeker children in Australian mainland detention have been freed, the government said on Sunday, although dozens of others are still being held on the remote Pacific island of Nauru.

Under Canberra’s harsh immigration policy, asylum-seekers who try to reach Australia by boat are turned back or sent to Pacific camps in Nauru and Papua New Guinea where they are held indefinitely while their refugee applications are processed.

West Indies beat England by four wickets to win the World T20 2016 at Eden Gardens Kolkata yesterday (April 03).

England scored 155/9 in their 20 overs, before the West Indies chased the total down in the last over, with two balls to spare.

Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) marking its 49th anniversary donated equipment to the National Institute for Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation in Colombo.

The event took place on Friday (1st April) at the National Institute for Nephrology Dialysis and Transplantation under the patronage of the Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media

West Indies beat Australia to walk away with the Women’s T20 World Cup.
Australia decided to take to the crease after winning the toss.
Australia put up a total of 148 for the loss of five wickets. E.J Villani put up 52 run alongside skipper M.M Lanning who also chip in 52 runs.

'World Community Service Helping Hands Project', an Australian International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGO) donated a stock of 108 artificial limbs to disabled war veterans on Friday (01st April).

The 18-member delegation visited the Ranaviru Sevana in Ragama and presented prosthetic limbs to 99 disable War Heroes.

Brussels Airport is to reopen on Sunday (3rd April), 12 days after its departure hall was wrecked by Islamic State suicide bombings, with chief executive Arnaud Feist announcing three flights.

“From Sunday morning, Brussels Airport should be partially operational,” Feist told a press conference Saturday, adding that the resumption of services “plays an important role in our grieving process”.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will be leaving for a three-day state visit to China on 06th April at the invitation of the Government of People’s Republic of China.

This will be his first visit as the Prime Minister to Peoples Republic of China, since the unity government of President Maithripala Sirisena was formed in January last year.

West Indies will meet England in the final of the World T20 on Sunday after stunning win over India last night.
Virat Kohli’s unbeaten 89 took india to a massive 192-2 and India looked in complete control after the wicket of Chris Gayle.

The FBI has agreed to help prosecutors gain access to an iPhone 6 and an iPod that might hold evidence in an Arkansas murder trial.
According to Cody Hiland, prosecuting attorney for Arkansas’ 20th Judicial District,the FBI’s Little Rock field office had agreed to help his office gain access to a pair of locked devices owned by two of the suspects in the slayings of Robert and Patricia Cogdell.

Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau (SLTPB) with the support of Sri Lanka Embassy in the Russian Federation participated in the 23rd Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition held from 23rd March to 26th March 2016 at Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow.

SOMALIA: Somalia's bread basket has become a dust bowl as the life-giving waters of the mighty Shabelle river run dry amid intense drought in the war-torn country.

River-fed farmlands have become parched playgrounds for children who kick footballs beneath a cloudless sky, as one sign among many of the failed rains that the United Nations warns has put more than a million people at risk.

In line with providing fast speed Internet Island-wide using Google Loons, a test Google Loon is to be launched from the Yowunpura ground in Sigirya this afternoon.

Earlier, Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Minister Harin Fernando stated that, US based Google would launch their Loon (balloon) internet access project from Sri Lanka in June.

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Sri Lanka to declare Oct. 26 the Inventors' Day

Jaffna University to get research and training complex

Programme launched to prevent drug shortages in 2017

Special trains for New Year from Apr.10

Oluvil Harbour to become economic centre

Google Calendar’s reminders feature comes to the Web

Cricket: Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka – dates set for July, August encounters

White House race offers rare cable news ratings surge

Grey Swift Dzire has 3 Pak terrorists and explosives, warns Punjab Police

Former New Zealand PM, enters race for UN secretary general

Guitarist Ronnie Wood from Rolling Stones hints on new studio album this year

Facebook’s new AAT feature which helps the visually impaired people see images, launches on iOS

Canada celebrates International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action in Sri Lanka

US-Philippine war games begin as China warns ‘outsiders’

US plan to accelerate wins in Syria

Detainees in Greece 'prevented from claiming asylum' ahead of EU deal

UK assures fullest cooperation for the development of fisheries industry

Twelfth South Asian Economics Students’ Meet inaugurated in Colombo

Scientists identify neurons that help humans process emotions

Panama Papers; The biggest leak in the history of data journalism

All asylum children freed from mainland detention: Australia

West Indies win WorldT20 title

SLBC celebrates 49th anniversary by assisting Renal Dialysis Institute

Cricket: West Indies win Women’s World T20

Australian INGO assistance to disable War Heroes

Blast-hit Brussels Airport to reopen today

PM to visit China this week

Simmons storm knocks India out; Windies to face England in final

FBI to aid Arkansas prosecutors after San Bernardino iPhone hack

SL Tourism creates waves at Russia's Travel and Tourism Exhibition in Moscow

Rivers turn to dust as drought bites Somalia

Google Loon to lift off from Sigiriya

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