EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

YOUR FRIDAY MORNING BRIEF

1. With the decision to halt the collection of garbage from the Colombo city limits from August 5th, the CMC states that 1650 metric tonnes of garbage have been accumulated within the city limits without a proper solution.
2. Amnesty International has issued a travel advisory for possible travelers and visitors to the United States, urging them to exercise extreme caution when traveling through the country. It has been issued due to the recent rampant gun violence.
3. Former Minister Basil Rajapaksa says that the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) as a party has not been invited for the general assembly of the SLPP, which is due to be held on the 11th of this month.
4. Venerable Professor Medagoda Abhayathissa Thero speaking at a media briefing yesterday (August 8) said that they expect a national leadership which cannot be controlled by international forces.
5. The victims of the financial fraud committed by Blue Mountain Properties Private Limited took to the streets in protest of the losses and frauds that they faced due to the land issues and the inaction of the government and Central Bank.
6. Two secretaries who served the Ministry of Education have been summoned before the Presidential Commission investigating into the irregularities of the state institutions within the past four years for alleged financial irregularities of the Suraksha insurance scheme.
7. The proceedings of the COPE (Committee of Public Enterprises) has been opened to the media. The committee is due to convene today (August 9) to discuss certain issues in the State Printing Corporation and the Industrial Development Board.
8. The Education Department states that graduates will be recruited within the month in order to fill over 1000 vacancies for teachers in the Western province.
9. Over 600,000 people are currently distraught due to the extreme heat condition in the Northern area of the country.
10. South African batsman Hashim Amla has announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect.

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