75 Donald Trump has been sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 47th president of the United States, marking a political comeback after being convicted of felonies. His running mate, J D Vance, was sworn in by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.       Source link

89 Overall 20% reduction for all sectors :Domestic, hotel and industry get benefits: The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) yesterday recommended the reduction of overall monthly electricity tariffs by 20 percent for the first six months from January to June 2025 effective midnight yesterday (17). Steps have been taken to reduce the monthly electricity tariffs for the Domestic category consumers for units 0-30 from Rs.6 to Rs. 4 per unit reduced by 29 percent with the monthly fixed charge reduced from Rs. 100 to Rs. 75. Units 31-60 has been reduced from Rs. 9 to Rs. 6 per unit reduced by 28 percent with the monthly fixed charge reduced from Rs. 250 to Rs. 200 providing relief to the low end electricity users in the country. Domestic consumption units 61-90 has been reduced by 19 percent, 91-180 units reduced by 18 percent and more than 180 units by...

68 Sri Lanka marked a significant milestone by securing the largest foreign direct investment to date during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s four-day State visit to China. This significant achievement was formalised with the signing of an agreement between Sri Lanka’s Energy Ministry and Sinopec, a leading Chinese international petroleum corporation yesterday morning (16). Under this US$ 3.7 billion investment, a state-of-the-art oil refinery with a capacity of 200,000 barrels will be constructed in the Hambantota region. A substantial portion of the refinery’s output is planned for export, further enhancing the country’s ’s foreign exchange earnings. This major investment from China is expected to bolster Sri Lanka’s economic growth while uplifting the livelihoods of low-income communities in the Hambantota area. The benefits of this project are anticipated to positively impact the overall Sri Lankan population in the near future. The signing ceremony was attended by Foreign Affairs, Labour and Tourism Minister...

98 Some writers believe they can earn money from what they write, because of copyright protection. They also believe they are the owners of what they write. But think of what you have earned in your lifetime, and what your publishers would have earned from your writings. Around the world publishers earn over $ 20 billion annually from printed book sales, because books have become another Fast Moving Consumer Products (FMCGs). It is all because of the curse of Copyright. But it is time now for Copyleft, Opensource and Creative Commons. It is probably what we need for all writing and archived material. Founded in 2001, CC vision is for “universal access to research, education, and full participation in culture for driving a new era of development, growth and productivity.” Creative Commons is different from the original Copyleft concept, but is a  free, easy-to-use copyright license, where ‘some rights only...