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    TOP NEWS

    Ceylon
    2026-08-10 12:03:00

    President Anura’s advice on prisons

    The government has decided to establish separate special committees for each prison to further strengthen the security and welfare of the inmates in the 33 prisons located across the island. This decision was taken during a special discussion chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and attended by the Minister of Justice, the Minister of Public Security, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security, the Inspector General of Police and senior officers of the Criminal Investigation Department. The relevant committees are to identify emergency or crisis situations that may arise in prisons and plan the necessary preventive security measures to deal with them. It is stated that these committees are to be implemented as joint teams comprising the police, prison officers, the Police Special Task Force (STF) and members of the tri-services. The President has instructed the relevant authorities to complete the establishment of these committees within the coming week. It is further stated that this program is to be implemented under the direct supervision of the Minister of Public Security, the Minister of Justice, the Secretary of Defense and the Inspector General of Police.

    Aus news

    Schools ban Woolworths Ooshies craze.

    2026-08-10 10:33:00

    Australia's popular Woolworths Ooshies collecting craze has now reached school grounds. Two schools in Queensland have banned Ooshies from being brought onto school grounds. Somerset College and Bellevue Park State School on the Gold Coast are among them. The decision is due to problems among students. Ooshies have reportedly disrupted school activities. There have also been reports of fights and thefts among students. That is why school authorities have taken this drastic step. Meanwhile, demand for Disney Ooshies has increased across Australia. Several rare Ooshies have been listed for high prices online, which has led to increased attention among parents and schools about these collectibles.

    Ceylon

    Large-scale extortion racket in Sri Lanka via social media – SLCERT warns.

    2026-08-10 07:45:00

    The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SLCERT) has been able to uncover information about a large-scale organized extortion racket using social media networks including Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp. According to the information revealed, it is suspected that this racket is operating from India, and it is said that the racketeers first identify the relatives and friends of the targeted individuals and connect to their social media accounts. SLCERT says that one of the main methods of this racket is to contact the targeted individual through a fake Instagram account using a photo of a beautiful young woman, and after chatting for a while, they persuade him to obtain personal photos or videos. It has been revealed that the extortion is carried out by threatening to send the sensitive photos and videos obtained in this way to family members, relatives or friends and demanding money. Therefore, SLCERT urges the public to exercise extreme caution when responding to messages, friend requests and calls from unknown social media accounts or phone numbers. The public is also urged not to share personal photos, videos or sensitive information, especially with unknown individuals.

    Job & Business

    Australian silicon producer to withdraw from US market after 40% new tariff.

    2026-08-10 04:33:00

    Australia's sole silicon producer, Simcoa, has decided to withdraw from the US market from August 14 due to additional tariffs imposed by the US on Australian silicon imports. According to the decision of the US Trade and Industry authorities, an additional tax of almost 40 percent is to be imposed on Simcoa's silicon exports. The company says that with that decision, it is economically difficult to continue its business activities in the US market. According to a decision of the US Trade Commission, it has been determined that the local industry is being harmed by silicon metal imported from Australia and Norway, and a dumping margin of 6.16 percent and a countervailing duty rate of 32.57 percent have been determined for Simcoa. Simcoa's Vice President David Miles has stated that the company has no other option but to withdraw from the US market. Instead, the company plans to focus on other markets, including Southeast Asia, India and Europe. Meanwhile, Australian Resources Minister Madeleine King says the tariffs are being discussed with the US government and will not affect the crucial Australia-US Minerals Relations Agreement.