The Samagi Jana Balawegaya says that it hopes to hand over the no-confidence motion against the government to the Speaker next week.
Ashok Abeysinghe, a Member of Parliament for the party, said that they had recently requested independent parliamentarians who were members of the ruling party earlier to sign the no-confidence motion and that the people of the country were watching what they were doing.
He added that about 125 had stated that they would support the no-confidence motion.
Although President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has invited all party leaders in Parliament today (29) to discuss the formation of an all-party government, a small group of parties such as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party – Wimal – Gammanpila – Vasudeva have decided to meet the President separately.
This was stated by the General Secretary of the SLFP Dayasiri Jayasekara to the media yesterday.
If the discussion is about the formation of an all-party government and the proposal was made by the same 11 parties in the Maithri-Wimal alliance, then there is a lot of speculation in the political arena as to what they have to do to meet the President separately and secretly without the presence of other parties.
Litro Gas has decided to decrease the number of domestic gas cylinders released to the market on a daily basis by more than half.
Accordingly, the number of cylinders issued daily will have to be reduced from 80,000 to 30,000, the company’s new chairman Vijitha Herath has told the media.
Sri Lanka needs about 30 million US dollars a month to meet its monthly demand for gas, which has to be reduced due to the current foreign exchange crisis.
Accordingly, only 28% of gas consumers in cities where firewood is not available will have to supply gas and others will have to use firewood, he said.
Three police constables have been arrested for shooting dead a man and injuring several others during a public protest in Rambukkana, the Police Media Unit said.
Senior DIG Ajith Rohana said that the three police constables who were part of the shooting team were arrested in the Kundasale area in Kandy last night (28).
The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Beijing in collaboration with the China Sri Lanka Association for Trade and Economic Cooperation (CSLATE) and the Beijing Wanhongtai Technology Group Co., Ltd. Company opened the first Sri Lanka Tea Shop and Cultural Centre in Beijing on 20 April 2022 in the prestigious Xiu Shui Street, Chaoyang District. The shop with its large outdoor area has been made available to the Ambassador free of charge. This initiative is among a range of activities undertaken by the Embassy to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations and 70th Anniversary of the Rubber-Rice Pact. The Deputy Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Government officials, representatives from Diplomatic Missions in Beijing, and the Chinese business community attended the event.
The Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Beijing, Dr. Palitha Kohona, addressing the gathering, said that this was a pioneering initiative to promote Ceylon Tea in China and thanked CSLATE and the Beijing Wanhongtai Technology Group Co., Ltd. Company for their inspiring vision. he also stated that this was the first Ceylon Tea Shop and Cultural Centre in China and he was hopeful that many more would follow. The Ambassador invited the attendees to encourage their friends to visit the tea shop to taste Ceylon Tea and relax. Ceylon Tea was among the top and leading black teas in the world due to its unique flavour and scent. Second Secretary (Tea Promotion) Sampath Perera demonstrated Ceylon Tea preparation. He also spoke of the seven regions of Sri Lanka that produce Ceylon Tea and their distinctive taste and aroma.
The invitees were later treated to Sri Lankan delicacies and Ceylon Tea.
The Embassy of Sri Lanka
Beijing
27 April, 2022
What is Autophagy
Christian de Duve, the scientist behind the discovery of the lysosome, coined the term autophagy, “self-eating”, to describe this process. The new vesicles were named autophagosomes.
Who invented Autophagy – Japanese Nobal Price winning Prof Yoshinori Ohsumi in 2016
In the lysosomes of our cells its components are processed for reuse. The mechanisms of this process were mostly unknown until the early 1990s, when Yoshinori Ohsumi conducted a series of groundbreaking experiments with yeast, where he detected autophagy and identified genes important for the process
Autophagy is a process by which cellular components are captured into organelles called autophagosomes and then brought to the lysosome or vacuole to be broken down and recycled for other uses. It frequently comes into play during starvation, allowing cells to survive periods of privation. Yoshinori Ohsumi.
What food increase autophagy?
Coffee, green tea, turmeric, ginger, Ceylon cinnamon, ginseng, garlic, certain mushrooms (chaga and reishi), pomegranate and elderberries are all known to increase autophagy.
They found that autophagy, a cell-cleaning process, kicks in after fasting, but only when fasting occurs during the night. Autophagy (Greek for self-eating) is known to slow aging by cleaning up and recycling damaged components of the cell
Research suggests that autophagy and fasting go hand in hand, as you can ramp up the autophagic process by limiting your eating window. So, by simply not eating for an extended period of time, you can kickstart your body’s natural detoxification process
Cells use autophagy to get rid of damaged proteins and organelles, to counteract the negative effects of ageing on the body.
In addition to exercise or restrictive eating, intermittent fasting is one of the best ways to induce autophagy. However, waiting just a few hours between meals does not translate to immediate autophagy time. Your body requires low liver glycogen to enter this phase, which requires a 14 to 16-hour fast.
Coconut oil eases your hunger and stimulates autophagy by increasing ketone levels — especially in the absence of carbs.
“We found that olive oil reduces brain inflammation but most importantly activates a process known as autophagy,” explained senior investigator Domenico Praticò, MD, Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Microbiology and the Center for Translational Medicine at LKSOM.
Can you feel autophagy?
While it may be difficult to properly measure autophagy, here are some signs of autophagy: Low blood glucose – When your blood sugar drops, your body raises cortisol, growth hormones, and ketones. This can enable the beginning of autophagy. Elevated ketones – As your blood sugar lowers, your ketones elevate
Does cinnamon stimulate autophagy?
Super antioxidant-rich spice cinnamon, renowned for its blood sugar lowering actions, has also been shown increase autophagy.
Can you drink lemon water during a fasting (Lemon water is alkaline and hence can prevent gastrisis)?
Fasting involves abstaining from eating for a given period for weight loss, religious, medical, or other purposes. Considering its low calorie content, plain lemon water will not break your fast in most cases.
According to some researchers, fasting for 10–16 hours can cause the body to turn its fat stores into energy, which releases ketones into the bloodstream. This should encourage weight loss. This type of intermittent fasting plan may be a good option for beginners.
Can sleeping be considered as fasting?
While you sleep, you’re not consuming any food or drinks, so you’re actually in a completely fasted state.
Cancer treatment with autophagy
In some circumstances, autophagy protects tumor cells from cancer therapy while, in others it is associated with cancer cell killing. Modulation of autophagy may represent an important therapeutic opportunity to enhance the efficacy of anticancer therapies.
Autophagy is reported to be mainly involved in promoting cancer cell motility.
Prof M T R Jayasinghe,
Senior Professor,
University of Moratuwa,
Sri Lanka.
SSP in charge of the Kegalle Division K.B. Keerthiratne who had ordered the shooting at a protest in Rambukkana has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tonight (28).
The shooting was carried out on April 19 and a 41-year old father of two was killed. Three more had sustained serious injuries and among the wounded is a 15-year old child.
The Kegalle Magistrate Court ordered arrest yesterday and SSP Keerthiratne had admitted himself to the Police Hospital in Narahenpita to avoid the arrest.
Accordingly, the arrest was made in the hospital.
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A person waiting in a fuel queue in Kalutara North has reportedly collapsed and died today (28).
The victim, 36 and a resident of Mahaheenatiyangala, Kalutara South, had arrived in the fuel station at about 7 am in the morning to collect kerosene and had collapsed in the queue at about 1 pm in the afternoon.
His death was pronounced after he was hospitalised. His body is currently kept in the Nagoda Hospital.
Fuel queue-related deaths have been common in Sri Lanka since the emergence of the current fuel crisis.
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Former MP Ranjan Ramanayake who is spending a prison sentence over contempt of court was called in to the Presidential Special Commission of Inquiry located in the BMICH premises.
During departure, Ramanayake told media that the struggle launched by the young generations of the country is very fair and that he wishes good luck to them.
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The Health Staff were also seen endorsing the all-island token strike against the government today (28).
Accordingly, health staff including nurses of the Colombo National Hospital organised a protest in front of the hospital. A group of doctors also joined the protest.
The protesters then were seen marching towards the Ministry of Health and accompanied by a number of other health trade unions.
As the anti-government protest grew in numbers the protesters demanded the stepping down of the government.
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