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One person has died and 24 people injured from gun shot injuries after protestors and police clashed in Rambukkana this afternoon.

One person has died and 24 people injured from gun shot injuries after protestors and police clashed in Rambukkana this afternoon.

The price of a 450g loaf of bread will be increased by Rs. 30 from tonight, while other bakery items will go up by Rs.10, the All Ceylon Bakery Owners’ Association (ACBOA) said.

Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander General Shavendra Silva said yesterday that the Sri Lanka Army does not mean harm to people whom they have committed to protect and neither does it hatch secret agendas as alleged.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted today that he made a mistake by banning chemical farming, and therefore he decided to re-introduce it. He also said the government should have reached out to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a programme much earlier.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa addressing the new cabinet of ministers today said that not providing chemical fertilizer to farmers was a mistake and that the government will provide chemical fertilizer again.

A group of protestors at the Galle Face area now re-named as the ’Gota Go Gama’ have written to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, declining his invitation for a meeting, but have put forward two demands saying the President must resign and all Rajapaksa members must leave the government.