oh, just the ra colombo. ah, well, let's now bring in, i guess they're all joining us today from the sri lankan capital colombo testing. we have just move out cobra, he's the state minister finance, capital markets, and state enterprise reforms. and also the former governor of the central bank. we also have how should the sylvan opposition, member of parliament, and also the former state minister of national policies and economic affairs. and we also have missions him out. he's an economist and the direct verity research. that's a think tank based in colombo, thank you all for joining us today. i'm really looking for dr. discussion. now. i really want to start with just how we got here. mistake about, i know that your government is saying there isn't a food crisis. there isn't any shortages and that this is all been caused by hoarding. there are also reports at the moment of planned food rationing. can you confirm that people will not be going hungry and tell us what went wrong? at the outset itself, i can co

that's a think tank based in colombo, thank you all for joining us today. i'm really looking forward to our discussion. now, i really want to start with just how we got here. mistake about i know that your government is saying there isn't a food crisis, there isn't any shortages and that this is all been caused by hoarding. there are also reports at the moment of planned food rationing. can you confirm that people will not be going hungry and tell us what went wrong? at the outset itself, i can confirm you. people born go hungry and also the fact that the government has been taking the necessary steps to deal with any hoarding is also clear evidence that we are on top of the situation. that challenges, especially at the time the, the problems of distribution, the problems are. but the thing the problems absorbs getting it across to the people directly to their homes. so those problems are there, but we'll still be able to deal with every one of those. and today, every single person is able to consume is food at their quantities that you requires. yes, there

on wednesday, government officials rated warehouses in colombo. they said we're not registered with the consumer affairs authority and see 32000 metric tons of sugar pump on these stocks we made available to the public. we distributed through government retailers at an affordable price range like this to acquire hidden stocks. follow president, go to the raj boxes decision to impose a state of emergency and introduce regulations on a central food supplies. under these rules, authorize officers will be able to take steps to provide essential food items at concessional rates to the public by purchasing paddy rice and sugar, including guaranteed prices, or based on customer value on imported goods. to prevent market irregularities, consumers have had to deal with increasing prices as a result of a weakening sheila and ruby and inflation. on thursday, many huge government retail shops to buy this and shows at cheaper rate. seeing again, a local not got that it's very difficult. i usually buy 3 killers of sugar and lentils, which last me one month. but

now fernandez explains how from colombo, sugar, sugar everywhere, but not a green to buy has been the complaint from consumers in sri lanka. the government says, this is one of the reasons hoarding by trade is to create an artificial price increase on wednesday, government officials rated warehouses in colombo. they said we're not registered with the consumer affairs authority and see 32000 metric tons of sugar from the stock. so we made available to the public. we distributed through government retailers at an affordable price range like this to acquire hidden stocks. follow president, go to raj boxes decision to impose a state of emergency and introduce regulations on a central food supplies. under these rules authorized officers will be able to take steps to provide essential food items at concession rates to the public by purchasing patty rice and sugar, including guaranteed prices or based on customer value on important good to prevent market irregularities. consumers have had to deal with increasing prices as a result of a weakening, lank and ruby and inflation. on thursday, man

on wednesday, government officials rated warehouses in colombo they said were not registered with thes authority and seized 32,000 metric tons of sugar. >> these were made available to the public. >> raids like this to acquire hidden stocks follow the president's decision to impose a state of emergency and introduce regulations on a central -- on a central food supplies. under these rules, authorized officers will be able to take steps to provide essential food items at concessionary rates to the public by purchasing patty, rice and sugar including guaranteed prices were based on customs value on imported goods to prevent market irregularities . consumers have had to deal with increasing prices as a result of a weakening sri lankan were be and inflation -- sri lankan ruby and inflation. on thursday, many queued at shops to buy their essentials at reduced rates. >> it is very difficult. i usually buy three kilos of sugar and lentils which left me one month. now they are only giving us one kilo at a time and i cannot stretch it. >> the decision to invoke a state of emergency has had mix

oh, just the ra, colombo in france. new corona virus restrictions have come into place for millions of children who are about to start a new school year. students who are older than 6, as well as teachers must wear masks while endorse. if a primary school child test positive for the vars their classroom clothes for 7 days, president manual micro has urged everyone age 12 and over again vaccinated. france has kept schools open throughout most of the covered 19th. pandemic crease, greece has lost one of its leading classical music figures. composer makers, theodora bacchus, died on thursday in a career spanning decades. he was known for political resistance early on and grew to personify the modern face of greek music, where a challenge looks back at his life. come on my boy. it's pluck strings again. and this dance me instantly recognizable and instantly say greece. scott. mika stared ruckus didn't just soundtracks over the greek, the movie soundtrack, his country, to the world. and with it countless greek holidays and t

a report from colombo. >> she has worked in sri lanka's government sector.of 350,000 people that manufactures products for top international brands. many workers have had covid-19 infection and several lasting effects. >> even though we go to work up to the 14 days, some of us feel very weak. and appetite and have difficulty breathing. i am still making -- taking medicine. some have to stop, they go back because they have no choice and want to save their jobs. >> she has been campaigning for worker rights for many years. she says companies must ensure the safety of workers during this crisis. >> during this time, my work earnings have fallen, the tourism industry has fallen, we are not getting proper income. if we want to safeguard the country, create the systems to keep them safe. the companies must bear the cost of that. >> these systems must cover the workplace, lodgings, quarantine, treatment, and salaries. government exports from sri lanka totaled three point $3 billion -- $23.3 billion but failed due to the pandemic. recovery is underway -- fell due to

currency many year just want their central goods at an affordable price. mean, if fernandez, just the ra colombo. ah, this is all. these are the top stories, the taliban is expected to announce a new government in afghanistan is also in tulsa cut out to try to reopen campbell airport as soon as possible with the help of turkey. a 2nd custody jazz carrying a technical team has landed in the capital symbol evaluate high to resume operations. we are working very hard and also engaging with bought a bond to identify what the gaps and that is for having therefore to back up or running. but we would remain hopeful that we wouldn't be able to operate it as soon as possible. taliban spokesman says china's promise to keep its embassy and i've got to stand open and to increase aid. the chinese government said it wants to play a role in the reconstruction of the country, but it hasn't given many details. at least 40 people have died in the northeast of the united states as the remnants of holligan. ida hit the region with record breaking rain. flooding has been reported over the 400 kilometer stretch from

debt trap policy. china is also developing the only deep sea port in south asia in august capital colombo. that's the problem for new delhi, because 40 percent of container congo are offloaded to a smaller ships for the short trip to india. and then there is the quad. our port in pakistan built a spot of china's belton road initiative called the china pakistan economic court, or a $60000000000.00 project linking the arabian sea to china's land lock western region, access to the indian ocean c. bruce is critical to beijing. as today, china is the world's top oil importer purchasing 542000000 tons of crude oil in 2020 last year. 53 percent of china's crude oil imports came from the middle east and passed through the indian ocean. well, let's get some analysis with collin co, a research fellow at the s roger raton. school of international studies is joining us on skype from singapore. thank you very much calling for being on counting the cost. china has been very strategic in the way to expanding its reach and in the indian ocean. what is it? and again, ultimately, i know want to ensure that

here in the swiss city of lausanne, the conductor guillaume berney and programmer florian colombo want take over. composing its own version of what his tenth symphony may have sounded like. the two men had no idea what to expect until the sheets of music were printed out for the first time. translation: in the end, the idea is to be able - to press the button and have the complete score for the entire symphony orchestra without any human intervention other than my work at the beginning. the result, a four—minute extract dubbed symphony 10.1, performed by guillaume's orchestra. all this intended to honour the legendary german composer. translation: it's not blasphemous at all. i we have to see it as a tool, as an aid. nobody replaces the human. there are many people who are afraid that we will replace the artist, that divine inspiration will disappear, but i really don't think so. no one is under any illusions. this is simply an interesting exercise, an insight into what might have been. as guillaume and florian admit, nobody replaces beethoven. tim allman, bbc news. they say you should

near osha and those like who need all the protection they can get me know fernandez or just the ra colombo. now moving on and hundreds of supporters of 2 canadian men detained in china, have marched through ottawa, demanding that they be released. michael barble and michael coverage have now been held a 1000 days. what canadian officials say a false charges the pair were arrested back in december 2018 and accused of espionage. also, it says its retaliation against canada. detention of a prominent chinese national hallway executive mag, one show security forces and southern mexico of used force to disperse hundreds of migrants hoping to reach the border with united states. about 800 people were sleeping in a basketball court when they were then surrounded by national guard. troops and immigration agents. dozens were arrested in, as you can see, that some children separated from their families. and police and columbia say they've seized more than 2000 kilograms of cocaine bound from mexico. the drug was hidden inside fertilizer and has an estimated value of $37000000.00. police officers disp

we know fernandez reports from colombo, nero, shackle murray, his worked into lunkhead gum and take the friend, dia, she's one of 350000 people, working in the multi 1000000000 dollar industry that manufactures products for top international brands. she says many workers like her have had cool with 19 infection and suffer last. you know how that i would allow that it again, even though we go to work up to the 14 days, some of us feel very weak, have no appetite and have difficulty breathing. i'm still taking medicine that i'm some workers look for a day or 2 and have to stop. they go back because they have no choice and when to see the job. but german of the shari has been campaigning for worker rights for many years. she says, companies must ensure the safety of workers during this crisis may more this ongoing money call them on the phone during this times. my grand work earnings have fallen. the truism in the she has fallen. we're not getting proper income. if we want to save god this industry, save god, the country, then create the systems to keep them safe. the companies must bear t