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Twitter logo to change

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Twitter owner Elon Musk has said he wants to get rid of the Twitter bird logo, and replace it with an “X”.

However, Mr Musk also has a history of making statements that fail to happen or are not serious.

Mr Musk, who has changed the name of the business to X Corp, said the replacement “should have been done a long time ago”.

According to reports, the billionaire wants to create a “super app” called “X” which is similar to China’s WeChat.

He said on Sunday he was looking to change Twitter’s logo, tweeting: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds.”

He then said that an interim logo would go live later the same day.

Mr Musk posted an image of a flickering “X” on Twitter, and later in a Twitter Spaces audio chat, replied “Yes” when asked if the Twitter logo will change, adding that “it should have been done a long time ago”.

The company’s chief executive, Linda Yaccarino, wrote on the platform that the rebrand was an exciting new opportunity.

“Twitter made one massive impression and changed the way we communicate,” she said.

“Now, X will go further, transforming the global town square.”

For some people in Asia, super-apps including India’s PayTM and Indonesia’s GoJek have been a vital part of everyday lives for the past few years.

The apps let users pay for services through a finance system.

WeChat is a messaging and social media platform that has evolved into one of the region’s biggest apps in terms of its range of services and number of users.

Last year, it was estimated to have 1.29 billion users in China alone.

(BBC News)

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Thriposha company to launch new cupcake range

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The Sri Lanka Thriposha Company Limited has successfully resumed operations under the government’s restructuring initiative aimed at transforming loss-making state enterprises into profit-generating institutions.

According to Chairman Amal Niroshana Attanayake, as of June 16, the previously idle machines at the Thriposha factory are now operating around the clock. The first batches of Thriposha product packets have already been produced, and the once-empty warehouses are now being restocked, signaling the return of a 24-hour production cycle.

The Chairman announced that the company is preparing to distribute Thriposha nationwide in the coming days, ensuring that pregnant mothers, lactating mothers, and infants will once again have access to this vital nutritional supplement.

Additionally, under Attanayake’s leadership, the company will soon launch a new line of nutritious and flavorful Thriposha cupcakes, available in chocolate, banana, vanilla, strawberry, and mango flavors.

Consumers will be able to purchase these new products starting next week at the company’s Ja-Ela head office outlet.

(dailynews.lk)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by dailynews.lk has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Customs urges to re-export substandard salt imports

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Sri Lanka Customs has recommended the re-export of 05 containers of imported salt after they failed to meet national quality standards.

According to Customs Spokesperson Seewali Arukgoda, all salt containers brought into the country are subject to rigorous standards testing. The five containers in question were found to be non-compliant with Sri Lanka Standards Certification requirements.

According to Customs, approximately 2,000 containers of salt have been imported under the relevant import permit.

Earlier, The Sri Lanka Salt Manufacturers Association has announced that salt will now be sold under newly set Maximum Retail Prices (MRP), following an agreement with the Consumer Affairs Council.

This move comes after import restrictions were relaxed, and sufficient salt stocks have arrived in the country. The MRPs are as follows :

1 kg granular salt – Rs.180
1 kg salt powder – Rs.240
400 g salt powder – Rs.120

The Association stated that while distribution has begun, it may take a few days for the packaged salt to reach outlets islandwide. Consumers can expect to purchase salt at regulated prices once full distribution is in place.

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Kunming-Colombo freight service takes off

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In a boost to bilateral trade, China’s S.F. Airlines launched its inaugural Kunming-Colombo cargo flight yesterday, marking a new chapter in Sri Lanka’s logistics connectivity with Yunnan Province.

S.F. Airlines deployed a Boeing 747-200 aircraft for the inaugural flight, which arrived at BIA from Kunming at 10:50 a.m. yesterday (26), carrying 22 metric tons of cargo.

S.F. Airlines – a major Chinese logistics carrier.

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