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The country’s educational system is undergoing modifications and artificial intelligence (AI) will be covered in the curricula for grades six to ten.This change was proclaimed by Dr Susil Premajayantha, minister of education, in order to better educate students for the demands of the twenty-first century.The ministry seeks to guarantee high-quality education and link it with international norms. The minister also went through the organization of the Sri Lankan Ministry of Education and underlined the necessity of an education system that is centred on the needs of the students.The ministry wants to keep up with the “13 plus” education initiative and…

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Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the 14-member squad for the two-day warm-up game against the Pakistan National Team.Kamindu Mendis has been named the captain of the SLC President’s XI, which features experienced players like Niroshan Dickwella, Oshadha Fernando, Sandun Weerakkody, and Praveen Jayawickrama.The warm-up game will occur at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium (MRICS) in Hambantota, starting today, July 11.Get more sports news and information by connecting with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Sports.

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American President Joe Biden says that the United States has destroyed all the chemical weapons it has accumulated over the decades in compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.President Biden has also explained that the United States took this decision with the aim of averting the terrible threats posed to the world by chemical weapons. The US had been stockpiling chemical weapons for three decades. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

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The Department of Meteorology says that some light rains may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (11). The department stated that there may be rain in the morning in the northern and eastern provinces and Polonnaruwa district.In Uva Province and Ampara and Batticaloa Districts, rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places in the evening or at night. The Department of Meteorology urges individuals to take the required precautions to reduce the risks brought on by storm-related lightning and transient high winds.

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Ceylon Petroleum Statutory Corporation made a profit of 43.4 billion rupees or 4,340 crore rupees in the first four months of this year (2023), according to the financial status report issued by the Ministry of Finance in the middle of this year.The reports say that in those four months, 277.1 million dollars were spent on crude oil import and 1,009.3 million dollars on mineral oil import and the total value of petroleum products imported by the Petroleum Corporation during that period was 877.35 million dollars.The report further reveals that between January and April of this year, Sri Lanka incurred a…

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A low-cost direct flight service (Air Asia) has been started between Thailand and Sri Lanka. Accordingly, starting the first flight, it is stated that a plane arrived from Don Mueang International Airport in Thailand to Katunayake Airport yesterday (09) at around 10.10 pm.134 passengers and 7 crew members had arrived in Sri Lanka on that flight and 174 passengers were picked up from Katunayake airport and left for Thailand.There will be 04 flights per week between Thailand and Sri Lanka and these planes will arrive at Katunayake Airport at 10.00 pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and will depart…

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to leave for India on July 21 for a two-day official visit. The Indian media reports that the President is scheduled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi there.Fisheries Minister Douglas Devananda, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara, Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabri and Presidential Staff Chief Sagala Rathnayake are also scheduled to join the President’s visit to India.The Indian media further reports that bilateral discussions will be held between the two countries regarding many fields during this visit. Also, this is the first time that Ranil Wickramasinghe will visit India after assuming the office…

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Yesterday (09), the Sri Lankan team managed to win the final match of the ICC World Cricket Cup qualification tournament by 128 runs. The Dutch team won the toss and invited the Sri Lankan team to bat first and they scored 233 runs in 48 overs.In batting, Sahan Arachchige scored 57 runs as his maiden ODI half-century, Kusal Mendis scored 43 runs, Pathum Nissanka scored 23 runs and Charith Asalanka scored 36 runs. In bowling, Ryan Klein took 2 wickets, Saqib Zulfiqar 2 wickets, and Vikramjit Singh managed to break 2 wickets.The Dutch team, who played the reply innings, managed…

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American President Joe Biden came to Great Britain. It is for the purpose of participating in the General Conference of ‘NATO’ or the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.It is seen in a statement issued by the White House that the American President is ready to reiterate at the ‘NATO’ conference that the support of the United States will be unconditional to Ukraine in the Russian-Ukrainian war.A meeting between the American President and King Charles, who came to Britain, is also scheduled to be held. This is the first meeting between President Biden and King Charles since the coronation. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World…

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The Department of Meteorology says that on today (10), there may be several periods of rain in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. There may be some light rains in the Northern Province and there may be rains or thunderstorms in a few places in the evening or at night in the Uva Province.The department further mentions that there is a possibility that the winds blowing from time to time in the North-Central Province and in the districts of Puttalam, Hambantota, Mannar and Trincomalee may turn into strong winds of around 40…

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