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The Department of Meteorology says that rain or thundershowers may occur in a few places in the evening or night in the Eastern and Uva provinces today (25). The department stated that there may be some rain in the morning in the coastal areas of the Western Province and Galle and Matara districts.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.

The Ministry of Finance states that the excise revenue decreased by 40% in March, but no decision has been taken to reduce the price of alcohol. A senior official of the Ministry of Finance told a major newspaper in the country that there is no truth in the rumours circulating on social media that the price of alcohol will decrease from next June.He said that due to the increase in excise duty in January this year, the target excise revenue will decrease by 30%. The senior spokesman of the Ministry of Finance said that with the collapse of the sale…

The resolution to remove Janaka Ratnayake from the post of Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission was passed by 46 majority votes in Parliament yesterday (24).Accordingly, 123 votes were received in favour of the proposal and 77 votes were received against it. The government had submitted this proposal to the Parliament against the way the chairman of the Public Utilities Commission, Janaka Ratnayake, had acted in that position.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.

Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena says that a fare revision should be made to maintain train fares one-third lower than the current bus fare. Speaking in Parliament today (24), the Minister stated that a policy decision has been taken in this regard.The Minister mentioned that the total income of the Railway Department in 2021 is 2.6 billion, of which 2.3 billion has been spent on overtime payments and 7 billion on salaries, and due to this, there has been a loss of 10 billion rupees in the past years.Accordingly, the Minister further mentioned that the Railway Department should be digitized to…

State Minister for Finance Dr Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the manufacturers have agreed to reduce the price of local school bags and shoes by 10% from July 15th. The minister points out that this agreement was expressed in response to a request to give the consumers the benefit of the drop in raw material prices compared to the devaluation of the dollar.Accordingly, the prices of school bags and shoes will decrease by Rs. 350/= to 450/=. The minister further mentioned that a review meeting will be held with the producers regarding the prices in another month, in which further price…

The Afghanistan cricket team has come to the island to participate in a 50-over tournament consisting of three one-day matches. The Sri Lanka-Afghanistan one-day series consists of three matches and it is said that the first international one-day match between the two countries is scheduled to be held on June 2nd. The second match is scheduled to be held on June 04 and the third and final match is scheduled to be held on June 07 and all the matches are scheduled to be held at Hambantota.Get more sports news and information by connecting with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Sports.

Meta owns Facebook and has been fined US$1.3 billion (€1.2 billion). The fine has also been given five months to stop data transfer to the US, the EU’s privacy regulator. A penalty has been imposed on Meta Company in relation to the use of user information.The Irish Data Protection Commissioner imposed a fine on Meta for breaching a 2020 European Court of Justice order on data transfer/assignment. The relevant order has cancelled the data transfer agreement between the European Union and the United States of America. The European Union previously fined Amazon 746 million euros in 2021 for allegedly harming,…

The Department of Meteorology says that in the Eastern, North Central and Uva Provinces and in the Trincomalee district today (24th), there may be rain or thundershowers at a few places during the evening or at night. The department stated that there may be some rain in the morning in the western coastal areas and Galle and Matara districts.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.

Huawei kicked off its Asia Pacific Partners Conference 2023 in Shenzhen today, bringing together over 1,200 of its partners from more than 10 countries and regions to explore ways to seek new growth and win the future. Huawei also hosted an APAC partners alliance launch ceremony during the event.Asia-Pacific has long been an engine of global economic growth. As one of the most active regions in the global digital economy, Asia-Pacific has been a leader in digitalization and innovation initiatives. Huawei has more than 7,900 enterprise partners and more than 2,000 cloud partners in the Asia-Pacific region, and it seeks…

Meta Company has introduced a new update for Whatsapp.Accordingly, the company mentions that it has given the ability to edit a WhatsApp message sent by a user within 15 minutes.Find out more by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Science & Technology.