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The Department of Meteorology announces that in the next few days, there will be favourable atmospheric conditions for the occurrence of thunderstorms in the evening in many parts of the island, and accordingly, scattered rain or thundershowers may occur in many parts of the island today (30th) after 2.00 pm.The announcement further stated that in some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western and Southern provinces, heavy rains of over 100 mm may occur, and in the Eastern Province and Mullaitivu and Hambantota districts, rain or thundershowers may also occur in the morning.

A workshop on Indian cinema was inaugurated at the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, Colombo. The Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing Mr Arundika Fernando participated in this event.Deputy High Commissioner Mr Vinod K. Jacob attended the inauguration and the delegation led by Dr Nagathihalli Chandrashekaran, a director, actor, screenwriter and lyricist of Kannada cinema participated.The Deputy High Commissioner while commenting here said:“As India and Sri Lanka complete 75 years of diplomatic relations, it is very timely that we hold this workshop. It is hoped that this workshop will contribute more to deepening the bonds with the people. Every…

Landslide warnings have been issued for Udapalata Divisional Secretariat Division of Kandy District, Haldumulla Divisional Secretariat Division of Badulla District and Kegalle Divisional Secretariat Division of Kegalle District.The National Building Research Organization issued these warnings to be effective from yesterday (29) at 4:00 pm to today (30) at 04:00 pm.

The National Vesak Day celebration is scheduled to be held at Sri Ratanasiri Piriven Temple in Chilaw. This year, Vesak week is from May 2nd to May 8th.Somarathne Vidanapathirana, Secretary of the Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious Affairs and Cultural Affairs said that many religious programs have been organized throughout the island on the occasion of the Vesak week.

The Sri Lanka Defense Services Rugby Team won the friendly match between the Indian National Rugby Team and the Sri Lanka Defense Services Rugby Team at the Ratmalana Air Force Rugby Ground. The Indian national rugby team, which is on a training tour of Sri Lanka, recently participated in this match after participating in training with the Sri Lanka Army, Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Air Force rugby teams.The Indian rugby team was captained by Vikas Katti and the Sri Lanka Defense Services rugby team was captained by Thilina Weerasinghe of the Sri Lanka Navy. Against the 30 points…

The “Presidential Environment Awards 2021-2022” organized by the Central Environment Authority will be held today at 9 am under the chairmanship of President Ranil Wickramasinghe and Environment Minister Engineer Naseer Ahmed, Secretary of the Environment Ministry Dr Anil Jasinghe, Chairman of the Central Environment Authority Supun S. Pathirage, Central Environment Authority Director General P. B. Hemantha Jayasinghe participated in the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall at the Lotus Hall.This year the 9th Presidential Environment Awards ceremony was held.Awarding state honours to industries, business organizations and individuals who have done an excellent job in environmental conservation; Building an environmentally friendly industry,…

Pakistan Army Commander General Asim Munir has arrived in China for a four-day visit.Pakistani media has reported that the purpose of General Asim Munir’s visit is to further strengthen the existing security relations between China and Pakistan.Asim Munir took over as Pakistan’s army chief in November last year. This visit to China is his fourth foreign visit. Earlier, Asim Munir visited Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and the United Kingdom. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Department of Meteorology says that after 2.00 pm today (28th) there may be scattered showers or thunderstorms in many parts of the island. The department stated that some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and Galle and Matara districts may experience heavy rains of more than 75 mm.There may be rain in the morning in the eastern province and southern coastal areas. 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.

A Sri Lankan engineer working as an electrical engineer in Dubai has produced a new device to prevent damage caused by monkeys. This new device has been manufactured by Engineer Manatunga Sheran Deepthi Jivakantha Silva and the Lunuwila National Coconut Research Institute is currently conducting a pilot project to test the success of this device.Mr Manatunga, who commented on the new device produced to prevent the damage caused by monkeys, said: The monkey repellent device was produced at the request of the Salt Lake National Coconut Research Institute. Earlier I made a device that repels wild elephants. They must have…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s annual report for the year 2022 has been handed over by Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe to the Minister of Financial Economic Stabilization and National Policy President Ranil Wickramasinghe at the Ministry of Finance yesterday (27).The Presidential Media Division stated that this was presented as the 73rd annual report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and consists of 04 main parts.According to Section 35 of the Monetary Law Act, every year, a report on the economic conditions and the policies taken for that year should be prepared by the Monetary Board of…