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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe stated that Sri Lanka’s dollar crisis is over as the Executive Committee will receive the approval of the US$ 2.9 billion loan amount to be provided by the International Monetary Fund tomorrow (20). Mr Weerasinghe pointed out that Sri Lanka will still have sufficient foreign reserves to import essential goods to Sri Lanka.Mr Weerasinghe stated that by receiving the loan from the International Monetary Fund, the confidence of investors in Sri Lanka will increase and thus Sri Lanka will get new foreign funds and new approaches for investment opportunities. He said…

The term of office of 340 out of 341 local government bodies ended at midnight yesterday (19). Accordingly, it is stated that all the administrative activities of those institutions will be placed under the commissioners and secretaries from today (20).Accordingly, the power of the 29 municipal councils will be transferred to the municipal commissioners, and the power of the 36 municipal councils and the 275 local councils will be transferred to the secretaries of those institutions. State Minister for Provincial Councils and Local Government Janaka Wakkambura mentioned that local government institutions will provide the services needed by the public in…

The Sri Lanka squads have been announced for the ODI and T20 series expected to be held between the touring Sri Lankan team and the New Zealand team.Accordingly, a squad consisting of 18 players has been named for the one-day tournament and it is unique that Angelo Mathews has also been named for this squad after a long time.Also, a squad consisting of 18 players has been named for the Twenty20 tournament and Kusal Janith Perera, who has recovered, has also been included in this squad.Below are the respectively named ODI & T20 squads,Get more sports news and information by…

The former president of the United States, Donald Trump, is being accused of not handing over the valuable gifts he received while in office to the government when he left office.Among these gifts are said to be a golden golf club won during a trip to Japan and a sword won during a trip to Saudi Arabia.These accusations have been levelled at Trump by rival Democrats. A special parliamentary committee has also been established to look into those goods. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Department of Meteorology says that in many parts of the island, rain or thundershowers may occur in places during the evening or at night.In some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-Central provinces, mm. The department mentioned that there may be some heavy rains above 50.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.

According to the National Building Research Organization, there is a risk of landslides in three districts of the island due to the prevailing heavy rains.A spokesperson of the National Building Research Organization said that this risk has arisen in the districts of Badulla, Kegalle and Kurunegala.The spokesman also mentioned that the people living in the hilly and sloping areas of those areas should be on the lookout for signs of landslides. (Lankadeepa)

American actor Lance Reddick, who was very popular in ‘The Wire’, ‘The Fringe’, TV series and ‘John Wick’ movie series, passed away. He was 60 years old when he died.Lance Reddick died at his home in Los Angeles. The media has reported that it was a natural death. No further details have been revealed so far. (Reuters)Get to know more about Entertainment news by keeping up with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Entertainment.

Trade Minister Nalin Fernando says that the ship carrying the first consignment of eggs to be imported from India will reach the island in the next two days.Accordingly, the minister mentioned that it is planned to bring two million eggs to Sri Lanka as the first egg stock.The government decided to import eggs in order to reduce the existing shortage of eggs and control the price, and the related egg stock is to be used for the bakery industry.

State Minister for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the government has decided to resume giving 11 lakh rupees interest-free loans to students who have lost university admissions to pursue higher education courses.Accordingly, the State Minister of Finance mentioned that private university students will have the opportunity to get an interest-free loan facility through 3 state banks.Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya further stated that priority will be given to technical courses and the Ministry of Finance has given its approval after several rounds of discussions.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.

The second Test match between the Sri Lankan team and the New Zealand team is scheduled to start tomorrow (17).Accordingly, the match is scheduled to start tomorrow at 3.30 am Sri Lanka time at Basin Reserve in Wellington.The New Zealand team managed to win the first test between the two countries by two wickets after a tight match.Get more sports news and information by connecting with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Sports.