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The Department of Meteorology says that there may be scattered showers or thunderstorms in the evening or night in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.More than 75 mm of heavy rain is also possible in some places and there is a possibility of rain in the morning in the northern, eastern, Uva and north-central provinces and in the southern coastal areas.The Department of Meteorology urges that individuals take the required precautions to reduce the risks posed by thunderstorms’ transient high winds and lightning.

A senior official of the Litro Gas Company said that the price of Litro Gas cylinders prices will increase by more than 500 rupees in the first week of February.The official said that the price of a 12.5 kg cylinder of Litro gas will increase by between 500 and 750 rupees and the price of 5 kg and 2.3 kg cylinders will also increase in relation to the price increase.The official said that the increase in the price will be effective from the 5th of next month and said that the increase in the price of gas in the world…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment has given 03 billion rupees to the treasury.Accordingly, it is said that the check was handed over to President Ranil Wickremesinghe by the Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment, Manusha Nanayakkara, at the Presidential Office yesterday (23) afternoon.Considering the current economic situation in the country, it is stated that this amount was obtained from the operating surplus received by the Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Bureau last year for essential activities such as the purchase of essential medicines, the payment of government employee salaries, and the purchase of paddy.Below is the Twitter announcement issued…

After Vesto Slipher observed spiral nebulae in the early 20th century, he was able to conclude that all but a few nebulae (such as Andromeda) were moving away from Earth. In 1925, Edwin Hubble confirmed that spiral nebulae were indeed separate galaxies with the discovery of Cepheid variable stars in Andromeda. These pulsating stars obey the time-luminosity law. In fact, the longer the light variation lasts, the brighter the star stays. This allows you to determine their distance. Hubble discovered that Andromeda is too far away to be part of our galaxy, confirming what other astronomers had initially suspected: spiral…

The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) says that a week of protests will be implemented from today (23) against the tax amendments imposed by the government.Accordingly, the protest week starting today has been named ‘Black Protest Week’, said its media spokesperson Dr Chamil Wijesinghe.He said that the government will be forced to remove the unfair tax policy and introduce a fair tax policy.Also, Dr Chamil Wijesinghe further stated that during that week, all the hospitals will be dressed in black, protesting and wearing black belts.

NDTV News has announced that within a few days after India officially announced that Sri Lanka, which is burdened by debt, will provide the necessary financial guarantees to obtain the loan amount of US$ 2.9 billion from the International Monetary Fund, China has also announced that it will provide financial guarantees.NDTV news service has pointed out quoted sources as saying that China has given Sri Lanka a letter saying that it will suspend the repayment of Sri Lanka’s debt for two years and that it will provide the necessary financial guarantees for Sri Lanka to receive the extended loan amount…

The International Football Federation has worked to temporarily cancel the membership of the SL Football Federation. The ban is effective from January 21 until further notice. The International Football Federation has informed this ban in a letter to the former General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Football Federation Mr Upali Hewage.A new board of officials was appointed to the Sri Lanka Football Federation in an official election held on January 14, but the International Football Federation had not accepted the new board of officials.It is reported that this ban has been imposed on the grounds of the intervention of the…

India’s main opposition Congress Party’s ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ political rally was hit by two bomb attacks as it passed through Jammu and Kashmir state. The media has reported that seven Congress party activists who were on foot were injured.The Congress party’s ‘Bharat Jodo’ political rally started a few months ago in Tamil Nadu, South India. Leading the political rally is led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.The objective of the political rally is to popularize the Congress party by taking it to the masses. The political rally had to be stopped near Chadwal town after the bomb blast and party workers…

The Department of Meteorology says that there may be occasional rain or thundershowers in Eastern, Uva and North Central provinces and in the Hambantota district.The department stated that rain or thundershowers may occur at places in the rest of the island during the evening or at night.The Department of Meteorology urges that individuals take the required precautions to reduce the risks posed by thunderstorms’ transient high winds and lightning.

A French court has sentenced 14 Sri Lankans for illegally transporting Sri Lankans and Bangladeshis to Europe. It has been revealed in court that these Sri Lankans are involved in human trafficking in Europe. (Divaina)