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Colombo Vs KandyThe Colombo team’s number 10 batsman Prabhath Jayasuriya was able to record the first half-century in the National Super League four-day tournament this year.Prabhath, who came to the field when the Colombo team lost 8 wickets for 126 runs, together with Nisal Tharaka, had a partnership of 82 runs for the 9th wicket, which was also the first half-century partnership of this tournament.Prabhath was dismissed as the last batsman of the Colombo team and he scored 51 runs including 5 fours.Kandy team’s Lasith Amudeniya, who bowled excellently against the Colombo team, took 5 wickets for 60 runs and…

Unable to bear the extreme cold, 70 Afghans and 70,000 cattle have died, according to foreign media.According to a statement issued by the Afghan Disaster Management Department, Afghan people and cattle have been killed in the past two weeks. It is also said that the extreme cold that affected Afghanistan has created a humanitarian tragedy.It is said that the temperature in many provinces of Afghanistan has decreased by 33 degrees Celsius. Ghor Province has been most affected by extreme cold.This is also said to be the coldest weather condition to affect Afghanistan in recent history. Local food production activities have…

The Department of Meteorology says that a change is expected in the dry weather condition in the eastern and Uva provinces of the island in the coming days.The department stated that several rainy seasons may occur in Uva province and Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts.In the rest of the island, there is mainly a rainless weather condition, and in Uva and Northern provinces and in Hambantota district, there is a possibility of strong winds of about 40 kmph from time to time.

During the visit of Wijitha Herath, Member of Parliament of the National People’s Power, he met the Sri Lankan Ambassador to Oman and the staff of the Embassy and engaged in a friendly discussion. After that, the MP met more than 100 Sri Lankan domestic workers who are currently staying in the shelter.The MP who listened to their grievances very carefully said that he will inform the relevant departments and the Parliament of Sri Lanka about this.The MP observed how these women are staying in a very limited space under very few facilities. Although there are about 20 people who…

The bill to regulate election expenses has been passed by a majority vote in Parliament yesterday (19).Accordingly, it is stated that 97 votes in favour and 36 votes against have been received for this bill.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Pavithra Wanniarachchi was sworn in as the Cabinet Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation.Meanwhile, Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC) MP Jeevan Thondaman was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development.The PMD stated that the two ministers were sworn in at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. Earlier today, Minister Mahinda Amaraweera resigned from his portfolio of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation to pave the way for a new appointment.

State Minister of Water Supply Sanath Nishantha has faced defeat in the recent election of the Arachchikattuwa Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society.According to Lankadeepa, the Arachchikattuwa Multi-Purpose Cooperative Society held elections on Tuesday (17) to elect 09 officials.As per the election results, State Minister Sanath Nishantha was ranked 11th and failed to be elected.Among the 09 elected officials, six are from the National People’s Power (NPP).It is reported that several people had celebrated the defeat of State Minister Sanath Nishantha by lighting crackers and booing at him.It is also reported that while State Minister Sanath Nishantha remained quiet, his brother Jagath Samantha…

The second stage of the 3rd term of government and government approved private schools (Sinhala & Tamil) will end on Friday (20).The second stage of the 3rd term for Muslim schools will end on February 6, 2023.The third stage of the 3rd term for all schools will start on February 20, 2023

During this visit the Indian External Affairs Minister is scheduled to have official discussions with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry and pay courtesy calls on President Ranil Wickremesinghe, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and other dignitaries.External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar will be accompanied by Joint Secretary (IOR) Puneet Agrawal, Director Sandeep Kumar Bayyappu, Deputy Secretary (Sri Lanka) Nidhi Choudhary and Deputy Secretary Raghoo Puri from the Ministry of External Affairs, India.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) has issued a clarification on the newly Gazetted embarkation levy for persons leaving from selected international airports or seaports of Sri Lanka, stating that it had been included in the airfare previously. The Chairman of the CAASL said that the current government has not imposed new embarkation levies.Pointing out that the embarkation levies have been in existence, the CAASL Chairman further said the Gazette only outlines the levies that had been included in the airfare.The CAASL Chairman’s calcification comes after the government issued a new Gazette notification outlining new embarkation levies for persons…