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The 2023 budget prepared for stable and long-term economic growth is scheduled to be presented to Parliament today (14) by President Ranil Wickremesinghe as the Minister of Finance.The Presidential Media Division states that the 2023 budget has given special attention to the sectors of the capital market, export market, labour market and digital economy.It is said that this year’s budget will focus more on providing social welfare benefits to the people who need them and on preparing a policy environment for building the private sector as the driving force of the country’s economy.All arrangements have already been made to bring…

Electricity and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that since the price of fuel was revised recently, the price will not be changed again on the 15th.Also, after agreeing on a new method with the supplier, the unloading of ESPO crude oil started last night (12th), the minister said in a note on his Twitter account.Meanwhile, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation started unloading the 95-octane petrol stock imported last night.Below is the relevant Twitter message,

A discussion has been held between the Minister of Transport and the officials of the Department of Motor Traffic regarding the upcoming program and the existing problems.Here, attention has been focused on the current problems regarding the issuance of driving licenses and the preparation of an urgent program for the issuance of smart cards.Also, it is reported that attention is being paid to conducting the written examinations of the driver’s licenses online at the same time in connection with the district offices of the Department of Motor Traffic.

Gemunu Wijeratne, President of the Ceylon Private Bus Owners’ Association, says that although the price of diesel has been increased, bus fares are not expected to increase.Accordingly, he mentions that last time when diesel was reduced by 15 rupees, there was no revision of bus fares and again, due to the increase of the same amount, there will be no revision of bus fares.

After 1 pm, several sections of the island may see rain or thundershowers, according to the Department of Meteorology.According to the agency, severe rains of around 100 mm may fall in various areas of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and Eastern provinces.Mullaitivu, Galle, and Matara districts in the western and eastern provinces might see morning rain.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 Central Bank of Sri Lanka reports that in October 2022, remittances from Sri Lankan expatriate employees totalled 355.4 million US dollars.However, last September, the country received 359 million US dollars as foreign labour remittances.It is further reported that the country has received 2,929.4 million US dollars as remittances between January and October 2022.Find out more financial news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Financial.

EY Global Delivery Services (EY GDS) Sri Lanka, part of the global EY network of service delivery centres with a focus on innovation, technology and process improvement, joined hands with the 24th National ICT Awards – NBQSA 2022 held recently to recognize outstanding achievements in Sri Lanka’s ICT (Information and Communications Technology) sector.Commenting on the collaboration, Location Leader of EY GDS Sri Lanka Hariharan Padmanabhan stated: “We are proud to be a sponsor for this year’s NBQSA awards, which is one of the major national awards events dedicated to the ICT sector. It is important to us to support the…

The five defendants, including Nalini Sri Haran, who are serving life terms in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, were ordered to be released yesterday (11).The Indian media reports that the Supreme Court mentioned that the Tamil Nadu government had previously recommended to the governor to release them.In 1991, they were jailed for the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

7 new ambassadors and a High Commissioner who have been appointed for Sri Lanka handed over their credentials to President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the President’s Office yesterday morning (11).According to the Presidential Media Section, new ambassadors for Mexico, Bhutan, Paraguay, Luxembourg, Russia, Oman and France and a High Commissioner for Ghana were also appointed.Below is the notification issued in this regard,

The Department of Meteorology announces that there may be rain or thundershowers in the evening or night in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, Uva and Eastern provinces, as well as in the Galle and Matara districts.The announcement states that there may be rain in the morning in the Western and North-Western provinces, Galle and Matara districts.The announcement further stated that some places in Uva province and Ampara district may experience heavy rain of about 75 mm.