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It has been decided to increase the import tax on ethanol, which is used for the production of disinfectant liquid, which was lowered during the Covid epidemic.Also, it has been decided to increase the excise tax of 25 rupees for a litre of “Ra” to 50 rupees, said the Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya.Below is the notification issued in this regard,

The price of diesel and kerosene belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been increased with effect from 12.00 midnight today (11).Accordingly, the increased price and the new price are shown below.

Prasad Kulatunga, secretary of the Ceylon Vehicle Importers Association, says that the prices of vehicles in the country have come down.He points out that due to the high-interest rates of banks and leasing companies, many people do not take loans and buy vehicles, so those who need to sell vehicles are tempted to sell vehicles even at a low price.He further mentioned that there is currently no fixed price for the used vehicles available in the market due to the restriction of vehicle import.

In the past, when we were going to school, we were told by the school itself that we should all have hobbies. Then they ask us what are our hobbies. At that time, the two most common hobbies for many people were reading books and collecting stamps. But when asked about this hobby, even though they said that they collect stamps, many people did not even collect stamps. Most of the time, mom or dad put together a stamp set for their hobby. Or, a letter that comes home a week with two stamps, rolls up two stamps and collects…

Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have taken steps to ban Afghan women from entering amusement parks and fitness centres.US-led NATO forces left Afghanistan in August 2021. Then the Taliban came back to power and established a new government. Today, Afghanistan is ruled by the Taliban.International human rights organizations have explained that the Taliban rulers have implemented their own draconian Sharia law, and have taken away the right of Afghan females to live freely.Girls’ education is also banned. Women are also prohibited from working. Yesterday (9), the Taliban rulers banned their women from entering amusement parks and fitness centres.These new restrictions on women…

Coal had a significant role in the Industrial Revolution. Iron was smelted using charcoal and wood as fuel. But even before that, in the 16th century, when there were less than 10 million people living there, wood was already becoming scarce in Britain.Trees require a lot of space and are sluggish to grow new ones. You must burn more wood since it has a lower energy density than coal. Due to their vast wooded regions, South America, Russia, and Canada would have likely gained political dominance.Without coal and oil, early chemists would have had to synthesize long-chain hydrocarbons from ethanol…

The Department of Meteorology says that there is a possibility that the low-pressure area near the island will move towards the northwest and gradually move towards the Tamil Nadu area near the northern coast of Sri Lanka.Due to this, the department states that the rain situation in the North, North Central and North West provinces and Trincomalee district is expected to continue.There is a possibility of rain or thundershowers at times in the North, North Central and North West provinces and Trincomalee district and there is a possibility of heavy rains of more than 100 mm in some places.Rain or…

The Department of Motor Traffic says that official license cards will be issued to people who have been issued temporary driving licenses from Monday, November 14.Accordingly, the Commissioner General of the Motor Traffic Department Nishantha Weerasinghe stated that the official driving license cards will be delivered to the owners by post.As official driving license cards could not be issued, arrangements were made to issue temporary licenses to around 6 lakh people.

President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that the IMF has informed that the agreement related to the staff-level agreement signed with the International Monetary Fund will not be made public until the ongoing discussion round of negotiations is over.The President points out that the staff-level agreement signed with the International Monetary Fund should be discussed with other countries and there may be some amendments.Accordingly, the President further stated that it would be announced after the negotiations were over and that the signatures of other parties for the staff-level agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund should be done by now.Find out more…

Minister of Justice Dr Wijayadasa Rajapaksa says that new types of poisonous drugs have been included in the Poisons, Opium and Dangerous Drugs Amendment Act.Yesterday (10), while presenting 09 draft bills and a regulation convention to the parliament, the minister mentioned that ice drug has also been included in this amendment bill.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.