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The Ministry of Agriculture says that the distribution of urea fertilizer required for the first fertilizer application has already started two weeks after planting paddy in the upcoming season.According to the requests made by the farmer organizations, steps have been taken to send the urea slurry to the agricultural service centres.The Ministry of Agriculture further stated that the amount of urea fertilizer that the two government fertilizer companies have distributed throughout the island is 22,981 metric tons between September 29 and October 10.

Myanmar’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was convicted by a military court on bribery charges, was sentenced to another three years in prison.Accordingly, Suu Kyi’s prison term will be extended to 26 years. Suu Kyi, 77, was also found guilty of all charges of bribery.Meanwhile, Aung San Suu Kyi has insisted that she has not done anything wrong. Suu Kyi has been accused of several other corruption charges, and trials are scheduled to be held in connection with them.Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more information.

Our country is located close to the equator and receives good sunlight throughout the year. From the scientific facts we have learned since childhood, we know that Vitamin D is produced in the skin during morning exposure to sunlight.Despite the situation, according to a survey report, one out of every three (31%) of Sri Lanka’s urban population suffers from Vitamin D deficiency and more than half of the total population (59%) has insufficient Vitamin D levels.It would be surprising to say that one out of every three of the country’s population is Vitamin D deficient, even though it receives plenty…

The Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill No. 24 of 2017 has been gazetted.Accordingly, it states that the bill has been gazetted as per the directives of the Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and National Policy.According to the relevant gazette, the tax-free allowance has been reduced and the gross monthly income is Rs. It has also been suggested that people who own 100,000 or more will be liable for income tax.Below is the relevant gazette notification,https://bit.ly/3fV2PmB

Peeling paint, walls dripping with condensation and windows with shattered glass – there’s something very eerie about an unlived-in building. From discarded hotels to ghost towns and flooded villages, we’ve rounded up some of the spookiest abandoned places in the world, for intrepid travellers with a macabre sense of adventure.1. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, USAOnce the world’s most expensive prison, from 1829 this Philadelphia facility boasted grand architecture, modern luxuries and notorious inmates including Al Capone. One of the first penitentiaries ever built, it combined impressive design and strict discipline to inspire regret and reform in the hearts of convicts.…

The United Nations Development Program says that Sri Lanka is among the 05 countries that need immediate relief due to the severe debt crisis.Accordingly, the other countries are Pakistan, Tunisia, Chad and Zambia.Also, the United Nations Development Program has warned that 54 countries will experience an increase in poverty without immediate debt relief.The report issued by them further states that those people need immediate debt relief or they may become poorer.

The cabinet has approved the issuance of a digital driving license instead of the current driving license.Accordingly, Minister Bandula Gunawardena said that a digital driver’s license with a QR code will be introduced in the near future instead of the existing driver’s license with a chip.The Minister further stated that the related information will be forwarded to the technical departments and other expert committees, a comprehensive study will be conducted on the conditions that may arise in the relevant implementation, and a driver’s license with modern digital technology will be issued.

The largest desert in Asia, the Gobi Desert is one of the most famous deserts in the world. When you say a desert, most people expect a land with sand dunes, but do you know that the amount of such sand dunes in the Gobi desert is only 5% of the total land area? Isn’t it amazing? This dessert is actually a mountain range with fertile populations. There are also arid lands where the grass grows tall.The Gobi desert is a desert that spans two countries. One side of it spreads to the south of Mongolia and the other part…

Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Bandula Gunawardena says that the Cabinet has approved the classification of Sri Lanka as a low-income country.The minister stated that this decision was taken based on the notification of world organizations to make it easier for Sri Lanka to get concessional loan assistance.Accordingly, the minister further stated that the per capita income has decreased with the recession of the economy in the past period.

A discussion has been held between the Minister of State for Finance, the Governor of the Central Bank and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Gita Gopinath.State Minister Shehan Semasinghe, posting a Twitter post in this regard, mentions that with the support of the International Monetary Fund, a productive discussion was held on the challenges faced by the country and the reforms taken for the way forward.Below is the relevant Twitter post,