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Lakegala, there are many hidden places in our country with very ancient history…”Lakegala” can be mentioned as one such place. Located in the Matale district, this place is strongly associated with the name Ravana.Scholars are of the opinion that King Ravana had a sky testing station on top of this rock and because of its natural location, King Ravana used this as a natural fortress.Legends say that this was used as a natural pyramid during the Great Ravana era. The speciality of this Lakegala is that it is a black stone that changes when you look at it.That is, after…

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed that 02 Covid deaths were reported the day before yesterday (28) and 14 people infected with Covid were identified yesterday (29).Accordingly, the number of Covid-infected people identified in Sri Lanka is 670,763 and the number of Covid-related deaths is 16,760.

The Department of Meteorology says that a slight increase in rainfall is expected in the southwestern part of the island today and in the next few days.The department stated that rains may occur from time to time in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, while the North-West province may also experience several periods of rain.Uva province and Ampara and Batticaloa districts may experience rain or thundershowers at a few places in the evening or at night.On the western slopes of the central hills and in the northern, north-central and southern provinces and in the…

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera and State Ministers DV Chanaka and Indika Anuruddha have participated in the inspection of Yugadanavi and Sobadanavi power plants.With the collapse of the Norochcholai power plant, this oil plant is fully operational to generate electricity for the national system.A Twitter message issued by the minister states that the Sobadanavi Power Plant will be operational from next year.

Japan’s Finance Minister Shun’ichi Suzuki says that Japan is ready to do its part in the face of the debt crisis Sri Lanka is facing.However, he has mentioned that other creditors like China and India should also contribute to solving it.He mentioned this while participating in the Asian Development Bank meeting in Manila, Philippines.The Japanese Finance Minister has further stated that if Sri Lanka meets the preconditions regarding the debt crisis, Japan will help Sri Lanka without any hesitation.

Steps have been taken to start a special luxury tourist train from Colombo Fort to Kandy.Accordingly, the railway department stated that the train will run every weekend from October 1.New tourist train The train departs from Colombo Fort at 6.30 and is scheduled to reach Kandy at 9.18 am and the train that departs from Kandy at 4.50 pm is scheduled to arrive at Colombo Fort at 7.40 pm.This special train has been designed to target the tourists who come to visit Dalada Maliga and Peradeniya Malvatta.Announcement below,

Minister of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says that the government is ready to ease the import of goods that have been temporarily suspended due to the ongoing economic crisis.The Minister of State stated this while speaking to the media after joining an observation tour at the headquarters of the Import and Export Control Department this afternoon (29).Accordingly, he further stated that he hopes to further relax the import restrictions in the future, taking into account the requests from various parties.

President Ranil Wickramasinghe says that the long-term friendship between Sri Lanka and the Philippines will be promoted by developing Asian regional cooperation.The meeting between President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. was held in Manila this morning (29), where the President mentioned this.Much attention has been given to further strengthening the bilateral relations between the Philippines and Sri Lanka through new approaches.Presidential Senior Adviser on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayake, Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Shobini Gunasekara and the Sri Lankan delegation were present at the event,…

Jasprit Bumrah, the main fast bowler of the Indian team, has missed the T20 World Cup tournament to be started in Australia.The Indian media reports that he lost the tournament due to a disability in his back.

Britain will bring back sales tax-free shopping for overseas visitors to boost the country’s flagging retail sector, finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Friday (23).“Britain welcomes millions of tourists every year, and I want our high streets and airports, our ports and our shopping centres, to feel the economic benefit. So we have decided to introduce VAT-free shopping for overseas visitors,” he told parliament during the presentation of a mini-budget.A previous tax-free shopping was abolished at the end of 2020. Kwarteng said the government would replace the previous paper-based system with a digital one. “And this will be in place…