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The Public Utilities Commission has introduced a hotline to assist electricity consumers with issues related to new electricity charges.According to the Public Utilities Commission, the electricity consumer can contact the special hotline number 0775687387 to get clarifications about the new electricity charges.

Foreign media reports that a new resolution on Sri Lanka may be passed at the end of this month at the 51st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.The draft resolution focuses on providing the necessary legal and other guidelines for the exercise of international jurisdiction in Sri Lanka and the prosecution of persons who have clear evidence of having committed a crime in violation of international law.It is said that these draft resolutions recommend that actions should be taken against the high-ranking government officials and political leaders who committed the economic crimes that led to the weakening of…

Washington, DC, set a record-high temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit in June 1988, when NASA climatologist James Hansen spoke before Congress on global warming. Extreme heat waves plagued the summer, while drought struck 40 states.His admonition was regarded as a momentous wake-up call, but instead of heeding the existential smoke alarm, America changed the batteries and kept on cooking.Nearly 40 years later, the effects of a warming planet are being felt personally in places like California and Colorado in the southwest and mountain west of the United States. The past 20 years have been marked by a “megadrought” that is…

Acting Cabinet Spokesman Minister Ramesh Pathirana says that the government is ready to lift the ban on imported goods once the current foreign exchange crisis is resolved.Accordingly, the current ban is a temporary measure and it will be revised gradually, the minister said.The minister also mentioned that the import ban has been reviewed and it has been decided to provide import concessions for essential raw materials based on the requirements.

According to the Government Medical Officers’ Association, the current lack of medicines is due to weak coordination among the health sector institutions.Accordingly, the central committee member of the association, Dr. Prasath Colombo, states that there is no proper coordination between the Sri Lanka State Pharmaceutical Corporation and the Drug Regulatory Authority.As a result, it takes many months for one file of some types of medicines to go from one institution to another and due to the problems of the regulatory authority, the private sector is also unable to issue the relevant medicines.

The Director General of Health Services has confirmed that the day before yesterday (12) 05 deaths of Covid-infected people were reported and yesterday (13) 30 Covid-infected people were identified.According to that, the number of Covid infected people in Sri Lanka is 670,501 and the number of Covid deaths is 16,734.

The Department of Meteorology says that there may be some rain in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts.The department states that there is mainly rainless weather on the rest of the island.From Puttalam through Colombo and Galle to Matara, there may be rain at a few places in the sea areas off the coast, and the winds in the sea areas around the island are blowing from the south-west and the wind speed is about (30-40) kmph.

The Motor Transport Department has decided to extend the validity period of the temporary driving licenses issued from a period of 06 months up to one year.The department states that the time can be extended by going to the Werahera office or the district office of the district where he resides.The Department of Motor Transport further stated that the ordered 450,000 driver’s license printing cards will be delivered to Sri Lanka in the next few weeks.

China has discussed Sri Lanka’s current economic situation and revival plans with representatives of the Asian Development Bank.Accordingly, the Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated that the discussions were held between its ambassador and Asian Development Bank’s South Asia Director General Kenichi Yokoyama.It is further stated in their Twitter message that Sri Lankan Operations Director Cheng Cheng has also joined these discussions.

Minister of State Shanta Bandara says that people who have skills in fields like welding, grinding, and painting have the opportunity to go for jobs in Korea.The minister stated that it is unnecessary to pass the Korean language proficiency test for those job categories today (13) while attending the press conference to announce the cabinet decision.Accordingly, anyone interested in this up to the age of 45 can go to the employment agency in Nawala under the Foreign Employment Promotion Bureau, he said.The minister further mentioned that there is a possibility of getting a job in the Korean government after discussing…