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The first Randoli Perahera of the annual Esala Perahera Festival at the temple of tooth in Kandy is scheduled to tour the streets tonight.Accordingly, it is stated that today (07) at 07.44 pm, the procession is scheduled to start in the north-west direction.The final Randoli Perahera is scheduled to be held on August 11th, followed by the Esala Perahera festivities at the historical temple of tooth in Kandy after the noon Perahera on the 12th.

The Finance Ministry has decided to give a one-month grace period to deposit in licensed commercial banks any amount of undisclosed foreign currencies including US Dollars and UK Sterling Pounds earned by Sri Lankan citizens through various channels without any legal impediment or restrictions.Finance Ministry sources said this measure was referred to President and Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s approval on Friday, August 5.An opportunity will be given to people to deposit any amount of foreign currencies earned through foreign employment, tourism, various other programs and overseas training and workshops and which they still have in their possession during this grace…

Ceylon Electricity Board has entrusted those responsibilities to the members of the restructuring committee.8 members are included in this committee appointed as per the approval of the cabinet.Accordingly, the restructuring proposals are to be given within a month with the technical support of various development institutions.Below are the respective committee members,Former Secretary of the Ministry of Finance Dr. R. H. S SamaratungaFormer Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Energy M. M. C. FerdinandoFormer Additional General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board, Dr. Susantha PereraThilan Wijesinghe, former chairman of the board of investmentChairman of Petroleum Development Authority and Director General of…

In response to many requests from parents, the Education Ministry has extended the deadline for submitting applications to enroll Grade One pupils in public schools for the 2023 academic year. August 15, 2022, has been added to the deadline. Previously, the deadline was set to expire on August 1 of this year.Provincial Directors of Education around the nation have been advised of the revised deadline by Education Ministry Secretary M.N. Ranasinghe in a special circular.

Today (07) there will be occasional rain in Sabaragamuwa province and Nuwara Eliya and Kandy districts, says the Department of Meteorology.The department states that several rainy seasons may occur in the Western and North-Western provinces and Galle and Matara districts.In the western slopes of the central hills and in the northern, north-central and southern provinces and in the Trincomalee district, the wind speed is at times per kmph. Can increase up to 50.The Department of Meteorology urges the people to take necessary measures to reduce the dangers caused by temporary strong winds and lightning that may occur with thunderstorms

Bangladesh’s retail fuel prices have been hiked to levels not seen since the country’s independence in 1971.The Bangladeshi government on Friday night hiked the fuel prices by up to 51.7 per cent with effect from Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.According to a price notification from the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, a liter of octane now costs 135 taka ($1.43), which is 51.7 per cent higher than the previous rate of 89 taka.The prices of diesel and kerosene have been increased by 42.5 per cent to 114 taka per liter.Also, each liter of petrol now costs 130 taka,…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that the proposals presented by each and every political party during the several rounds of talks held regarding the formation of an All-Party Government,will be given to all the political parties that attended these discussions by next Monday (08).President Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out that only the JVP, National People’s Power and a few other Tamil political parties are left to hold discussions and he commended everyone’s enthusiasm for All-Party governance by setting aside political ideologies to fulfill people’s aspirations

The price of Liquefied Petroleum (LP) gas will be reduced from midnight Monday, Litro Chairman Mudith Peiris announced.It is reported that the price of a 12.5 kg domestic gas cylinder may be reduced by more than 200 rupees according to the price formula for gas introduced.Meanwhile, The All-Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association says they have also decided to reduce the prices of a cup of plain tea and a packet of rice.

Kanchana Wijesekera, the minister of power and energy, stated yesterday that no new national fuel passes will be given in the upcoming 48 hours.The Minister announced that the National Fuel Pass would be temporarily stopped for 48 hours in order to perform computer system upgrades at the Motor Traffic Department. He said that the fuel supply of customers who have fuel licenses won’t be impacted by these maintenance procedures.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has chosen to prioritize fueling stations that use the QR system while dispensing fuel.At a meeting with representatives of the CEYPETCO Fuel Station Dealers’ Association on Thursday, Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera made this choice. Only filling stations that utilize the National Fuel Pass’s QR system will get fuel, it has been decided.When implementing the QR system, consideration was given to the practical issues raised by the Fuel Station Dealers’ Association, and the appropriate actions were made to address them as quickly as feasible. The future integration of fuel-using machines with the QR system…