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The National Water Supply and Drainage Board says that water supply will be suspended for several areas in Colombo today (13).Accordingly, the board mentions that the water supply to Colombo 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 will be suspended for 16 hours from 05:00 pm today (13) to 09:00 am tomorrow (14).It is further stated that this water cut is due to essential maintenance work in the Ambatale water supply.Stay tuned to buzzer.lk for daily similar local information and news.

Unilever Sri Lanka today announced the appointment of Ali Tariq as its new Chairman and CEO with effect from 1st February 2024. With this appointment, Ali will also join Unilever’s South Asia leadership team. Before this, Ali served as the CFO for Global Transformations at Unilever’s Headquarters in London. Ali joined the Group in 2003 and has since held global and country leadership roles across Europe, South Asia and the Far East. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW) and trained with PwC London.Commenting on his new appointment at Unilever Sri Lanka,…

Huawei officially kicked off the HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity. From 5 January 2024 to 29 February 2024, participants can showcase their digital art skills in an online contest that embodies Huawei’s commitment to spark creativity. HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity is a platform for anyone who loves to create, express themselves, inspire creativity, and empower more people to engage in art creation.Conceived to deliver delightful creating features, the activity aims to stimulate global consumers to express the concept of ‘Creation of Beauty’ with Huawei tablets.The HUAWEI GoPaint Worldwide Creating Activity extends an invitation to those passionate about artistic creation,…

The Islamic terrorists of ‘Al-Shabaab’, who are carrying out violent acts in that country, managed to capture a helicopter belonging to the United Nations, which is engaged in operations in Somalia.It was captured when it made an emergency landing near the village of Gadun in Galgadud province, which is under the control of Al Shabaab terrorists.The plane made an emergency landing due to a technical fault. There were 9 foreigners including the pilots of the helicopter. They were taken as hostages by the terrorists. Three military officers were among the 9 people in the helicopter.Al-Shabaab Islamic terrorists have been waging…

Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki Shunichi arrived on the island today (11) for a two-day official visit.It is said that he was received at the Katunayake Airport by the Minister of State for Defense Pramitha Bandara Thennakoon.Find out more political news and information by engaging Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Politics.

Violence has erupted in Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, over a pay cut. Foreign media reported that eight people lost their lives and 10 people were injured due to violence.Rioters attacked cars, shops and buildings in the city. They broke into the supermarkets, causing damage and started looting the supermarkets. The salary cut has happened to the government employees. Salaries of public servants are said to have been cut by 50%.The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, James Marape, has said that the government did not cut the salaries of public servants, and that the salary cut was due…

With the creation of a crisis regarding the safety of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, the American Federal Aviation Administration directed a special inspection of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, in which 79 defects of the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft were found. was foundThe investigation regarding the ‘Boeing 737 Max 9’ took place last weekend, after the cabin door of a ‘Boeing 737 Max 9’ belonging to Alexa Airlines, which was flying with passengers, suddenly fell off.The cabin door of Alaska Airlines flight number 1282 fell off while the plane was flying to Ontario, California. By that…

A meeting has taken place between the Chief Executive Officer of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Geoff Allardice and Sports Minister Harin Fernando.The Sports Minister further mentioned that there was a productive discussion about the future activities of the Sri Lanka Cricket Institute in his X account.Get more sports news and information by connecting with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Sports.

The Cuban government has decided to raise fuel prices by 500%. According to an announcement issued by the Cuban government, the fuel price will be raised as follows, effective February 1st.The Cuban government has explained to the people that this decision had to be taken as one of the steps to reduce the budget deficit. Apart from fuel prices, electricity tariffs will also be increased by 25%.International economic experts point out that Cuba, which has a population of 11 million and has been affected by American sanctions, is currently facing the worst economic crisis since 1990.Inflation in Cuba has also…

Minister of State for Finance Dr Ranjith Siyambalapitiya has instructed the officials to immediately simplify and expand the activities related to giving a TIN to everyone above 18 years of age under the economic reform process.Accordingly, it is stated that instructions were given to the Ministry of Public Administration that related facilities should be provided in all the Divisional Secretariats and necessary arrangements should be made to open a separate counter for that purpose.Apart from that, the Minister of State also mentioned that related activities should be looked into to open related counters in places like government banks, the Department…