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The Ceylon Tobacco Company states that the volume of cigarette sales increased by 5% in the quarter ended March 31, 2022 compared to the previous year.The company’s turnover and government tax revenue increased by 6% during the quarter, according to the financial report for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.Accordingly, the Ceylon Tobacco Company recorded a turnover of 37 billion rupees for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, of which 27.84 billion rupees was paid as government taxes and 2.58 billion rupees as income tax, while the company’s profit after tax was Rs. 4.18 billion.

Minister of Labor and External Affairs Manusha Nanayakkara states that a cabinet paper will be submitted to the Cabinet in the future regarding the issuance of licenses for the importation of electric vehicles to foreign workers.Accordingly, when migrant workers send money to Sri Lanka legally, they will be allowed to import electric vehicles powered by electricity according to the amount they send, the Minister said.The Minister made this observation while participating in a program to provide employment opportunities implemented by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.

A 12-year-old Grade 7 student of a popular school in Galle has stabbed four students of a nearby girls’ school with a ‘blade’, Galle Police said.Four students aged 09, 12 and 15 were injured in the incident. Police also say that one of the students had to sew her hands.Investigations have revealed that the teacher had asked the school to bring a tortoise and a ‘blade’ to the laboratory. Accordingly, the students have brought them. Meanwhile, when the school was leaving after the end of the lab activities, three students had talked together to cut the students with the ‘blade’.Accordingly,…

The Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera states that the petrol ship which was scheduled to arrive in the island today (23) will be delayed by another day.Accordingly, petrol and super diesel will be distributed island wide today and tomorrow, the Minister said.However, Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera further stated that auto diesel is being distributed as usual.

Former Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councilor Hasitha Samantha Muhadiram alias “sarpaya” has been acquitted and released on charges of double murder.The verdict was handed down when the case was taken up before Colombo High Court Judge Navaratne Marasinghe.He was charged with shooting dead former Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councilor Ranjith Nandasena and his bodyguard in 1999 in Kalawana and setting them on fire in a vehicle.

The protest march of the Inter University Students Federation has commenced.The walk started from Lipton Roundabout and proceeded to the Fort.After that a Heroes’ Student Celebration and a Cultural Concert will be held in front of the Colombo Fort Railway Station at 3.00 pm.

The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayake states that the power cut will not take place in the morning from today (20).The Public Utilities Commission states that the decision was taken at the request of the Ministry of Education.Accordingly, there will be no power cuts from 7.00 am to 12.00 noon for two weeks from today and for two and a half hours between 12.00 noon and 10.30 pm, the Public Utilities Commission said.

Janaka Ratnayake, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission states that an amendment to the electricity bill is essential.He states that the last time the electricity bill was amended was in 2014, when the electricity bill was reduced.The Public Utilities Commission stated that the CEB is incurring huge losses due to changes in the price of coal, fuel and the dollar and can no longer afford it.

Sri Lanka beat Australia by 6 wickets in the third ODI of the series.Australia won the toss and elected to bat first, scoring 291 for 6 in their 50 overs.Aaron Finch scored 62, Travis Head 70 and Alex Carey 49.Geoffrey Wendese took 3 wickets while Dushmantha Chameera, Dunith Wellalage and Dananjaya de Silva took one wicket each.In reply Sri Lanka reached the target in the 49th over.Batting first, Pathum Nissanka (137), Kusal Mendis (87) and Dhananjaya de Silva (25) were the top scorers for Sri Lanka.Accordingly, the Sri Lankan took the lead in the five-match ODI series by winning 2-1.

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