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A senior official of the Ministry of Public Security said that the government has decided to temporarily suspend the issuance of e-passports.The official said that more than 7 lakh electronic passports should be issued in a year and it will cost about 15 million US dollars.The official said that millions of dollars had to be spent on the machines used to issue the passports and also mentioned that the issuance of e-passports has become difficult due to the high cost. (Lankadeepa)

Lal Sarath Kumara, a veteran journalist, comedian and actor has passed away. He contributed to the recently famous drama “Sidu” and many other dramas.He was 69 when he died.Get to know more about Entertainment news by keeping up with Buzzer.lk and Buzzer Entertainment.

Galle Titans vs Dambulla AuraThe Galle Titans won the match between the Galle Titans and Dambulla Aura teams in the 2023 Lanka Premier League cricket tournament. Dambulla Aura won the toss and invited Galle Titans to bat first and scored 180 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 20 overs.Bhanuka Rajapakse scored 48 runs, Shevon Daniel 33 runs and skipper Dasun Shanaka scored 42 runs not out for the Galle Titans. In bowling, Shahnawaz Dahani took 2 wickets and Binura Fernando and Dhananjaya de Silva took 1 wicket for the Dambulla Aura team.The Dambulla Aura team who played…

It is said that four people lost their lives in a shooting that took place on a passenger train in India. The shooting took place on the passenger train that was running from Jaipur to Mumbai.Indian media reported that the shooter was an Indian police constable. Police are investigating the incident. It is also reported that one of the people who died in the shooting was a senior police officer.It is also said that the police constable who fired the shot has been arrested. (Reuters)Visit our Buzzer World News Section for more international news.

The Department of Meteorology says that today (01) there may be several periods of rain in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. The department stated that there is mainly rainless weather on the rest of the island.In the western slopes of the central hills, in the northern, north-central, southern and northwestern provinces and in the Trincomalee district, winds blowing from time to time may become gusty winds of about 40 kilometres per hour.

The price of fuel belonging to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation has been revised with effect from midnight yesterday (31).Types of fuel that have increased in price:Types of fuel that got reduced:

Until the new system is introduced, the government says that the existing welfare benefit payments will be made unchanged for low-income senior citizens, kidney patients and people with various disabilities. The government further requested the beneficiaries to notify the offices.

In the 2023 Lanka Premier League cricket tournament, the Jaffna Kings team managed to record a victory of 21 runs in the match between the Colombo Strikers team and the Jaffna Kings team. Accordingly, the Colombo Strikers team, who won the toss of the match, invited the Jaffna Kings team to bat first and they scored 173 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 20 overs.In batting, Towhid Hridoy scored 54 runs, Dunith Wellalage scored 25 runs, Priyamal Perera scored 22 runs and Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 21 runs for the Jaffna Kings team. In bowling, Lakshan Sandakan, Chamika…

Typhoon ‘Doksuri’ stormed the country through the southeast coast of China. Due to typhoon Doksuri, more than 31,000 people living in unsafe places in the capital city of Beijing were moved to safe places.As a result of the Doksuri, 140.7 mm of rain fell in the capital Beijing. Chinese media reports also indicate that it is the highest rainfall this year. Typhoon Doksuri is one of the strongest storms to hit China in years, with winds of up to 175 km/h.Meanwhile, Chinese meteorologists have warned that another typhoon is approaching China. The Typhoon hit China after passing the Philippines. It…

The Department of Meteorology says that today (31) there may be several periods of rain in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. The department stated that rain or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Ampara and Batticaloa districts during the evening or at night.In the rest of the island, there is mainly rainless weather.The Department of Meteorology further stated that the winds blowing from time to time in the western slopes of the Central Highlands, in the North, North-Central, South and North-West Provinces and in the Trincomalee district may become gusty…