Srilanka

The water supply to several areas in the Colombo suburbs would be interrupted for 22 hours starting from 9.00 a.m Saturday (18) till 7.00 a.m Sunday (19). This is due to a power interruption by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced today.

The total value of merchandise exports of the country for first 11 months of 2019 was recorded at US$ 10.7 Bn according to the provisional statistics. This is a US$ 180 Mn increase in value and a 1.7% growth when compared to the similar period of the previous year. Total merchandise exports recorded for the month of November 2019, was US$ 950 Mn while it was 980 US$ Mn in 2018.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. Several spells of light showers may occur in the Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambanthota district.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Central and Sabaragamuwa provinces during the morning.General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

The plan to recruit 100000 unskilled youths to multi-task human resource force has reached its final stage. This is being done under the Vision for Progress envisaged in the election manifesto of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.The notification for calling of applications would be issued by January 20, 2020. The youths belonging to the poorest families are eligible to apply.Under this scheme youths belonging to the poorest of poor families will be selected. This would provide an income to the poorest families and that would raise the living standards of those families.