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A change in prevailing dry weather condition is expected

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 January 2023 by the Department of Meteorology:
Showers will occur at times in Eastern and Uva provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Matale districts. Fairly heavy showers about 50mm can be expected at some places in these areas.
Several spells of showers will occur in the Northern Province and in Anuradhapura district.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts during the afternoon or night.
General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.
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Four acting ministers appointed

As President Anura Kumara Disanayake has left for the UAE to participate in the World Governments Summit 2025, four acting ministers have been appointed to oversee key ministries during his absence.
Acting ministers have been appointed for four ministries under the President’s purview: the Ministry of Digital Economy, the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, which is overseen by Minister Vijitha Herath, who is also accompanying the President on his official visit.
The appointed acting ministers are as follows:
Acting Minister of Digital Economy – Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne
Acting Minister of Defence – Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara
Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayanta Fernando
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism – Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra
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Sri Lanka faced a power outage that affected the entire island at around 11.15 a.m. on Sunday (09).
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