COLOMBO (News 1st)

Your Thursday Morning Brief

1. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board noted that the water supply to the Gampaha district will be restored at around 4:00 pm today. 2. The leader of the SLPP Mahinda Rajapaksa is due to be sworn in as the new prime minister of Sri Lanka at 1:00 pm today (November 21). 3. All 9 governors of Sri Lanka have resigned from their positions. 4. The National Elections Commission notes that they have received over 7000 appeals regarding the 2019 electoral register. 5. The training ship ‘Perekop’ of the Russian Navy arrives at the port of Hambantota on a goodwill visit. 6. The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) states that they will initiate legal action against 27 vendors who sold wheat flour at a higher price. 7. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has accepted the invitation extended to him by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, to engage in a tour of India on November 29th. 8. The funeral of the late Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne will take place on Saturday at the Doluwa Grounds in Gampola. 9. According to the All Island Bakery Owners' Association, the price of a 450g loaf of bread will be increased by Rs 5.00 from midnight yesterday (November 20). 10. Facebook has shut down 5.4 billion fake accounts on its main platform in 2019, however, they note that millions likely remain.

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