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India’s security is Sri Lanka’s security: Sri Lankan envoy
Amid concerns in India about Chinese activities in Sri Lanka, the Lankan high commissioner, Milinda Moragoda, said that the recent visit by President Ranil Wickremesinghe had consolidated the trust-building process between the 2 countries…
Speaker endorses the Anti-Corruption Bill
The Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena on Tuesday (08 August) placed his signature on the Anti-Corruption Bill which was passed in Parliament last month.
Accordingly, the legislation which was passed without a vote in the…
One of three units at Norochcholai power plant suffers breakdown
One of the three units of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, which generates 270 megawatts of electricity, has suffered a breakdown early this morning (Aug 08).
Meanwhile, Unit 3 of the power plant has remained inoperative since June 13…
Committee to probe alleged sexual abuse of parliament’s female housekeeping staff
A three-member committee has been appointed to conduct an internal investigation into the complaints on allegations of sexual abuse of the female employees of the parliament’s Catering and Housekeeping Department.
Deputy Speaker of…
Eight people arrested for illegally entering CBSL
Sri Lanka Police arrested eight people for unlawfully entering the premises of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on Tuesday (8) morning.
A group of members from the Small and Medium Scale Entrepreneurs and Civil Organizations Collective…
Drinking water shortages in 12 districts – DMC
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) says that 12 districts across the island are currently facing drinking water shortages, owing to the prevailing dry weather conditions.
The Director General of the DMC, Major General Sudantha…
Sachin Tendulkar visits Sri Lankan schools as UNICEF’s Regional Goodwill Ambassador
Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar on Monday visited two schools in Sri Lanka and interacted with students in his role as UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassador.
Tendulkar was appointed UNICEF Ambassador for South Asia in 2013 to advocate good…
Monetary policy transmission still incomplete, says Sri Lanka central bank chief
Monetary policy transmission to the real economy in Sri Lanka is still incomplete, the governor of the country’s central bank, Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, said at a LSEG FX Community Event on Monday (Aug 7).
Weerasinghe said he would like…
Breaking News: Two dead after training aircraft crashes near China Bay
A training aircraft that took off from the China Bay Airport in Trincomalee has reportedly crashed, killing both the trainer and the trainee.
Await further details...
Updates:
A training aircraft that took off from the China Bay…
15 MW of wind power added to national grid in Mannar
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera stated that 15 Mega Watts of wind power was added to the national grid in Mannar.
In a tweet announcing this, Wijesekera mentioned that the wind power plant by WindForce and Hiruras Power…