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Seven employees of local agent of MV X-Press Pearl arrested

Seven employees of the local agent of the MV X-Press Pearl ship were arrested today and were later granted bail. They were arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) following investigations conducted into the fire on the ship in Sri Lankan waters. The suspects were produced before a Magistrate and released on bail. Arjuna Hettiarachchi, the Chairman of Setmil Group of companies, the local agent of X-Press Feeder, the operators of the X-Press Pearl ship, was also arrested earlie

10 Jul, 2021

Electricity supply disrupted for over 475,000 consumers

The electricity supply was disrupted for over 475,000 consumers following strong winds overnight. The Ministry of Power and Energy said that over 12,000 breakdowns to the electricity supply had been reported in the country. The electricity supply was eventually restored in most areas by this afternoon. Strong winds had uprooted trees and hoardings in some areas which fell on power lines causing the blackout in a number of areas. (Colombo Gazette)

10 Jul, 2021

Health officials maintain watch for Lambda and Delta

Health officials are maintaining a watch for the Lambda and Delta variants of the coronavirus, the Health Promotion Bureau said today. Director of the Health Promotion Bureau, Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa said that so far only 17 people have been detected with the Delta variant. However, he said the health authorities are on alert and are maintaining a watch for both the Delta and Lambda variants. Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa said that genomic sequencing is being carried out at the Colombo Univer

09 Jul, 2021