FCID records statement from G.L Peiris

Dangerous cargo poses threat to Colombo Port?

By Easwaran Rutnam? The US Dollar crisis in Sri Lanka has caused a long delay in securing the release of several imported items at the Colombo Port, and among them are goods classed as dangerous cargo.? Sources told?Daily Mirror?that highly flammable liquids imported to Sri Lanka are stuck at the Colombo Port as the required USD is not being released by banks to clear the items. One supplier told Daily Mirror on the condition of anonymity that his goods have been stuck at the port for nearly

31 Jan, 2022

Tamil Nadu Police on high alert over possible regrouping of LTTE

The Tamil Nadu Police are on high alert over the possible regrouping of the LTTE. Bharath Post reported that the Central agencies and the elite ?Q? branch of the Tamil Nadu police are on high alert after the NIA registered the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against three people in a fake passport case. The NIA registered a case following?intelligence inputs regarding former members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) trying to raise funds and to support the activities of

30 Jan, 2022

Third generator at Norochcholai power plant resumes operations

The third generator at the Norochcholai coal power plant resumed operations today adding 160 MW to the national grid. The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that the generator has been repaired following a malfunction experienced in December. The Norochcholai coal power plant has been facing frequent breakdowns since it was commissioned by then President Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2011. However, Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila recently refused to admit that the Norochcholai coal power plant was a

31 Jan, 2022