SLFP reiterates it may not be able to oppose no-confidence motion

Prisoners on death row to be freed after 20 years

Prisoners on death row are to be freed after serving 20 years in jail, the Government has said. State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners Rehabilitation Lohan Ratwatte said that as soon as approval is granted to a Cabinet paper presented by the Ministry of Justice, the death sentence will be reduced to 20 years in jail. Accordingly, inmates on death row, who have already completed 20 years in jail will be freed. This was mentioned at the Ministerial Consultative Committee meeting on J

07 Dec, 2020

Sri Lanka’s first state owned wind-power plant declared open

Sri Lanka’s first ever state owned and largest wind power plant was declared open by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in Mannar today. The wind-power plant is owned by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and was constructed on a US$ 200 million loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The project was launched by Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa in 2014 in his capacity as the then President of Sri Lanka. The wind-power plant has been constructed at a cost of US$ 150 and would add 100 MW of p

08 Dec, 2020

Over 190 coronavirus patients detected in Borella

Over 190 coronavirus patients were detected from Borella in Colombo within the last 24 hours ending at 06.00 a.m today. The National Operations Centre for the Prevention of COVID-19 (NOCPC) said among the 371 patients detected in the Colombo district yesterday, 192 patients were detected from Borella. Four other areas in the Colombo district also reported a high number of patients yesterday. The NOCPC said 32 patients were detected from Slave Island, 31 from Dematagoda, 27 from Awissawella, a

08 Dec, 2020