Senior monk of Malwatte Chapter passed away

Sarath Weerasekara tests positive for Covid

Public Security Minister Rear Admiral (Retd) Sarath Weerasekara has tested positive for the coronavirus.? The Minister underwent a PCR test after falling ill and the results found that he was infected. According to reports, Weerasekara has been admitted to the Police Hospital for treatment. (Colombo Gazette)

20 Jan, 2022

CEB decides to enforce one-hour power cuts tonight

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has decided to enforce one-hour power cuts tonight. The CEB said that the power cuts will be enforced in several areas tonight (Wednesday). According to the CEB, the power cut is being enforced until operations at the Kelanitissa power plant is restored. The Kelanitissa power plant was shut down today owing to a shortage of fuel to operate the generators. The national grid has been deprived of 300 MW of electricity as a result of the shut down. Earlier tod

19 Jan, 2022

Gammanpila reminds Tamil MPs Sri Lanka is not part of India

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila today reminded Tamil parliamentarians that Sri Lanka is not part of India and that it is a sovereign nation. Gammanpila was responding to reports that a group of Tamil MPs including the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) had written to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with regards to Sri Lanka’s failure to fully implement the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. The Minister told reporters at the weekly post Cabinet media briefing that the TNA should discuss issue

19 Jan, 2022