Election Commission discusses concerns on private media reporting

ETI Directors questioned on irregularities

The four Directors of Edirisinghe Trust Investment (ETI) Jeewaka, Asanka, Nalaka, and Deepa Edirisinghe today appeared before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) investigating irregularities concerning ETI Finance. In July, the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) questioned the four for approximately 8 hours. The Colombo Fort Magistrate later imposed a travel ban on the four Directors of ETI Finance over the ongoing investigations. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka also suspended t

21 Aug, 2020

Vote on Account to be presented to Parliament next week

The party leaders who met today (20) under the chairmanship of the new Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena decided to hold sittings of Parliament tomorrow (21) and on the 27th and 28th respectively. Accordingly, the Government Policy Statement presented by President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa in Parliament today (20) will be taken up for debate tomorrow (21) as a motion presented by a Member. Meanwhile, A Vote on Account will be presented by the government to bear the expenses for the period from Septem

20 Aug, 2020

No power cuts from tomorrow

By Vyshnavy Velrajh The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has announced that power supply will not be disrupted from tomorrow (21). President of the CEB Engineers Union Anuruddha Tilakaratne told the Colombo Gazette that power supply will not be disrupted as 300 megawatts of electricity will be fed to the National grid. The first generator of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant has been reset following which the CEB is able to feed 300 megawatts of power to the National grid, he said. Tilakaratne

20 Aug, 2020