Fire destroys chemical products store in Angulana

Brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments in Sri Lanka to be replaced

By Indika Sri Aravinda The brakes on faulty Chinese train compartments in Sri Lanka are to be replaced, the Railway Department said. The General Manager of Railways Dilantha Fernando told Colombo Gazette the Chinese train compartments are using disk-brakes. However, he said that Sri Lankan trains do not use disk-brakes and that resulted in serious concerns being raised by engine drivers recently. “The disk brakes are used for high-speed trains. Those don’t work in Sri Lanka. So we are lookin

07 Sep, 2020

Fire on MT New Diamond reignites following extreme heat

A fire on the MT New Diamond oil tanker reignited this evening following extreme heat. The Indian Coast Guard said that Sri Lankan and Indian ships are continuing firefighting efforts after the fire reignited. The Sri Lanka Navy said that the fire onboard MT New Diamond was extinguished by 3.00 p.m. yesterday. However, disaster management operations continued to prevent a the fire from reigniting using fire smothering agents like water and chemicals. Due high winds triggered by prevailing ad

07 Sep, 2020

Ruwan insists will not accept National List seat

United National Party (UNP) leader aspirant Ruwan Wijewardene insists he will not accept the UNP National List seat in Parliament. He told reporters today that his position has been that he will enter Parliament only by contesting the election. Wijewardene failed to secure a seat in Parliament at the last Parliamentary election. He has now put forward his name to be appointed as the new UNP leader. Wijewardene said that the UNP will hold discussions on who is suitable to be appointed as the

06 Sep, 2020