Power cut reduced to one hour

Parliament complex reopens for the public

The Parliament complex was reopened for the public and over 100 students from Ladies’ College Colombo visited the building today, the Parliament media unit said. Restrictions were imposed on visitors to the Parliament complex owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. However, the restrictions have now been lifted and university students, government-registered higher education institutions and foreigners have submitted requests to visit the building. Accordingly, more than 100 students of Colombo Ladies

26 Sep, 2022

CPC and PUCSL at war over quality of crude oil

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is at war with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) over the quality of crude oil. PUCSL Chairman Janaka Ratnayake had alleged that the CPC had imported the wrong type of crude oil which could not be used to generate electricity. Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera, however, dismissed the claims. “CPC will respond legally to Chairman, PUCSL on the accusations on the quality of crude oil,” he said. He said the CPC has adequate s

26 Sep, 2022

China keeps Pakistan, Sri Lanka waiting on loan deals

China has offered Pakistan?s visiting Army Chief technical help as the country deals with record floods but did not announce any substantial financial assistance that its ?all-weather? ally has been seeking. Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka, facing financial stress, have been engaged in long-running talks with Beijing for assistance, but with negotiations in both cases having made little headway, both countries have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Their new IMF commitments are now l

25 Sep, 2022