“Why is he not playing Tests?” Ashwin praises Pavan Rathnayake’s brilliant batting Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has praised Sri Lankan batter Pavan Rathnayake for his impressive strokeplay against England during Sri Lanka’s historic ODI victory in Rawalpindi, while…
US $ 6 BILLION FUEL IMPORTS TO COST BY END DECEMBER-ANURA
Fuel imports to cost US$6 billion by year-end – President President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said fuel imports would cost US$6 billion by the end of this year due to rising fuel prices on the global market.He made these…
APOLOGIES BY FAWZIE TO PUBLIC VIA NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENT
Fawzie publishes newspaper advertisement apologizing to public Former Minister A.H.M. Fowzie has published a public apology in a newspaper in compliance with a Supreme Court ruling concerning the misuse of a government vehicle for personal purposes.The apology…
NOROCHCHOLAI ALL GENERATORS IN OPERATION
All three Norochcholai generators back in operation All three generating units at the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant have been restored to full operation and reconnected to the national grid.Engineers from the Ceylon Electricity Board have successfully…
MARKING FIFTY DAYS IN PRISON NAMAL WRITES
Namal issues letter marking 50 days in prison Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, who is being held in remand custody, has issued a letter marking 50 days since his imprisonment.
LEGALLY BEACH LANDS TO BE RECLAIMED
Beach lands to be reclaimed through legal action Ministry secures Cabinet approval to buy heavy machinery for stone groins to counter shoreline erosion Illegal structures on coastal land have been identified, cases have been filed, and notices to…
GOVERNMENT TO SCRAP ROOFTOP NET-ACCOUNTING SYSTEM
Renewable energy : Govt. to scrap rooftop solar net-accounting system New mechanism to encourage daytime electricity consumption Consumers urged to reduce electricity use during evening peak hours Competitive bidding proposed for new solar projects Govt. plans to limit annual…
A CRIME DECLARED BY MAGISTRATE FOR NEGOMBO PRISON CLASH
Negombo Prison clash: Magistrate declares prison deaths a crime CID ordered to begin investigations Inquest reports confirm 19 died of firearm injuries, the rest of blunt-weapon injuries Negombo Magistrate Shilani Perera formally declared on Friday (23) that a…
FOREST LANDS IN NORTH AND EAST IDENTIFIED FOR RELEASE
North and east land disputes: Forest lands identified for release under two-stages New forest reserve declarations put on hold Tracts of land have been identified for release from forest reserve status under the first phase of a two-stage…
TYPHOON CHAMPI SHUTS TAIWAN
Hundreds of flights cancelled as Typhoon Champi shuts Taiwan – Hundreds of flights in the East Asia region were cancelled on Friday as powerful Typhoon Champi roared close to Taiwan’s north-east coast.Schools and offices in Taiwan were shut as Champi…
