The Colombo High Court today acquitted and released Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa and and former Director-General of Divi Neguma Department Kithsiri Ranawaka from the controversial almanac case.
The existing health guidelines which were issued effective from January 1 to 31 has been further extended until the end of February, the Health Ministry said.
The existing health guidelines which were issued effective from January 1 to 31 has been further extended until the end of February, the Health Ministry said.
There will be no power cuts until further notice as relevant fuel stocks have been received to relevant Power Stations, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said.
The US Dollar crisis in Sri Lanka has caused a long delay in securing the release of several imported items at the Colombo Port, and among them are goods classed as dangerous cargo.
Australia Police believe Sri Lankan national 40-year-old Indika Gunathilaka murdered his four-year-old daughter and six-year-old son before ending his own life in the garage of their home on Essington Street in the southeast Perth suburb of Huntingdale.
The Laboratory tests have confirmed that 95% of Sri Lanka’s current COVID-19 cases are of the Omicron variant, Director Health Promotion Bureau (HPB), Dr. Ranjith Batuwanthudawa revealed today.
Brother of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Chamal Rajapaksa earlier today admitted that the Prime Minister had undergone a surgery which is why he was unable to attend a public event in Gampola today.
As a large amount of the initial public offering (IPO) shares of companies get often allocated to so-called undisclosed eligible investors, market participants are calling for the disclosure of such shareholders in a bid to bring in transparency to the whole IPO process.
Following discussions held with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, it has been decided not to impose power cuts today, Minister of Power Gamini Lokuge confirmed to Daily Mirror a short while ago.
A drastic rise in the spread of COVID-19 has been noticed in the Gampaha and Colombo districts in recent time, State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics, and COVID-19 Disease Control Dr. Sudarshini Fernandopulle said.
The Sapugaskanda oil refinery will be late in resuming its operations due to a delay in opening Letters of Credit (LCs) to procure the required crude oil, Energy Ministry Secretary K. D. R. Olga said.
The Sapugaskanda oil refinery will be late in resuming its operations due to a delay in opening Letters of Credit (LCs) to procure the required crude oil, Energy Ministry Secretary K. D. R. Olga said.
With the number of COVID cases continuing to soar due to spread of the Omicron variant, hospitalisations have increased by 10 per cent while the number of patients depending on Oxygen has increased by eight per cent.
With the number of COVID cases continuing to soar due to spread of the Omicron variant, hospitalisations have increased by 10 per cent while the number of patients depending on Oxygen has increased by eight per cent.
A one-hour power cut will be implemented throughout the country today due to insufficient supply of furnace oil and diesel to Sapugaskanda and Kelanitissa Power Stations from the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation, CEB Engineers’ Union said.
Having overcome the first debt hurdle for the year— yet with another US$ 6.0 billion dollars worth of debt waiting to be retired in the next eleven months— Sri Lanka is still showing aversion to seek International Monetary Fund (IMF) support to restore investor confidence and regain capital market access.
Being unable to provide 180 MW of electricity to the national grid and the furnace oil has been consumed in many power plants, power cuts would come into effect from tomorrow, the Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) said
Port City Colombo, which recently opened its public gallery to visitors, yesterday said that it had been forced to introduce payment methods for those willing to shoot professional pictures and videos on the Port City premises due to a rising number of requests from social media users and companies who wished to make an income from filming on the premises.
As Omicron is becoming the dominant variant in Sri Lanka surpassing Delta, the health authorities raised the importance of curtailing public movement to avert a massive outbreak in the country.
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) is to provide uninterrupted power supply today after receiving adequate fuel supply for power generation, CEB Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.
The Attorney General’s Department today informed the Court of Appeal that the prosecution will consent to release Attorney-at-law Hejaaz Hizbullah on bail if the defence makes an application for bail at Puttalam High Court on the 28th of January.
Oshala Herath, the son of the retired doctor who was arrested in connection with the recovery of a hand grenade in a church in Borella, made a controversial statement regarding the weapons found by the police at their residence in Piliyandala.
The thermal power plants of the Kelanitissa Power Station has come to a complete halt due to not receiving fuel for its electricity generation, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.
The thermal power plants of the Kelanitissa Power Station has come to a complete halt due to not receiving fuel for its electricity generation, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Additional General Manager and media spokesman Andrew Navamani said.
Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had been plunged into a deep crisis as the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has been unable to supply the required stock of fuel to the Kelanitissa Power Plant which has already shut down from last night due to the lack of diesel stocks resulting in possible one and a half hour power cuts from today.
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) diesel and furnace oil stocks will be sufficient only until 5.00 p.m. this evening for electricity generation, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wing (JSS) Secretary Ananda Palitha said.
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s (CEB) diesel and furnace oil stocks will be sufficient only until 5.00 p.m. this evening for electricity generation, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation’s (CPC) Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wing (JSS) Secretary Ananda Palitha said.
A considerable increase in COVID-19 infections has been noticed in last week raising concerns about the spread of highly transmissible Omicron variant in the country.
The much awaited cabinet reshuffle which was to get underway this month has been delayed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa as an SLFP split from the government is imminent, the Daily Mirror learns.
Claiming that the power supply could be continued without interruptions until next Tuesday (18), Power Minister Gamini Lokuge said today a decision would have to be taken on power cuts if the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) did not provide required fuel stocks to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) until January 22.
Claiming that the power supply could be continued without interruptions until next Tuesday (18), Power Minister Gamini Lokuge said today a decision would have to be taken on power cuts if the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) did not provide required fuel stocks to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) until January 22.
In the wake of new detection of 160 more cases of Omicron where two out of three sub lineages were also identified, Dr. Chandima Jeewandara said the Omicron is becoming the dominant variant in Sri Lanka overtaking Delta variant.
All secrets behind the Easter Sunday attacks including how it was planned to create unrest in the country after the tragedy and how those who tried to prevent the attack were stopped will be revealed soon, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.
All secrets behind the Easter Sunday attacks including how it was planned to create unrest in the country after the tragedy and how those who tried to prevent the attack were stopped will be revealed soon, Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith said today.
The star sapphire cluster weighing over 500 kilograms which was found in the Ratnapura area last year got approval and was registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest star sapphire cluster.
Whilst rejecting the information revealed by the police on the recovering of a hand grenade at All Saints Church Borella on Tuesday January 11, 2022, Archbishop of Colombo His Eminence Cardinal Malclom Ranjith called for a transparent probe on the incident.
A house in the Kottai area in the Mannar Divisional Secretariat has been completely gutted by a fire reported to have been caused by an explosion of a gas stove this afternoon.