Dinesh Schaffter, a director of Janashakthi Group, who had been found tied inside a car at the General Cemetery Borella on Thursday evening died while receiving treatment at the National Hospital in Colombo. Police said that the victim been rushed to the National Hospital and admitted to the ICU after being found tied inside a […]
By Chaminda Silva Thirty-four port trade unions have said they will launch a strike if the government tries to sell the East Container Terminal (ECT) to another country or party.The ECT could earn 500 million US dollars a year, General Secretary of the All-Ceylon General Port Employee Union, Niroshan Gorakanage said. “There are rumours that […]
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Sri Lanka would expereince extended power cuts from March 2024 for want of coal to keep the Lakvijaya Power Station in Norochcholai running, Chairman of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) Engineer’s Union Nihal Weeraratne said. Addressing the media in Colombo, Weeraratne said that the hydro power generation would drop during the dry season and they […]
Apropos ‘TNA, SLPP rebels battle for remaining CC slot’ published on page 1 of Dec 15 edition of The Island, SLPP National List MP Gevindu Cumaratunga has sent us the following statement: “Having refrained from voting at the vote on 21stAmendment to the Constitution in late October this year as it didn’t serve any purpose, […]