‘15 out of 16 requests rejected, but there were no blackouts’ By Rathindra Kuruwita The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had made 16 requests to Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) between 2016 and 2020, seeking permission for power purchases, Chairman of the PUCSL Janaka Ratnayake said yesterday. Ratnayake said that PUCSL had rejected those […]
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarakoon and Sujeewa Thathsara The number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases had increased with the spread of the Omicron variant, Deputy Director General of Health Services, Dr. Hemantha Herath told The Island yesterday. Dr. Herath said that the number of COVID-19 cases was also rising. During the past few months, the daily cases […]
By Saman Indrajith More than 5,500 dengue patients had been reported so far in January 2022, National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) said. They said that 60% of those cases had been reported from the Western Province. The Unit said that the number of dengue cases had been increasing since September 2021. 1370 cases were reported […]
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on Thursday called for the immediate reappointment of former Chairmen and members to parliamentary watchdog committees, which ceased to function after the President prorogued Parliament in December 2021. Premadasa requested that those parliamentary watchdogs recommence the investigations they were handling before the prorogation of the house. “This government made a pledge […]
Sri Lankans would have to experience daily power cuts up to four hours a day, if Sri Lanka could not secure a substantial USD loan by March 2022, Minister of Energy, Udaya Gammanpila said yesterday. Gammanpila said that the country should brace for any eventuality and politicians should lead by making sacrifices. The country was […]