By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) could have added 300MW of cheap hydro power by 2022 if it had not blocked the hydro projects development in 2016, a renewable energy expert said on condition of anonymity yesterday. He told The Island that the CEB was now talking about daily losses of Rs. 500 […]
‘Certain defeat at NCM vote can be avoided only by PM’s resignation’ By Shamindra Ferdinando Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila yesterday (25) claimed that the ruling SLPP government parliamentary group no longer had a simple majority in Parliament. Addressing the media at the PHU office, at Kotte Road, Pita Kotte, Attorney-at-Law Gammanpila said that […]
Coordinators of Colombo District Women s Councillors Caucus appointed – The Island island.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from island.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Another 15 Sri Lankan refugees reached Tamil Nadu from Mannar yesterday morning, the Times of India reported. The five families sett off from Mannar in the early hours of the day and reached the Kothanda Ramar Temple seashore in Rameswaram, On Friday, 18 Sri Lankan nationals who fled the crisis-hit island arrived in India, at […]
Having sacked Ministers Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila over their criticism of Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa over the handling of the current economic crisis, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa yesterday (08) met SLFP leader and former President Maithripala Sirisena for urgent talks. Political sources said that lawmaker Sirisena was accompanied by several SLFP members, including party General […]