Publication: Sri Lanka Island

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Nchcholai breakdown costs Rs 210 mn in seven days

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had suffered a loss to the tune of nearly Rs. 210 million, within the last seven days, due to a technical problem in the coal fired power plant at Norochcholai, a top official said.The plant equipped to supply 300 MW ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Power Plant, Petroleum, Coal

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Johnny order crackdown on fake beauty creams, soaps

Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Johnston Fernando has directed the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) to take immediate steps to prevent traders and trading establishments from selling soaps and facial creams, which do not display any descriptions ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Fake, Johnston Fernando, Facial Nerve, Complaints

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

CPC ready to purchase fuel from Singapore company if fresh proposal is made

Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday said that if PV Oil Singapore came up with a fresh satisfactory proposal the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would purchase gas oil from the same company in the future.Minister Yapa told ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Singapore, Octane, Petroleum, Gasoline

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Govt. hospital docs told to cut down on tests

Health Secretary Dr. Nihal Jayathilaka yesterday said that he had learnt from a reliable source that that the majority of doctors attached to state-owned hospitals were in the habit of ordering unnecessary medical investigations, even for a minor ailments. ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Patient, Ministry of Health, Acute renal failure, Angiography, CT Scan

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

D.E.W Gunasekera

CHOGM 2013: Why squander public funds on new super luxury vehicle fleet when

UNP MP Sajith Premadasa says instead of acquiring a brand new fleet of super luxury vehicles for the use of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM 2013), the government should obtain them from those who owned such vehicles for the duration ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Luxury, D.E.W Gunasekera, Sri Lanka, Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Troops find more explosives

The security forces continued to recover anti-personnel mines in the North, Military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya told The Island yesterday.He said that on Saturday (18) the security force had recovered 94 anti-personnel mines from the Kokkuthuduwai ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Anti-Personnel Mines, Mortar, Bomb, Mine Clearance

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Two killed, one injured in crash

KANDY – Two youth were killed when the car they were travelling in crashed into a stationary private bus on the side of the road at Embilmeegama, near Pilimatalawa, shortly after mid-night on Saturday (18).The deceased were identified as Sanjeewa Wijeratne ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Deceased, Police

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

GL meets high level Russian delegation

External Affairs Minister Prof. G. L.Peiris, had discussions on Friday (17) at the Ministry of External Affairs with a delegation from Russian Federation, consisting of Konstantin Kosachev, Head of the Federal Agency for Commonwealth of Independence States, ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Konstantin Kosachev, International Relations, Russia

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Lokuge claims strike will flop

Labour Minister Gamini Lokuge yesterday said that the proposed major strike scheduled for May 21 will turnout to be a damp squib.He said that a majority of workers would report to work. "Only those affiliated to the bankrupt JVP would take part in the ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Gamini Lokuge, K. D. Lal Kantha, Trade Union

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Minister accused of firing into air to scare protesters

Rehabilitation Minister Gunaratne Weerakoon had, on Saturday, fired a few gun shots in the air and abused a group of protesters who had launched an agitation at Kerawa junction, Karandeniya against government’s failure to repair a dilapidated road.The ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Protesters, Gunaratne Weerakoon, Geetha Kumarasinghe, Basil Rajapaksa, United People's Freedom Alliance (Sri Lanka)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Safer to consume local liquid milk Milco chief

Chairman of Milco (Pvt.) Limited Sunil Wickramasinghe yesterday said under the present circumstances it was safer to consume liquid milk produced in Sri Lanka which is fresh and nutritious.He told The Island that Milco’s Highland products did not contain ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Sri Lanka, Milk Powder, Toxic, Forex

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Ratnapura MC fire brigade manned by only six, complains Mayor

Ratnapura Mayor Kapil Abeyratne has expressed concern over the shortage of firemen and engines in the Ratnapura Municipal Fire Brigade.He has said that the entire city will be in danger in the event of a fire breaking out.Established in 1999, the Ratnapura ... [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Master of Ceremonies, Maheepala Herath

Quotes

"I can be happy as a partner of the President’s government and the most unforgettable day in my political life is the day on which LTTE terrorism was totally defeated in the country" Minister Gunawardena noted

Dinesh says most important day in career was day LTTE defeated [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

"The government’s undemocratic action will not deter us and we will demonstrate our strength tomorrow" Jayasinghe said, adding that teachers should not be afraid of taking part in the scheduled trade union action

TU challenge govt, to face strike, not sabotage it [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

...The IGP had been requested to provide security to the bus owners who belonged to his union. "If they sabotage the bus operations today, the person who announced the strike should be taken into custody" Wijeratne said

LPBOA opposes scheduled private bus strike [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

The prelate said that as long as President Mahinda Rajapaksa was in office there was nothing to fear. "But, we are unable to predict the situation under some other President" he said, stressing the need for a new Constitution. He said there were too many institutions to run the country

Time not opportune to criticise PCs Malwatte prelate [Published Sri Lanka Island - 5 hours ago]

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