“The catchment areas of the reservoirs have not experienced sufficient rainfall. Therefore, power cuts will be continued for a further week,” Anura Wijepala, Vice Chairman, of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said.

If not for the lack of rain, the breakdowns at the Norochcholai Power Plant would not have caused interruptions to the power supply, he said. The recent breakdowns in the power plant caused electricity supply to be interrupted in certain districts.

The power installation has since been repaired by its Chinese sponsors, but its power transformer has reportedly gone defective causing another breakdown. (AG)

The Exchange Control Department of the Central Bank, said individuals and corporates were permitted to invest funds overseas, while maintaining off-shore ...

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Eighty people were detained by the Sri Lanka Navy yesterday for attempting to illegally migrate to Australia.

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Inviting the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to appear before the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) with their concerns regarding the 13th Amendment to the ...

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UPFA MP Duminda Silva arrived in Parliament a short while ago, after an absence of one- and –a- half- years.

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President Mahinda Rajapaksa has instructed all Ministers and MPs of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to cancel their foreign tours and devote time for the ...

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