Probe into GR’s ouster: By Shamindra Ferdinando An Independent Commission inquiring into President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s ouster was recently told that ongoing externally backed efforts to do away with the JRJ’s Constitution would cause the disintegration of the country. The whole project should be examined against the backdrop of alleged moves to take over land and […]
Bill titled ‘Central Bank of Sri Lanka’: By Shamindra Ferdinando Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena made the following announcement immediately after the opening of Parliament on April 04, 2023. The Speaker declared: “I wish to make an announcement in respect of the Bill titled ‘Central Bank of Sri Lanka.’ The court has determined that none of […]
The members of the Presidential Task Force for “One Country, One Law” recently met the Minister of Justice Ali Sabry, Foreign Minister Prof. G.L. Peiris and Minister of Public Security Rear Admiral (retd.) Sarath Weerasekera, and discussed the activities of the task force. The Presidential Task Force noted the importance of implementing the “One Country, […]
By Saman Indrajith It was now clear that the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) had been in a position ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity, Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL), Janaka Rathnayaka said yesterday. On 07 January, the CEB had asked the PUCSL to authorise power cuts, Rathnayaka said. However, the […]
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) long-term generation plan (2022-2041) is to be presented within two months in keeping with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s goal of achieving a 70 percent renewable energy target, according to sources. The CEB’s generation plans promote thermal power plants. The generation plan for the aforesaid period, presented in 2021, […]