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Threatening a businessman By AJA Abeynayake Colombo High Court Judge Manjula Tillakaratne yesterday sentenced Minister Prasanna Ranatunga to two years rigorous imprisonment, suspended for five years, after he was found guilty of one of the charges in a case filed for threatening a businessman. The court also imposed a fine of Rs. 25 Million on […]
The United States, in coordination with the Sri Lankan Navy, the Sri Lankan Coast Guard and 12 other Lankan agencies responsible for environmental conservation and disaster response, launched a U.S.-funded Oil Spill Response Workshop and Exercise yesterday. This five-day workshop aims to strengthen Sri Lanka’s ability to respond to oil spills and other maritime accidents. […]
By Ifham Nizam The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) yesterday expressed concern about the Bill gazetted on April 29, 2022, to amend the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 20 of 2009. The CEBEU said the Bill would be tabled in Parliament on June 09, 2022. CEBEU Joint Front Representative Isuru Kasthurirathna told The Island […]
Adani Defence & Aerospace would set up South Asia’s largest integrated ammunition manufacturing complex in defence industrial corridor of Uttar Pradesh, Indian media reports said. The UP Government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Adani Defence & Aerospace in regard during the groundbreaking ceremony at Lucknow on Friday. The Adani Defence is […]
Tourism Minister Harin Fernando met several Indian film industry personalities in Sri Lanka to explore avenues to revive tourism in Sri Lanka, his Ministry sources said. The Minister met popular Bollywood actor Dino Morea and actress Chitrangada Singh separately, while they were in Sri Lanka recently. During their meetings, Minister Fernando has discussed the possibilities […]