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by Rukshana Rizwie
Sri Lanka has experienced a series of minor tremors in the first four months of the year, causing concern among its citizens. Nine earthquakes were recorded in various parts of the country, with the most recent occurring just a few days ago. While none of the tremors has caused significant damage or injuries, they have raised questions about the frequent and unexplained...
In an unexpected turn of events, the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress has decided to have two secretaries, Hassan Ali who will serve as Secretary General and Mansoor Cader who was elected as the secretary to the Political Board until the next Delegates Conference due to take place early next year. Incumbent Secretary General Hassan Ali told the Sunday Observer that much of the...
Hours after Navy personnel were called in to quell angry protestors at the Hambantota Port, the Hyperion Highway, a Japanese-owned vehicle carrier with over 7,000 vehicles bound for the Middle East was safely escorted out of the port by the Navy to international waters. Owners of ‘K’ Line, which owns the vessel, who expressed dismay over the incident, have refused to...
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NSWDB) announced that there will be a 30% increase in tariffs starting from next month, as the Board had not maintained periodic revisions of tariff rates in over four years. Chairman of the NWSDB, Alahudeen Ansar told the Sunday Observer that although the Board should revise tariff rates every three years, there had been no...
The government will be calling for tenders for the construction of two photovoltaic power stations of 10 megawatts each in the next two weeks.
“The government has shifted its focus on solar power and will call for tenders for a 10 mw plant in Valachchennai and another 10 mw in Polannuruwa,” said Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Energy, Dr. Suren Batagoda.
He said...
by Rukshana Rizwie
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Director, Asia and Pacific Department Krishna Srinivasan commenting on Sri Lanka’s...
As the conflict in Sudan rages on, Sri Lankan nationals have been caught in the crossfire, with some being stranded in the...
Sri Lanka is often touted as a big success story when it comes to eradicating Malaria. The World Health Organization (WHO) in...
If there’s one thing everyone is complaining about these days, it’s the scorching heat. The sweaty afternoons and the...
Award winning development finance bank, DFCC set up its first super branch at the Lake House building in Fort on Friday.The...
Peter and his family are not alone, 25 other families living within the vicinity of the Lakvijaya Power Plant or Norochchcolai...
The Ceylon Electricity Board’s Least Cost Long Term Generation Plan (2018-2037) received a lot of flak when the regulator of the...
Sri Lankan railway authorities have begun a nationwide crackdown on those individuals recklessly taking selfies on railway tracks...
Despite stiff opposition from residents, claiming higher compensation for land acquisition, and delays in tender processes,...
For Mahinda Nanayakkara, the five days he spent not working on the proposed record-breaking 114-metre tall Christmas tree, felt...
A trade delegation from Sri Lanka led by Minister for Development Strategies and International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama will...
The Public Utilities Commision (PUCSL) will soon regulate the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) and the Ceylon...
Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has appointed a committee chaired by the Attorney General and members of the AG’s...
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka has expressed grave concern over the Ceylon Electricity Board’s intentional...
Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe statement in parliament that as many as 32 Sri Lankan Muslims may have joined ISIS has...
Section 3 of the CEP starts at Pothuhera, and ends at Galagedera (A10 Road) covering an approximate length of 32.5km. The...
A meeting is to be held in Parliament in two weeks chaired by retired Supreme Court Judge Saleem Marsoof and Muslim Scholar and...
After breaking down three times during the last 10 months and plunging the country into pitch darkness twice, citizens, engineers...
The sporadic variations in climatic conditions and the havoc it wreaks on the city of Colombo, shows that the city is not climate...
Pre-feasibility studies for a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line between India and Sri Lanka have already been...