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Sri Lanka needs 5,000 solar technicians annually to hit 2030 renewable goal, PUCSL says

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Sri Lanka will need to produce approximately 5,000 qualified solar power technicians every year to support the installation of around 600 megawatts of solar capacity annually and... Read More


Namal Rajapaksa arrives at Bribery Commission over Airbus deal

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption to provide a statement regarding the Airbus deal. He was i... Read More


Energy Ministry assures no power cuts despite coal shortage

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- No power cuts will take place despite declining coal stocks at the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai because sufficient hydropower generation remains available to maintain an... Read More


Former ambassador to the US Mahinda Samarasinghe praises passport office efficiency

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States of America Mahinda Samarasinghe has commended the staff at the passport office for their helpfulness and efficiency during his v... Read More


UN demands sweeping reforms in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- A scathing report from the United Nations has issued a firm challenge to the Sri Lankan government, warning that initial momentum towards post-conflict justice and human rights p... Read More


Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa arrested

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption a short while ago. He was arrested after he arrived at the Bri... Read More


Body suspected to be of missing navy officer found

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- A body suspected to be that of the navy officer reported missing in the incident in which a Sri Lanka Navy Dora craft met with an accident in the Angulana Sea area was found. It... Read More


Artificial Intelligence and human endeavour in counterterrorism: complementarity, limits, and the future of security

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Introduction: terrorism as a contest of information and meaning The struggle against terrorism has never been merely a contest of force. It is-at its core-a contest over informa... Read More


Public urged to avoid flying kites near high-voltage power lines

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- The National System Operator requested the public to refrain from flying kites underneath, near, or around 220 kV and 132 kV high-voltage transmission lines, towers, and grid sub... Read More


Harsha de Silva accuses President Dissanayake of shifting stance on executive power

Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Harsha de Silva has accused President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of abandoning his long-held opposition to the concentration of ex... Read More