Cabinet approval has been granted to set-up three coal power plants in the country.
Two 300 megawatt coal power plants will be set-up in Trincomalee while another 300 megawatts power plant will be constructed in Norochcholai.
The construction of the Norochcholai coal power plant is expected to be conclude within two years, according to a cabinet proposal put forward by Power and Energy Minister Ravi Karunanayake.
(Reporting by Damith Wickramasekara)
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
A Sri Lankan man was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi airport for attempting to smuggle wildlife out of the country after three ball pythons were found hidden in his underwear, the Bangkok post reported.
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