The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has sought Cabinet approval to purchase 300 Megawatts (MW) of emergency power.
A Power and Energy Ministry source stated that the emergency power purchase is being sought to meet power requirements in the coming months in case of a drought situation.
The CEB will go for international competitive bidding for the power purchase, the official further said.
(Damith Wickramasekara)
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
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