The Ministry of Power and Energy has appointed a five member committee to look probe the Ceylon Electricity Board's (CEB) move to impose a sudden power cut in many parts of the island on Monday (3) without prior authorization.
The committee includes Sulakshana Jayawardena, Prof. Rahula Attalage and H. Samarakoon.
The committee will look into who was responsible for the decision to impose power cuts without informing either Minister Mahinda Amaraweera or the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka; the power sector regulator.
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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