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)
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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