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Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Government To Build 05 New Power Plants

Government has decided to build 05

new power plants as soon as possible to face the power crisis scheduled to occur in the near future it has been reported .

The Cabinet had approved the decision to build 05 power plants after considering a report submitted to the Cabinet by Power and Energy Mimister Mahinda Amaraweera regarding the current situation of the power field.

Around 1700 Mega watts of power is scheduled to be added to the National power grid through these new power plants.

These power plants scheduled to be built attached to Norochchalai and kerawalapitiya Power plants according to sources .

Five Persons Including A Bus Driver And Conductor Arrested With 06 Grammes Of Cannabis

Keselwatte Police have arrested five

persons including a Bus driver and a conductor with 06 Grammes of Cannabis in their possession at Gunasinghapura Bus stand in Keselwatte area last night (17).

The suspects are of the ages 26-45 years old and residents of Negambo, Kamburupitiya, Kimbulapitiya and Passara areas .

They are scheduled to be produced before the Maligaksnda Magistrate Court. Keselwatte Police are conducting an investigations on the incident.

China Releases Largest Study On Corona Virus (Covid -19)Outbreak

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Monday, February 17, 2020

Former Sri Lankan Ambassador To Russia Udayanga Weerathunga Had Been Further Remanded

Colombo Fort Magistrate Ranga

Dissanayake has today (17) further remanded the former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weerathunga Untill 26 th of February over his unlawful interference in Mig Aircraft Deal with Ukraine .

Udayanga Weerathunga who is also related to Current prime Mimister and President had been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID ) last friday (4) on his arrival From Muscat ,Oman at Katunayake Airport had been later remanded until today by the Colombo Fort Magistrate after being produced before the court .

The Former Ambassador to Russia is being charged over involving in a corrupt deal of purchasing MIG Aircrafts to Sri Lanka Airforce from Ukraine it had been revealed.