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Despite a delay in the launch of construction work on
the Combined Cycle plant at Kerawalapitiya, the contractor, West Coast
Power aka Yugadhanavi has received an additional Rs. 350 million from
the debt-ridden CEB. A senior Power and Energy Ministry official told The
Island yesterday that in keeping with the agreement between the CEB
and the private firm work should have commenced by September 15.He said Power and Energy Minister W. D. J. Seneviratne
and Minister of Power Mahindananda Aluthgamage, though critical of the
payment, had failed to stop it.
High level Iranian military
delegation due in Colombo
A high level Iranian military delegation is expected in
Sri Lanka shortly. This was discussed during a meeting on Tuesday
(October 6) between visiting Iranian Defence Attache Brigadier Seyed
Reza and Army Commander Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya.
Resettlement of IDPs is our
main priority – Bogollagama
Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has assured UK
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International development
Mike Foster that resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons in
their homes and helping..
Who’ll bell
the EU cat?
There were unconfirmed reports last week to the
effect that the EU will allow...
