Colombo High Court has ordered that further evidence in the bribery case filed against former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody be heard on 5 October, as testimony continued over allegations linked to a
Venezuela and Iran hold the largest and third-largest petroleum reserves in the world, respectively. Both have been targeted for regime change by Washington. The world’s hegemon naturally seeks access to such resources.
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Residents living near the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai have raised concerns after unusual white smoke was seen rising from one of the facility’s smokestacks, prompting anxiety among communities situated close to
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An audit has found that Sri Lanka’s Department of Agrarian Development spent nearly 90 million rupees to construct crop storage facilities intended to support small and medium-scale farmers, yet many of the
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The Cabinet has approved the emergency purchase of 300,000 metric tons of coal in a move aimed at safeguarding national energy security amid mounting concerns over the quality of recent imports. The
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by Our Correspondent in Colombo A shocking new report from the National Audit Office has revealed that billions of rupees meant for the Sri Lankan government from expressway operations have been siphoned
More Sri Lanka’s energy sector is in turmoil as the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) and its consumers face losses running into billions of rupees due to the import of substandard coal for the
More Sri Lanka’s rice sector, long considered the backbone of the country’s food security, is facing a crisis that exposes deep systemic problems and unfulfilled government promises. According to farmers and union leaders,
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Italian authorities have intercepted more than 1,000 tons of illegal textile waste as part of JCO Demeter XI, an international operation led by the World Customs Organization (WCO). Out of a total
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A heated dispute has emerged in Sri Lanka after former minister Patali Champika Ranawaka alleged that ten ships carrying substandard coal have already been imported in violation of tender conditions, with a
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Sri Lanka’s energy administration has been shaken by the resignation of the chairman of Lanka Coal Company, with his departure letter alleging undue interference in coal procurement processes and prompting renewed scrutiny
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