By Rathindra Kuruwita The Sapugaskanda Oil Refinery had produced close to 5,000 metric tonnes of low-quality petrol as a result of restarting operations after an extended stoppage, President of the Petroleum General Employees Union Ashoka Ranwala said yesterday. Ranwala said that a ship carrying Siberian blend crude oil had arrived in Sri Lanka and the […]

By Ifham Nizam A breakdown of the third unit of the Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant Complex at Norochcholai yesterday resulted in a countrywide three-hour power cuts. However, power cuts would be limited to two and a half hours for the time being due to the availability of alternative energy sources, said the Public Utilities Commission […]

By Indrawansa de Silva Professor Emeritus, USA Arguably one of the least appreciated fallouts of the Covid-19 in Sri Lanka seems to be education. According to United Nation’s early observations, Covid-19 related school closures were responsible for learning losses of 94% students worldwide. At its peak, schools were suspended nationwide in 188 countries affecting more […]