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Hayleys Solar, the renewable energy arm of Hayleys Fentons Limited, has successfully completed a300.31kW solar installation at the CIC Ekala Sales Office and Warehouse Complex within an impressivetimeframe.The newly installed solar system is projected to reduce carbon emissions by 308 tonnes annually,aligning with CIC‘s sustainability goals to improve its environmental footprint.“We are proud to support CIC in taking this important step towards renewable energy,” said HasithPrematillake, Managing Director of Hayleys Fentons Limited. “Our team worked diligently to ensure theproject was completed swiftly and accurately. We deeply appreciate the CIC team for their unwaveringsupport throughout the process.”Roshane Perera, Chief Executive Officer…

Hollywood actor Michael Sheen has written off £1m-worth of people’s debts, using £100,000 of his own money.Sheen started a debt acquisition company to help 900 people in south Wales.It has been documented in a new Channel 4 show called Michael Sheen’s Secret Million Pound Giveaway, due to air next week – five months after the closure of Port Talbot’s last blast furnace, which marked the end of traditional steelmaking in south Wales.The show aims to reveal how some banks and finance companies profit from society’s most vulnerable.Sheen said he did not have £100,000 to “throw around” and therefore wanted the project to…

Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya has issued a circular to increase the reward for traffic police personnel who detect traffic violations by 25%.Accordingly, the Acting IGP has informed senior officers, including Senior DIGs and OICs, through the circular to increase the reward currently being paid to the traffic police personnel by 25%, effective from February 01, 2025.The increased reward will be paid to Traffic OICs engaged in field duties, Inspector-rank officers engaged in both traffic and office duties, Police Sergeants, Police Constables, and Police Constable Drivers engaged in field traffic duties.Furthermore, the Acting IGP has instructed that the allowances be paid…

Daisy Forest, also known as “Daisy Achchi,” the maternal grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, has been granted bail after she was produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today (05).Accordingly, she has been ordered release on three surety bonds of Rs. 5 million each by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.Earlier today, Daisy Forest was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with investigations into a money laundering case and was subsequently arrested.

The Federation of Health Professionals has decided to temporarily call off its planned token strike, which was scheduled to be launched tomorrow (06).Joint Convenor of the federation Ravi Kumudesh stated that they decided to call off the strike until 8.00 a.m. on March 17, after discussions with Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa.Several health sector trade unions including the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) had decided to launch a joint trade union action tomorrow, in protest against alleged cuts in allowances of the health sector employees through the budget proposals.However, the GMOA decided to temporarily call off their island-wide strike, planned…

Police have arrested the suspected gunman in connection with the recent triple homicide in Middeniya, in which the father and his two children were shot dead while riding on a motorcycle.Police have now arrested a total of eight suspects, including two police constables and two former army soldiers, over the incident.The shooting occurred on the night of February 18, targeting a man travelling by motorcycle with his two children near the Kadewatta Junction in Middeniya. The father, who was riding the motorcycle, was killed on the spot. His son and daughter, who were critically injured, were rushed to the Embilipitiya and…

The overseas travel ban imposed on Pastor Jerome Fernando has been lifted by court.The order was issued when the case filed against Fernando was taken up before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (05).The court had previously imposed a foreign travel ban on Pastor Jerome Fernando in connection with the case filed against him for allegedly making derogatory statements about other religions.The controversial pastor was arrested on December 01, 2023 after a video of one of his sermons, containing alleged derogatory statements regarding other religions, went viral on social media. After months of controversy over his remarks, Fernando returned to…

Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe says that substandard coconut oil, which is unsuitable for consumption, is available in the market.Responding to a question posed by Samagi Jana Balavegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri in Parliament today (05), the Minister confirmed that this has been identified in market sample testing conducted by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA).Commenting further on this matter, Samarasinghe added, “The CAA has identified through market sample testing that substandard coconut oil, which is unfit for consumption, is available in the market.”The Minister also highlighted that local producers are manufacturing and distributing substandard coconut oil in the market without…

Daisy Forest, also known as “Daisy Achchi,” the maternal grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, was questioned by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning in connection with investigations into a money laundering case.Following questioning by the CID this morning (05), she was arrested and is scheduled to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court later today.On February 14, the Attorney General filed indictments in the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forest Wickremesinghe under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.The charges relate to their failure to disclose the source of funds used to acquire lands and properties in Sirimalwatta…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to travel to Sri Lanka in April. The visit, according to Sri Lankan sources, is still firming up and could happen around 5th April, with focus on a range of issues, including connectivity and economic ties. The invitation for this visit was extended by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his two-day trip to New Delhi in mid-December 2024. That was President Dissanayake’s first overseas visit after being elected in September 2024.During the visit, the Indian government announced the conversion of $20 million in payments for seven completed Line of Credit projects into…