Renowned entrepreneur Hemaka de Alwis has passed away.

A lawyer by profession, de Alwis was the Chairman and Managing Director of Fairway Holdings. 

A storeroom in the Kurinjipitiya area of Kalpitiya has been destroyed after a blade from a wind turbine belonging to a leading renewable energy company’s wind farm had fallen on it on Feb. 02.

According to residents, no one had been inside the house at the time of the incident.

Residents also allege that the wind turbine lacked maintenance, despite being weatherbeaten by salty winds in the area since it was established over a decade ago.

According to the ‘Daily Mirror’, the owner of the house had stated that he did not report the incident to the police, as the company had agreed to pay compensation. 

Two more houses have been slightly damaged in the incident.

The turbine is owned by Senok Wind Power Pvt Ltd, which owns 05 wind turbines in the area. Each turbine is 270ft. high with the blades around 190 ft.

It is singular that the company is also registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

(Pics : Accident 1st)

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has noted that consumers are being misled by a local soap manufacturing company that is advertising their soap products as being CAA approved.
In a media statement, the CAA states that they give no such approval or certification to any product and urges the consumers not to fall for them.

The CAA also states that legal action will be sought against such advertising under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No.9 of 2003.

‘Sri Lanka Mirror’ learns that the media release has been issued with regard to the ‘Calin’ baby soap manufactured by Delma Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd.

Previously, the CAA had also filed a case with the Maligakanda court in Colombo over an issue regarding the TFM content of one particular batch of Calin baby soap (Batch No. CBAPE 002) and that the company has admitted the fault.

Subsequently, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) had issued a public warning against buying the product.