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Ethanol piles up in Pelwatte & Sevanagala without buyers!

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3 weeks ago

March 8, 2023

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It was reported that 1.7 million litres of ethanol have piled up at the Pelwatte and Sevanagala distilleries of Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd due to the lack of buyers.

According to the Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd management, 900,000 litres have accumulated in the Pelwatte distillery while 800,000 litres have piled up at the Sevanagala distillery.

The value of this ethanol stock is about 2,040 million rupees. The Sugar Company sells a litre of ethanol at Rs.1,200.

The buyers have not come forward to purchase ethanol due to the increase in alcohol prices, the increase in transportation costs and the increase in taxes.

Mr. Saman Amarakon, the Chief Operating Officer of the Sugar Company’s Pelwatte Factory, said that the Company generated a large income from the sales of ethanol produced in Pelawatta and Sevanagala distilleries.

He also said that they were planning to reduce the selling price of a litre of ethanol from Rs.1,200 to Rs.1,000 in the future.

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Joint Combined Exchange Training with US Army concludes in Trincomalee

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20 hours ago

March 26, 2023

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The Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) Balance Style 01/2023 conducted by the Sri Lanka Navy and the U.S. Army came to an end at the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) Headquarters in Trincomalee over the weekend.

The certificate awarding ceremony was held under the patronage of Deputy Area Commander Eastern Naval Area, Commodore Mahesh De Silva on Saturday.

Thirty-six (36) Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) personnel from SBS (24) and 04th Fast Attack Flotilla (12) and nine (09) members of Special Force Operational Detachment Alpha participated in JCET 01/2023 training program from 27th February to 24th March 2023.

The Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET) mainly focused on Mission Planning (MP), Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Close Quarter Battle (CQB), Combat Marksmanship & Sniper Training (CMST), etc. with the theoretical and practical sessions.

Commanding Officer 04th Fast Attack Flotilla, Captain Thusara Mahesh, Commanding Officer Special Boat Squadron, Commander Dharmasiri Herath, members from the SFODA – 1121 of the U.S. Army and a group of naval personnel were present on this occasion.

(sundaytimes)

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New school term starts tomorrow!

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21 hours ago

March 26, 2023

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The first phase of the first term of the year 2023 in government and government approved private schools is scheduled to start tomorrow (27).

The semester will be held from tomorrow to April 4th.

Schools will then be closed for the New Year holiday from April 5th to 16th.

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Accomplice of ’’Kudu Salindu’’ arrested

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23 hours ago

March 26, 2023

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A suspect running the drug network of the main shooter of “Kudu Salindu” has been arrested, the Special Task force said today (March 25).

Officers of STF organized Crime III had conducted a raid on the Panadura-Horana road where a 33 year old man was in possession of 10kg of cannabis and Rs. 100,000 was arrested.

The suspect had been transporting it on a motorbike in the guise of a food delivery.

The suspect was revealed to be the person who handled the drug network in Panadura and the financial affairs of the main shooter of Underworld mobster Kudu Salindu, “Beliatta Rana”, who is currently in Dubai.

In the past three years, the STF has seized 217kg 328g of heroin, 47kg 47g of ice, 4722kg of Cannabis, 70461 illegal drugs and 11023 drugs pills have been seized.