Hospitals across country owe Rs.3,000mn in electricity bills

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2 years ago

July 27, 2023

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The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said that the hospitals and health institutions across the country owe nearly Rs.3,000 million in electricity bills to the CEB.

Its General Manager Rohan Seneviratne said that it has been informed to settle the arrears directly to the CEB through the Ministry of Health.

The outstanding amount to be paid by the Colombo National Hospital is close to Rs.339 million for about 5 months of power supply.

The CEB officials have visited the National Hospital and informed the authorities to pay the arrears.

However, the CEB General Manager said that there will be no power cut in any hospital where the bills have not been paid.

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Nishantha Wickremesinghe remanded (Update)

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44 minutes ago

June 27, 2025

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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines Nishantha Wickremesinghe has been remanded until July 01.

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(Previous News : June 27, 2025 4.41pm)

2 ex-heads of govt. institutions, arrested

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former Chairmen on corruption charges.

Former Chairman of the Fisheries Corporation – Upali Liyanage and former SriLankan Airlines Chairman – Nishantha Wickremesinghe have been arrested in this manner.

However, Liyanage, who was produced before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayathunga, was released on three sureties amounting to Rs. 5 million.

Body of undergrad who went missing at Port City beach, found (Update)

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4 hours ago

June 27, 2025

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The body of the undergraduate who had gone missing at the Port City beach, has been found.

The body was found during a search by divers.

(Previous News on 27th June 2025 at 10.06 am)

Undergrad goes missing at Port City beach while snorkeling

A 24-year-old university student from Asgiriya, Gampaha, has gone missing yesterday morning (June 26) while swimming in the sea off the Colombo Port City beach.

According to the police, the student, a resident of Gampaha, was part of a group of students from the Universities of Colombo and Moratuwa who had visited the artificial beach and engaged in snorkelling.

The student failed to resurface, prompting a complaint to the Colombo Port Police.

Lifeguards later recovered the snorkeling gear believed to be belonging to the missing student.

A joint search operation involving Navy divers from the Colombo Port and Rangala Navy Division is currently underway. Further investigations are underway by the Colombo Port Police.