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No breakthroughs in Mawanella
By Norman Palihawadana
A number of police and CID teams had been deployed to investigate the disappearance of 15 kilos of explosives from a granite quarry in Molliyagoda, Mawanella, but they had not been able to make a breakthrough, a senior police officer told The Island.
The CID has questioned all present and past employees of the granite quarry, he said. The person in charge of the explosives been interrogated by several teams, he said.
The senior police officer said : “The owner said that he did not suspect any of his employees.”
The owner of the quarry lodged a complaint with the Mawanella police on 22 December about the alleged theft. The Mawanella Divisional Secretary, Kegalle District Secretary and the Sabaragamuwa Province Governor have been informed of the disappearance. Among the missing items are 15 kilos of ammonium nitrate, 750 grams of water-gel explosive, 20 detonators and 35 metres of detonator cord.
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)’s Director of Communications Jayanath Herath announced that the PUCL has decided to reduce electricity tariffs by an average amount of 20% overall for a six month period with effect from midnight today (17)
Accordingly, tariffs have been reduced by 29% for consumers who consume less than 30 units of electricity in the domestic sector.
The consumers who consume between 31 – 60 units of electricity in the domestic sector will receive a 28% reduction of the tariff.
The consumers who consume between 61 – 90 units of electricity in the domestic sector will receive a 19% reduction of the tariff
The consumers who consume between 91 – 180 units of electricity in the domestic sector will receive a 18% reduction of the tariff
The tariff reduction for Government Institution is 11%, Religious Institutions is 21% , factories is 30% and for hotels is 31%
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Chief observer of the Election Observation Mission of the European Union (EU) Meets Prime Minister
José Ignacio Sánchez Amor, Chief Observer of the Election Observation Mission of the European Union (EU) and Member of the European Parliament, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday [16th January].
Carmen Moreno, Ambassador of the European Union to Sri Lanka, and the Deputy Head of the European Union Delegation to Sri Lanka, accompanied Mr. Sánchez Amor. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Office also participated in the meeting.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
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