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Sri Lanka yet to take final decision
The government is yet to confirm whether it will forge ahead with the proposal by Russia to invest in a nuclear power plant, an official said.
Russian nuclear giant Rosatom has offered to build a nuclear power plant that may run two reactors and generate 300 megawatts of energy. Russia has made similar investments in countries such as India and Bangladesh.
Earlier, Sri Lankan Ambassador in Russia Prof. Janita Liyanage told Daily Mirror that she, during a meeting with the representatives of Rosatom, said that Sri Lanka agrees to consider this proposal for investment in the nuclear energy sector.
Asked for a comment in this regard, Power and Energy Ministry Secretary Mapa Pathirana said there are multiple aspects to be looked into before deciding on a nuclear power plant and therefore the government has not reached any final position.
“We have to look at safety aspects. Also, we need to explore the international conventions on nuclear power,” he said. the government has not reached any final position.
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The Rubber Research Institute says that the ringspot disease is spreading across rubber cultivations these days.
Head of the institute of plant science and microbiology, Sarojani Fernando says that this situation has developed with the onset of the rainy season.
She adds that because of this, the leaves of the rubber plants fall off, and this results in the decrease of rubber milk yield.
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has left the island for an official visit to the United Kingdom and France this morning.
President Ranil Wickramasinghe left the island at around 03.30 this morning on Emirates flight EK 649.
During this visit, the President is also scheduled to meet the Paris Club.
A total of 75 persons have been arrested so far this year pertaining to investigations done on cyber crimes in Sri Lanka, the Police states
SSP W.P. Jayanethsiri of the Computer Crimes Investigation Division of the Sri Lanka Police has said that the Division has received 1,817 complaints on cyber crimes in 2023 so far.
He also said that there were also 108 incidents of financial scams done over social media advertisements.
The division further notes that they have received over 9,000 complaints in the past 2 1/2 years.
