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Government to push ahead with plan for Trincomalee Port

report in Colombo Gazette, Oct 8, 2023The Government is keen to go ahead with a systematic development plan for the Trincomalee Port prepared by a Singaporean company, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today. President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled an ambitious 10-year initiative aimed at boosting agriculture and tourism in the Eastern Province, with a particular focus on the development of Trincomalee. He highlighted plans to harness the untapped potential of the Mahaweli A and B zones in…

Sampanthan warns of consequences of building Buddhist temple in Trinco

report in The Sunday Times, Sept 3, 2023Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan has written to President Ranil Wickremesinghe expressing alarm over the recent unrest over the building of a Buddhist temple at Illuppaikulam in Trincomalee, warning that it could jeopardise planned foreign investments in the region. Mr Sampanthan has informed the President that the building of the temple in a region where he claims 99% of the area residents are Tamil has led…

Drought impacts nearly 280,000 people in 19 districts

reportin Daily FT, Aug 23, 2023The latest Disaster Management Centre data showed that the current dry weather has made it difficult for 279,739 people from 81,035 families to access drinking water in the districts of Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Badulla, Mannar, Vavuniya, Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Ampara, Badulla, Monaragala, Hambantota, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Matale, Gampaha, Kurunegala and Puttalam districts due to the prevailing dry weather. Jaffna is the most impacted district thus far, with a total of 22,000…