Courtesy goodnewsnetwork.org American scientists have proposed a new method for recruiting trillions of microscopic sea creatures and their insatiable appetites for the fight against climate change. The technique harnesses the animals’ daily habits to essentially accelerate the ocean’s natural cycle for removing carbon from the atmosphere, which is known as the biological pump, according to the […]

By Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma Initiatives on Digital Transformation are given very high priority by the new government. While the opportunities and benefits that are associated with Digital Transformation are widely highlighted, the challenges that face such major initiative are not so well identified. The purpose of this article is to highlight Opportunities, Challenges and Strategies […]

Courtesy Global Policy Forum Alaska Conservation FoundationDispatchMining the Ionosphere Spring 1996 At a remote facility ringed with barbed wire, a brand-new array of 36 antennas rises from the black spruce forest that stretches hundreds of miles across central Alaska. Completed December 1994 and now undergoing testing, the antenna field is the visible part of a […]

By Dr. Gamini Padmaperuma The importance of digitalization of the economy and particularly the government services is a subject that has been under discussion for a few years now. The National Peoples Power(NPP) too has emphasized the vital importance of the same before and after the election, and actions are currently being undertaken for establishment […]

Courtesy Port Technology International Alphaliner has designated the Port of Colombo as the best-performing port in the world for the first quarter of 2024. This award recognises Colombo’s outstanding growth rate of 23.6 per cent, which outperforms all other ports globally. Notably, the Port of Long Beach came in second with a growth rate of 23.3 per […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) has plqnned to launch a satellite next year.  Chairman of the institute Prof. Chandana Jayaratne emphasized the need for further infrastructure development to educate school children regarding satellite technology.  He made these remarks while participating in a programme aimed at educating students on the […]

By Prof. Wasantha Gunathunga Courtesy Ceylon Today This article delves into the realms of Buddhism and Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their potential interrelationship. Understanding this interrelationship is crucial in a world where the teachings of the Buddha are often misconstrued. It’s therefore, essential for those engaging in this dialogue to be fully aware of the […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Strategic Steering Committee meeting and summary workshop of the Biogas, Biomass and Solar South-south and Trilateral Cooperation Project was successfully held in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 12-14 June with the participation of 30 key stakeholders from the Strategic Steering Committee Board, with thematic focus on presenting the project’s results and achievements, alongside […]

Courtesy Adaderana The world’s largest refiner, China’s Sinopec plans to start work on a refinery in Sri Lanka by June, the power minister said on Thursday, advancing a project earmarked as the biggest investment in the crisis-hit island nation. Sri Lanka is looking to attract investment in the battle to stabilise its economy and return […]

උපුටා ගැන්ම  ලංකා ලීඩර් රජයේ විශ්වවිද්‍යාල උපකුලපති සංගමයේ සභාපති සහ රජරට විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ උපකුලපති මහාචාර්ය සංජීවනී ගිනිගද්දර මහත්මිය පවසන්නේ රජරට විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය සිදු කළ පර්යේෂණයක ප්‍රතිඵලයක් ලෙස සර්කෝනියම් නිෂ්පාදනයට පේටන්ට් බලපත්‍රය හිමිව ඇති බවය. අනුරාධපුරයේදී පෙරේදා (18) පැවති ප්‍රවෘත්ති සාකච්ඡාවකට එක්වෙමින් උපකුලපතිවරිය මේ බව අනාවරණය කළාය.  ලෝකයේ හොඳම ඉල්මනයිට් ලෙස සැලකෙන පුල්මුඩේ ඉල්මනයිට් මගින් රජරට විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ […]

Story by Andrew Griffin Courtesy The Independent Graphene, a wonder material” that could help solve some of humanity’s deepest problems, has cleared a major hurdle towards practical uses. Graphene is the world’s thinnest, super-strong and super-flexible material. It could have dramatic applications in everything from engineering tissue to making new kinds of technological devices. However, […]

GEETA PILLAI Courtesy bnn In a pioneering step, Sri Lanka has introduced a fresh wave of innovation into its fish export industry. The country has successfully shipped a colossal 10,000 kg container of dried and Maldive fish to Australia and Korea. This groundbreaking move utilized a revolutionary dehydration technology, marking a departure from the traditional […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Dec 14 (NewsWire/ Sputnik) – Russia has emerged as one of the strongest contenders to build nuclear power plants in Sri Lanka, according to a media report published on Tuesday. According to Russia’s Sputnik News, Sri Lanka currently imports most of its energy needs, including oil, coal and hydrocarbons. To ease the economic […]

Courtesy Offshore Technology The refinery will be built at Hambantota port in the south of the country. Sri Lanka’s Government has approved China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation’s (Sinopec) proposal to build a $4.5bn (32bn yuan) refining facility, reports Reuters. With the approval, the Chinese Government-backed refiner will be able to complete project specifics and enter a […]

Courtesy The Island State Minister for Defence, Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon, addressing a Press Briefing held under the theme ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country,’ at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC) today (24) said that Sri Lanka was losing around US$200 million annually as only 116 of the 122 Electronic Navigation Charts (ENC) which  map out Sri Lanka […]

Courtesy Adaderana Scientists from China and Sri Lanka are conducting a joint marine scientific activities on board a Chinese research vessel, a senior official said Tuesday, amid concerns voiced by India and the US. The Chinese ship, ‘Shi Yan 6’ arrived at the Colombo port last week. According to sources, Sri Lanka was delaying granting […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia Colombo, September 21: The Contract for the Design, Installation, Testing & Commissioning of the signalling system for the Sri Lanka Railways from Maho to Anuradhapura (66 km) was signed by the Ministry of Transport and Highways of Sri Lanka and IRCON Ltd of India today (September 21, 2023). It took place in the […]

by Nadja Skopljak Courtesy Offshore Energy French telecommunications corporation Orange has taken delivery of its new cable laying and repair vessel (CLRV), said to be designed for the maintenance of cables for offshore wind projects. The vessel, named Sophie Germain after the pioneering French mathematician and philosopher, is currently on its way from Sri Lanka’s Colombo […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Belgium Government expressed consent to provide modern European technology required to develop Sri Lanka’s ports. The decision was announced during a special discussion held between Belgium Ambassador to Sri Lanka Didier Vanderhasselt and Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva this morning. The Minister requested Belgium’s support in […]

Courtesy NewsIn.Asia July 4 (Xinhua) – A program to gauge the resistance of buildings and new constructions against earth tremors is being conducted across Sri Lanka, the country’s Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) said on Monday. Several small tremors have been felt in the country in the past year, said senior geophysicist of the […]

By Engr. Kanthar Balanathan DipEE (UK), GradCert (RelEng-Monash), DipBus&Adm (Finance-Massey), C.Eng., MIEE, Former Director of Power Engineering Solutions Pty Ltd, Consulting Electrical EngineersLeading Engineer of the World 2006, UK Authority Award The author, engineer (A) joined a thermal power station as a Senior Engineer in Sept 1998. The station had a combination of thermal, gas […]

By Asiri Fernando Courtesy The Morning  Sri Lanka’s renewed focus on a digital economy as part of its recovery effort and the cornerstone of the island’s future economic growth remains vulnerable, with the proposed enactment of legislation on the protection of vital undersea data cables remaining incomplete to date, The Sunday Morning learns. This, despite the process […]

By Peter Clarke Courtesy NewsIn.Asia www.eenewseurope.com/www.mathys-squire.com February 21:  There have been 69,190 global patents for semiconductors filed in the year to September 30, 2022, and 55 percent were filed by Chinese entities, according to Mathys & Squire, an intellectual property law firm. In contrast, the UK accounted for only 179 patents or 0.26 percent of […]

Courtesy Adaderana The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka is working closely with several Ministries and relevant authorities to develop a project to mainstream e-mobility through the conversion of 500,000 Tuk-Tuks to electric vehicles (EVs) or e-Tuk- Tuks over a 5-year period. In a statement issued in this regard, the UNDP stated that […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror A card system will be introduced this year to enable passengers to obtain tickets for Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses instead of using money, Transport Minister Bandula Gunawardena said. Accordingly, a new technical solution will be introduced for passengers to obtain bus tickets using a QR code. Minister Gunawardena said […]

Courtesy Argus Media Chinese state-owned Sinopec has proposed to fully finance the construction of a refinery in Hambantota district in Sri Lanka, the island nation said on 13 March. Representatives from Sinopec presented Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe with a proposal, and also confirmed their “readiness to invest in the import, storage, distribution, and marketing […]

Courtesy Adaderana The Department of Motor Traffic has approved the use of ‘Vega’ cars – not only Sri Lanka’s, but also South Asia’s first all-electric supercar. Accordingly the number plate for the first Vega car registered in Sri Lanka was handed over today (03 March) to the President and CEO of CodeGen and the designer […]

Courtesy The Daily Mirror The Cabinet approved signing the international conventions relating to generate electricity using nuclear power as it was a reliable, low-carbon baseload source of electricity to complement renewable energy sources in the future, Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLARB) Chairman Professor S.R.D. Rosa said.  He told the Daily Mirror that the country […]

Researched and written by Mr. Rama Somasunderam retired State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport (1990) and retired Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Mahaweli (SLAS).    This was called the Jaffna Peninsula Lagoon Scheme which is located at Elephant Pass which is located 30 miles South East of Jaffna. The lagoon is 19,000 acres and […]

Mr. Rama Somasunderam retired State Secretary of the Ministry of Transport (1990) and retired Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Mahaweli (SLAS).    The Kelini Ganga is one of the main rivers of Sri Lanka. It has its source in the Central Hills near Adam’s Speak and follows through the South Western Part of the country […]