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Thursday, June 30, 2022
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එකිනෙකාගේ සතුටේදී මෙන්ම දුකේදී එකසේ ළඟ සිටිමින් කිසිදා නොවෙනස්වන සුළු ආදරයක් ලබා දිය හැක්කේ සුවිශේෂී බැඳීමකට පමණකි .(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Up To Rs.7500 Allowance To Be Provided For 3.2 Million Families Badly Affected By Economic Crisis
A sum of up to Rs.7500 each will be provided for 3.2 million families in the country badly affected due to the current economic crisis according to the Minister of Plantations Dr,Ramesh Pathirana .
These families will be received this financial assistance under the US Dollars 400 million aid granted by World Bank and Asian Development Bank .Both World Bank and Asian Development Bank had provided Sri Lanka US Dollars 200 million each as financial aid .This relief allowance will be provided for the above families within next six months the Minister has stressed .
Litro Gas To Import 100,000 Gas Cylinders Soon
Litro Gas Company has today (30) signed an agreement at the Ministry Of Finance to purchase 100,000 LP Gas Cylinders for the country to end Gas queues of consumers .
The total value of this Gas cylinder stock is US Dollars 90 million and out of this money US Dollars 70 million will be provided by World Bank and another US Dollars 20 million to be allocated by Litro Gas Company ,Around 70 percent of these Gas cylinder will be delivered for consumers ,
This stock Of Gas cylinders are sufficient for a four month period it has been announced,
Dr .Nandalal Weerasinghe Appointed As The Central Bank Governor For Six Years
The Current Central Bank Governor Dr .Nandalal Weerasinghe who arrived in Sri Lanka recently from Australia to help the country to come out from current Economic Crisis has been appointed for another six year term as the Central Bank Governor by President Gotabahya Rajapakshe today (30).
Presdient Rajapakshe has handed over the appointment letter to Central Bank governor this evening .
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
Motor Traffic Department Had Decided To Open Three Days Per Week
Due to the Current Fuel Crisis faced by the country Motor Traffic Department at Narahenpita (Colombo District ) will be functioned only three days per week from this week according to Motor Traffic Commissioner General Sumith Alahakoon ,
Accordingly the Department will be closed on Thursday's and Friday's until further notice .
Meanwhile All the Public and Private Commercial Banks in the country will be opened from 9 a.m to 1 p.m daily due to the Fuel crisis Banks had announced today (29).
Postal Department and Department for Registration Of Persons had also decided to function three days per week from this week due to poor attendance of it's employees as a result of Fuel shortage .
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
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සැබෑ ආදරයක්/මිත්රත්වයක් /මාතෘත්වයක් තුළ ඇත්තේ අව්යාජ වූ නොවෙනස්වන සුළු සෙනෙහසකි (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Navy Captured A Fishing Vessel With 47 Persons Illegally Migrating To Australia
Sri Lanka Navy had captured a Multiple fishing trawler with 47 persons on board sailing illegally towards an Island in Australia through sea routes ,At western seas of Negambo area .
Among the apprehended individuals there were 34 males with 05 who are involved in the racket ,06 females and 07 children it has been reported .Along with these individuals the fishing vessel that had been used for the illegal journey was also held by the Navy .
They were handed over to the Colombo Harbor police for future legal proceedings ,
LIOC Again Reduced The Fuel Limit Due To Fuel Shortage
Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC ) had again reduced the limit of Fuel issued for the vehicles due to the Fuel shortage faced by the Country at present .
Accordingly LIOC Fuel stations are to issue Rs.1500 worth fuel for Motorcycles at once ,Rs.2500 worth fuel for Three wheelers and ,Rs.7000 worth fuel for other vehicles it has been reported ,Earlier LIOC Fuel stations had issued Rs.2500 worth fuel for Motorcycles,Rs.3000 worth fuel for Three wheelers and Rs.10,000 worth fuel for other vehicles at once
National Transport Commission To Give Approval To Increase Bus Fares
National Transport Commission has decided to give approval to a request made by Private Bus Owners to increase the Bus fares by 30 percent and to increase the minimum Bus fare to Rs.40 with effect from 01st of July ,
Monday, June 27, 2022
Private Buses Withdrawn From Roads Due To Fuel Shortage
Due to the current fuel shortage Private Bus owners have decided to stop functioning Private Buses island wide from today (28) Private Bus Owners have stated .
According to the Ceylon Private Bus Owners Association and All Ceylon Private Bus owners Association Private buses will be completely withdrawn from roads from today due to the situation ,Government has yesterday announced Fuel will be issued to essential services only from midnight last night until 10th of July due to the shortage of fuel reserves in the country ,
Meanwhile Colombo City became deserted today due to the low presence of vehicles as a result of the fuel shortage ,
Trains To Run As Usual
Although most of the activities in the country will come in to standstill due to the fuel shortage from midnight tonight (27), Trains will run as usual due to the availability of Fuel according to the Sri Lanka Railways Department ,
Trains will run as usual without any delay the Department has stated ,
Government To Restrict The Issuing Of Fuel -Requested Employees To Work From Home From Tomorrow(28)
Government has decided to issue fuel only for the essential services with effect from midnight tonight (27) until 10th of July in view of preserve the limited quantity of Fuel available in the country at present Cabinet spokesman Minister Bandula Gunawardane has stated today (27) .
Accordingly During the that period fuel will be issued only for the essential services Including Health ,Defense ,Power ,Export industries and Tourism industry and Private vehicles will not receive fuel .All state and private sector employees are being asked to work from homeduring the period Minister gunawardane has stressed .
Inter provincial transport activities are being restricted during that period and Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Buses will run only short distance journeys it has been announced ,However all shops and Pharmacies will remain open during that period ,
Sunday, June 26, 2022
Government To Recall A Limited Number Of Employees To Work
Due to the current fuel shortage the country ,Government has decided to recall a limited number of employees to work in view of save fuel according to the Ministry Of Public Administration .
The Ministry had issued circular in this regard already ,Government employees had worked from home during last week because of the fuel shortage ,
Daily Power Cuts Had Been Extended By One Hour
As there's no Diesel and water to generate power ,Public Utilities Commission has given approval to extend the daily power cut hours by one hour from tomorrow (27) the Commission ha stated .
Accordingly there will be three hour long daily power cuts scheduled to be imposed from tomorrow until Next Sunday (03) it has been announced ,
These power cuts will be implemented as two hours and forty minutes in the noon session and Twenty minutes during the night session in 20 zones belonging to the groups "A " to "Z" the Public utilities commission has stated ,
Ministry Of Education Decided To Shut Down All City Schools This Week
Ministry Of Education has decided not to conduct City schools for this week as well due to the current fuel shortage faced by the country .
Accordingly all City schools will be closed from 27th of June to 01st of July and the School children of those schools need to study online during this week the Ministry has stated ,
Earlier Ministry has stated that the All the city schools will be conducted three days during this week .However as the Ministry of Power has announced that there's a severe fuel shortage in the country at present Ministry Of Education has decided to closed down the City schools for this week as well as a result of transport difficulties faced by the School children and the teachers ,
Saturday, June 25, 2022
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ආදරයට දැඩි සේ සාධාරණය ඉටු කරන ,දරුවන් ගැන අවශ්ය පමණටත් වඩා සැළකිලිමත් වන ඔවුන්ට සීරීමක් වුවද දුක් වන ඔවුන් වෙනුවෙන් පෙනී සිටින ආදරණීයයන් කිසිසේත් නොඅගයන මෙලොව සිටින ඇතැම් පුදුමාකාර මිනිසුන් එවැනි ගුණාංගයන්ගෙන් දශමයක්වත් නොමැති පුද්ගලයන් සාවද්ය ලෙස ඇගයීමට දෙවරක් නොසිතයි .එහෙත් සැමදා ලොව බබලනුයේ ඉහත කි ආදරණීයය පුද්ගලයන් මිස පුහු මාන්නය සහිත පුද්ගලයන් නොවේ (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
A Tense Satiation Occurred Yesterday (24) When Petrol Sheds Refused To Prioritize Health Workers When Issuing Fuel
A tense situation had occurred amongst Health personal attached to Government Hospitals yesterday (24) as Fuel stations in the country had not taken steps to issue fuel for them as stated by Government ,
Government had announced Friday as the day for Hospital employees to get fuel for their vehicles from Petrol sheds and sheds too should prioritize when issuing fuel that day to Health sector Government has stated .However around 82 Petrol sheds allocated to issue fuel to Health sector employees did not receive enough fuel to issue for those employees Petrol shed owners had stated ,
As Health sector employees had stayed in long queues yesterday to get fuel ,Treatments of hospitals they are working had paralyzed according to the Hospital sources .
Ministry Of Education Instructed Schools On How To Conduct Classes Next Week
Ministry Of Education has today (25) instructed the School principals to conduct schools which not have transport difficulties as usual from next week and those Schools which have transport difficulties three days per week .
If a student or a teacher of a school did not attend the school due to transport difficulties their absence should not be considered as a leave Ministry of Education had advised the Principals .On line classes need to be conducted For those students who cannot attend schools due to the Transport difficulties the Ministry had further stated ,
Non Arrival Of Fuel Ships Caused Severe Fuel Shortage In The Country -Fuel To Be Supplied Only For Essential Services
Government has decided to restrict the fuel supply to essential services due to the non arrival of Petrol and Diesel ships to the country as scheduled according to Minister of Power and Energy Kachana Wijesekare .Due to the Fuel shortage faced by the country the limited stock of fuel available at Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) will be supplied to prioritizing Public Transport , Power plants ,Hospitals and Industries until arrival of fuel ships to the country the Minister has stated .
As the Petrol and Diesel are scheduled to be distributed to a selected Fuel stations in the country with limited quantity from next week Public is being advised not to stay in fuel queues from next week he has further stated ,
Friday, June 24, 2022
Litro Gas To Suspend The Distribution Of LP Gas Until 06th of July
Litro Gas Company cannot supply the Domestic LP Gas cylinders for the public until 06th of July due to the Gas shortage faced by the company it has been announced.
Two Ships carrying 3500 Metric tons of Domestic LP Gas each are scheduled to be arrived in Colombo harbor on 05th and 12th of July the Litro Gas Company has stated .If the first ship arrived in 05th of July as scheduled the distribution of Gas will commence from 06th of July Litro Gas has stressed ,
Litro Gas Company had stopped the distribution of LP Gas on 04th of June due to the Gas shortage ,However long queues can be seen in front of Gas outlets island wide .
Arrival Of Petrol SAhip To Be Futher delayed -Miniterof Power
The arrival of a Ship carrying 40,000 Metric tones of Petrol which is scheduled to be reached Colombo harbor today (24) will be further delayed according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare ,
Earlier Minister Wijesekare had stated that the Ship is due to arrive today ,The Petrol ship is due to supply 40,000 metric tons of Octane-92 Petrol to the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation the Minister has stressed .However he didn't mention the name of the fuel supplier and the due due country ship is due ,
Thursday, June 23, 2022
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ආදරයෙන් ,සැළකිල්ලෙන් සිදු කරන ඕනෑම ක්රියාවක් දෙදෙනෙකු අතර ආදරය /සෙනෙහස වැඩි වීමට හේතු වේ (උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Ceylon Electricity Board To Impose Two And Half Hour Long Power Cuts For Next Two Days
Public Utilities Commission had given approval to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to impose two and half hour power cut for tomorrow (24) and the day after (25) the Commission had announced.
Public Utilities Commission had given approval to impose a two hour power cut on this Sunday (26) as well the Commission has stated .
Ministry Of Power To Increase The Fuel Prices Again Tomorrow (24) With Record Prices
The Ministry Of Power and Energy is due to increase the Prices of Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene Oil by record prices in accordance to the new Price mechanism with effect from midnight tomorrow (24) it has been announced.
Accordingly, a Liter of Octane-92 petrol is expected to be increased to Rs.74 , Octane-95 Petrol to increase by Rs.78,A Liter of Auto Diesel by Rs.56 ,A liter of Super Diesel by Rs.65 and A Liter of Kerosene Oil to be increased by Rs.210 the sources have stated,
This price hike is scheduled to be implemented here amidst the decrease in Crude oil prices at the World Market.
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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සැබෑ ආදරයක් පැවතිය යුත්තේ හදවතේ ස්පන්දනය හා රිද්මය පරිද්දෙනි .මන්ද හදවතේ ස්පන්දනය හා රිද්මය නිතර එකිනෙක රඳා පවතී ,(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
Former MP Hirunika Premachandre Along With A Group Of Females Protested In Front Of Premier's House
Former Colombo District MP Hirunika Premachandre of the Main opposition Samgijanabalawegaya (SJB) Party along with a group of females attached to the party had staged a protest campaign in front of the residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wikramsinghe in Flower Road ,Colombo 07 this morning accusing the premier for protecting the Rajapakshe regime amidst the economic crisis faced by the country .
Although the Protesters had attempted to enter the residence area ,Police officers deployed there had put barricades to prevent them from entering the residence,
Customs Officers Taken In To Custody A Parcel Contains 13,640 Narcotic (ICE) Tablets
Customs Officers attached to Colombo Central Mail Exchange had today (22) taken in to custody a Parcel received by the Mail Exchange from Netherlands containing 13,640 "Ice " (Methamphetamine ) tablets worth Rs.13.6 million .
The Parcel which contains narcotic tablets was addressed to a local individual and the Tablets were wrapped in seven bed sheets in the pack it has been revealed .As there was no one to claim the ownership of the parcel Customs Officers at the Central Mail Exchange had opened the Parcel and recovered the stock of Ice narcotic according to the sources.
The parcel was handed over to the Police Narcotic Bureau for further investigations ,
A Person Was Killed Due To A Wild Elephant Attack
A person was killed due to a Wild Elephant attack occurred at a School in Saliyapura ,Anuradhapura District (North Central Province) last evening (21) it has been reported ,
The Wild Elephant who suddenly broke into the Saliyapura Central Collage in Anuradhapura District had attacked a 43 year old person to death there the Reports have stated ,
After this incident Parents in the area are afraid to send their children to the school and as a result authorities have given a holiday for the school children in Saliayapura Collage today (22).The Wild Elephant who had killed a person is said to be at the village for the past five years ,
Monday, June 20, 2022
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හදවතේ ස්පන්දනය හා එහි රිද්මය එකිනෙකට බද්ධ වී ඇති අයුරින් සැබෑ ආදරයක කොටස්කරුවන්ද එකිනෙකාට බද්ධ වී සිටීම නොවැළක්විය හැකිය ,(උපුටා ගැනීමකි )
IMF Delegation Had Arrived In Sri Lanka
A ten ten rmember delegation attached to the International Monetary Fund(IMF ) has arrived in Sri Lanka today (20) to hold talks with Sri Lankan government officials regarding the easing of the current economic crisis faced by the country.
The visiting IMF Delegation led by it's senior operations chief Peter brewery is scheduled to stay in Sri Lanka for a ten-day period and hold talks with local counterparts regarding easing the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka.
The delegation held talks today (20) with Sri Lankan counterparts including premier Ranil wikramasinghe and Central bank governor Nandalal weerasinghe .Sri Lanka is seeking US Dollar 3 billion loan package from IMF it has been revealed,
Australian Government To Provide US Dollars 50 Million Financial Aid To Sri Lanka
The Australian Government had decided to grant US Dollars 50 million as financial aid to ease the economic crisis faced by the country the Australian Embassy in Colombo had announced,
This Financial Aid will be provided to Purchase essential drugs and Fuel the Embassy has stressed. Under this Financial Aid US Dollars 22 million will be provided through World Food Programme and another US Dollars 23 million will be provided to Purchase essential drugs and for the Economic Development of the country it has been revealed.
Under the US Dollars,are 22 million scheduled to be provided through the World Food programme is allocated to fulfill the daily food requirements of the general public the Australian Embassy has stated , the Australian Government had already provided US Dollars 5 million aid to the United Nations agencies in the country to provide assistance it has been stated,
Twenty One Galle Face Protesters Were Arrested Over Blocking The Entrance Of Finance Ministry
Police have today (20) arrested 21 protesters attached to the "Gotagogama" Protest site in Galle face green,Colombo over launching a protest against President Gotabahya Rajapakshe by blocking the main entrance of the Ministry of Finance in Colombo Fort .
Twenty one protesters including a Buddhist Priest were arrested for protesting by blocking the Ministry entrance and later they were released on bail after producing before Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage ,The arrested protesters were released on a surety bail of Rs.100,000 each it has been reported,
The protesters had built temporary huts at the main entrance of the Ministry of Finance against the Birthday celebration of President Rajapakshe they have stated afterward, Police along with Army personnel had removed the huts amidst the opposition of Protesters,
Sunday, June 19, 2022
A Tense Situation At A Fuel Station In Kalutara
A tense situation had occurred at a Fuel station in Meeghathanna area at Kalutara (Western Province ) few hours ago amongst a group of persons staying in queue to get fuel it has been reported.
To control the situation Army officers had fired gun shots to the air the reports have stated ,
No More Power Cuts During Morning Session For A Two Week Period -Public Utilities Commission
A Decision had been taken not to impose power cuts from 7 a.m to 1 p,m during next two weeks to facilitate online education of School children the Public Utilities Commission had announced.
Accordingly two hours and thirty minutes long power cut will be imposed during above period daily from 1 p.m to 10.30 p.m the Commission had stated .
Minister Of Power Want Public To Restrict Movements Amidst Current Fuel Crisis
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare had today (19) requested the public not queue up for Petrol ,Diesel and Kerosene oil in front of Fuel stations for the next three to four days until the fuel shipments arrive ,
Government has opened a letter of credit for US Dollars 90 million for a shipment of Petrol and Diesel he had stated ,The shipment of Petrol is due to arrive in Colombo harbor on 23rd of June and the Shipment of Diesel on 24th of June the Minister has stressed.
Private buses will receive fuel from the nearest Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Depot and School ,Staff and Tourist vehicles too receive fuel from the nearest SLTB Depot Minister Wijesekare has said ,A plan to issue fuel for Essential services will be implemented from this Friday and Fuel will be issued for Three wheelers and Motorcycles for twice a week basis he has stated.
"Public should restrict unnecessary travels these days in view of the current fuel crisis " Minister had further said ,
Saturday, June 18, 2022
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Eastern Terminal In Colombo Harbor Will Not Hand Over To A Foreign Company-Minister Of Ports
The Eastern Terminal of the Colombo Harbor will not be handed over either to the Adani Company in India or to any other private company as planned earlier Minister of Ports ,Shipping and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva has stated yesterday (17).
The Eastern terminal of the Colombo harbor will be continued to function under the Sri Lanka Ports Authority it self the Minister has stated .Sri Lanka Ports Authority has planned to purchase few cranes for the terminal from a Chinese company at a cost of US Dollars 278 million he has stressed .
Six Policemen Were Injured Due To A Tense Situation In Athurugiriya Fuel Station
Six Policemen were injured and hospitalized due to a tense situation occurred at a Fuel station in Athurugiriya area (Colombo District ) according to the Department Of Police .
The injured Policemen were admitted to the Homagama District Hospital for treatment, They were injured when they have arrived at the Fuel station to control a tense situation occurred among the people in queue after finishing the fuel in the station.
Police have arrested Nine persons including a female regarding the incident ,
Ministry Of Education To Close All Schools In Major Cities Next Week- Students to Learn Online
Ministry Of Education has decided to close down all the schools in Major cities and suburbs for a week period from next Monday to Friday due to the transport difficulties faced by School children as a result of the current fuel shortage in the country .
The school children in those schools which are due to be closed next week will be attended online classes daily from 8 a.m to 1 p.m during that period the Ministry has stated ,
Meanwhile the Public Utilities Commission has stated that there will be no more power cuts from 8 a.m to 1 p.m next week due to the online classes conducted for school children ,
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