Friday, March 25, 2022

There Will Be No 10 Hour Power Cuts As Planned Next Week -Public Utilities Commission

 There will be no 10 hour Island wide Power cuts next week as earlier planned due to the assurance given by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco ) to provide an  adequate supply of fuel to Ceylon Electricity Board during  next two weeks according to Public Utilities Commission .



If the Petroleum Corporation supplies  the daily requirement of  fuel to the Electricity Board  from next Monday  there's no need to increase the power cut hours to 10 hours the Commission chairman Janaka Ratnayake has stated ,

China To Donate 2000 Metric Tones Of Rice For Sr Lanka

 China has decided to  provide 2000 metric tones of Rice to Sri Lanka as an emergency food aid in first week of April to mark the 70th anniversary of the Rubber and Rice pact signed between Sri Lanka and China ,The Chinese Embassy in Colombo has announced ,


The value of this consignment of Rice is around 25 million US Dollars   the Embassy has stated ,

First Phase Of Ukraine War Is Over ,Russia Says

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-60856533 


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Two Corona Deaths Had Been Reported Today (25)

According to the Director General Of Health Services (DGHS ) 02 Corona deaths had been reported today (25) in the country ,Increasing the total number of Corona deaths reported so far to 16,452 .


Accordingly a male and a female one over 60 years of age and other belonged to  30-60 year age group had  died due to Corona infection the DGHS had stated .

LIOC Had Increased The Prices Of All Varieties Of Petrol From Today (25)

 Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) had increased  prices of all varieties of Petrol  by Rs,49 per Liter with effect from midnight today (25) the Company has announced.


Accordingly price of  Octane -92 Petrol had been increased from Rs.254 to Rs.303 per a liter and Price of Octane-95 Petrol had been increased to Rs.332 per a liter LIOC had announced ,This is the second time in this month that the LIOC had increased prices of fuel due to the depreciation of Sri Lankan Rupee against US Dollar and Russia -Ukraine war ,

However the price of Diesel will remain unchanged according to the company ,LIOC had increased the prices of Petrol and Diesel by Rs.50 and Rs.75 per a liter on 10 th of March 

234 Corona Positives Had Been Reported Today (25)

 Another 234 Corona Positives had been reported today (25) In the country ,Increasing the total number of Corona Positives reported so far to 660,633 according to Epidemiology Unit .


At the moment 7125 Corona Positives are being treated at Hospitals ,Quarantine Centers and under home care system the Unit has stated,

Baltimore Port Closure May Hit US Coal Export Volumes

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/baltimore-port-closure-may-hit-us-coal-export-volumes