Monday, May 30, 2022
More Than 2000 Bakeries Had Shut Down Due To Gas/Fuel Shortage
Litro Gas Distribution To Be Resumed Tomorrow (31)
A Ship carrying 3500 Metric tones of LP Gas had arrived in Colombo Harbor today (30) according to the Litro Gas Company .
The Gas stock is currently being unloaded from the Ship and Litro Company is due to distribute 60,000 Gas Cylinders per day from tomorrow (31) the Company ha stressed .
Sri Lanka has paid US Dollars 6.5 million for a shipment of 7500 Metric tones of LP Gas and another shipment of 4000 Metric tones of Gas is scheduled to be reached the Country soon it has been reported .
Sri Lanka Needs US Dollars 554 To Purchase Fuel For June
Sri Lanka needs US Dollars 554 million to import fuel for the month of June and out of that only have US Dollars 100 million received under the Indian credit line so far for this purpose according to the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare ,
According to the Minister he is due to hold talks with the Central Bank to get the remaining US Dollars 454 to purchase fuel However Central Bank is facing a US Dollars shortage at the moment it has been earlier announced ,
Meanwhile Minister of Power is planning to hold talks with Indian officials regarding another loan scheme in view of purchase fuel for the country it has been reported ,
Sunday, May 29, 2022
Police Fired Tear Gas To Disperse A Group Of Medical Students Marching Towards Fort
Police had fired Tear gas and water cannons to disperse a group of Medical Faculty students attached to Colombo Medical Faculty this evening (29)when they had attempted to enter Bank Road near World Trade Center at Colombo Fort .
Fisheries Minister Distributed 15,000 Liters Of Kerosene Oil Sent By India Among Jaffna Residents
Minister of Fisheries Douglas Devanada had distributed 15,000 Liters of Kerosene oil received through the Indian credit line among the residents of islands in Jaffna district (Northern Province )it has been reported .
The Indian Government had sent this stock of Kerosene Oil to be distributed among low income groups to ease the economic crisis faced by Sri Lanka at present .
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