A Control Price For Eggs Announced

 As the Prices of Egg are on the rise ,Consumer Affairs Authority had issued an extra ordinary Gazette notification today (20) directing a maximum retail price for Eggs .

According to the Gazette Notification the  maximum retail price of a White Egg should be Rs.43 and the Price of a Brown Egg should be Rs.45 .Price of an Egg had been increased  to Rs.63 recently .

Sapaugaskande Oil Refinery Resumed Operations -Minister Of Energy

 The Sapugaskande Oil Refinery which had been shut down due to the Crude Oil shortage had resumed it's functions this evening (20) after the arrival of a ship carrying 100,000 metric tons of Crude oil according to the Minister Of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare ,

According to the Minister unloading of the Crude oil from that ship is currently underway and another Ship with  120,000 Metric Tons of Crude oil is scheduled to  be arrived at Colombo harbor next week .Through these stocks Sapaugaskande Oil Refinery can be  functioned with full capacity for 40 days he had stressed .

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Ministry Of Power Suspended The Fuel Supply To 12 Fuel Stations

 Ministry Of Power and Energy had temporarily suspended the Fuel supply to 12 Fuel stations which had not managed to contribute much for issuing fuel accordance to the QR code .

Fuel supply will regulate  based on the complaints received from the Public with the help of the Police the Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekare has stated . 

Three Hour Daily Power Cut To Remain For Next Two Days

 Public Utilities Commission had today (19)  given permission to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for a three hour daily power cut on tomorrow (20) and the day after (21) due to the sudden breakdown of the Norochchole Lakwijaya Coal Power plant and the fuel shortage to generate the power it has been announced.

Accordingly the three hour daily power cut will be implemented in next two days as one hour and forty minutes during the day time and one hour and twenty minutes during the night session .

Police Are Being Allowed To Keep Two Protesters Under Detention For A Three Month Period

 Ministry of Defense had allowed the Police to keep the two protesters including the convener of the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF) Wasantha Mudalige  who had been arrested during a protest march held in Colombo yesterday (18) ,under detention for three month period and question under the Terrorism Prevention Act .

Ministry Of Defense had authorized the Police to keep protesters Wasantha Mudalige and Hashan Gunathilake for a three month period to question under the powers vested with the Defense Minister from the Terrorism Prevention Act.

Meanwhile 16 other protesters including a Buddhist Monk who were detained yesterday whilst attending the Anti government  protest march held in Colombo were released on bail by the Colombo Fort Magistrate Court today (19).