The Postal Department is scheduled to be increased the Air mail fares with effect from tomorrow(01) according to the Post Master General Ranjith Ariyaratne .
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The Air Mail fare will be increased based on Airline fares ,Fuel price hikes ,Price hike of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and train fares and the rate of depreciation of SrI Lnkan Rupee against Us dollars the Post Master General has sated ,
Government has decided to issue fuel for vehicles under the new QR code System known as National Fuel Pass system introduced for vehicles with effect from tomorrow (01) Island wide according to the Ministry of Power and Energy .
Accordingly only those vehicles registered under QR Code system can get fuel from all oil refilling stations in the island from tomorrow .Three wheelers will get fuel from a separate Oil refilling station it has been announced .
Due to the QR code system issuance of fuel for tokens and based on the final digit of the number plates will be cancelled and priority will be given for the Oil refilling stations which are adapting the QR Code system when issuing the fuel .
Police in Point Of Pedro have arrested 13 persons who were planning to migrate Australia in a Boat illegally at a house in Manalakadu at Point Pedro ,Jaffna this morning (30)..
The Police had arrested 08 males ,03 females and a child whilst staying at the house .The males and females arrested by Police are of the ages 21-38 and 08 males were remanded until 08th of August after been produced before the Pint Of Pedro Magistrate Court .
The 03 females and the child had been released on bail .
Another 83 Corona Positives and 03 Corona deaths had been reported in the country yesterday (29) according to Epidemiology Unit .
Accordingly the total number of Corona Positives reported in the country so far had been increased to 665,626 and the total number of Corona deaths had been increased to 16,556 the Unit has stated .
At the moment 922 Corona Positives are being treated at Hospitals and under home care it has been revealed .
At a time the Country is facing a fuel crisis ,Government in Sri Lanka has decided to increase the fuel allowance of Parliamentarians by an exorbitant amount according to the Parliamentary sources,
