Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan authorities on Friday closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation's worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Administration Ministry asked the public officials — except for those who maintain essential services — not to come to work on Friday “in a view of current fuel shortage and issues in transport facilities” across the country. State- and government-approved private schools also closed Friday amid the worsening fuel shortage, with thousands of people waiting in queues at fuel stations across the country for days at a time. Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Monday that about $75 billion is needed urgently to help provide essential items, but the country’s treasury is struggling to find even $1 billion.

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Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka closes schools as floods and mudslides leave 10 dead and 6 others missing

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rain triggered floods and mudslides in many parts of the island nation, leaving at least 10 people dead and six others missing, officials said. Heavy downpours have wreaked havoc in many parts of the country since Sunday, flooding homes, fields and roads, and forcing authorities to cut electricity as a precaution. …

Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices in welcome relief amid crisis
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka slashes fuel prices in welcome relief amid crisis

Firstpost  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s government on Wednesday announced significant cuts in fuel prices, providing welcome relief for many after a year of shortages and skyrocketing prices amid the country’s worst economic crisis. Sri Lanka earlier this month secured approval of a $2.9 billion IMF bailout program a key step in its recovery from a crisis brought on by the pandemic and …

Sri Lanka Returns to Uninterrupted Power Supply After a Year; at Higher Cost
1 year, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka Returns to Uninterrupted Power Supply After a Year; at Higher Cost

News 18  

After a year of load-shedding, Sri Lankans will get continuous power from Thursday, albeit with a hike in tariff in line with the conditions set by the IMF. President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed officials to ensure an uninterrupted power supply to customers after the tariff revision is implemented, a statement from the President’s Media Division said. The state power entity …

‘How can we cope?’ ask Sri Lankans as gov’t limits fuel imports
2 years, 4 months ago

‘How can we cope?’ ask Sri Lankans as gov’t limits fuel imports

Al Jazeera  

People in crisis-hit island nation raise serious concerns over the government’s move to restrict imports for another 12 months. Colombo, Sri Lanka – Mothers, taxi drivers, health workers and many other Sri Lankans are raising serious concerns over the government’s announcement that fuel imports will be restricted for another 12 months. “So I bought one litre for 3,000 rupees today …

Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to restrict fuel imports for next 12 months

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will restrict fuel imports for the next 12 months because of a severe shortage of foreign exchange, its energy minister said on July 25, as the island nation's new government seeks to find a way out of a crippling economic crisis. "Due to Forex issues, Fuel imports has to be restricted in the next 12 months," Sri Lanka's …

In Cash-strapped Sri Lanka, Two More Persons Die While Waiting in Queue for Fuel
2 years, 5 months ago

In Cash-strapped Sri Lanka, Two More Persons Die While Waiting in Queue for Fuel

News 18  

Two men died in cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Friday while waiting in serpentine queues to purchase fuel as widespread shortages and soaring inflation levels continue to heap misery on citizens. The 59-year-old man had left his motorcycle for over two nights near a filling station in Kinniya, a town located in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, collapsed on Friday, according to …

Sri Lanka introduces fuel pass to provide oil in orderly manner
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka introduces fuel pass to provide oil in orderly manner

India TV News  

Highlights SL govt introduced fuel passes that will guarantee a weekly quota to every vehicle owner A person may register one vehicle under his National Identity Card Number The QR code obtained after registration must be presented to get fuel Aiming to provide fuel to the public in an orderly manner amidst its worst energy crisis, the Sri Lankan government …

Timeline: Sri Lanka’s worst economic, political crisis in decades
2 years, 5 months ago

Timeline: Sri Lanka’s worst economic, political crisis in decades

Al Jazeera  

Island nation mired in a deep crisis as its president flees country, days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. Sri Lanka is mired in a deep political and economic crisis and the country’s president has flown out of the country, days after a huge crowd of protesters stormed his residence. April 3: Cabinet resigns Almost all of …

Missing Sri Lankan President back in action, orders gas distribution
2 years, 5 months ago

Missing Sri Lankan President back in action, orders gas distribution

The Hindu  

Embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, whose location is still unknown since the protesters overran both his office and the official residence, has ordered officials to ensure the smooth distribution of cooking gas after the fuel-starved country received 3,700 metric tonnes of LP gas, his office said on Sunday. A second ship carrying 3,740 metric tonnes of gas is due on July …

With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka grinds to a halt
2 years, 5 months ago

With no fuel and no cash, Sri Lanka grinds to a halt

Al Jazeera  

Less than a day’s worth of fuel remains, says the energy minister, as the cash-strapped nation extends school closures. Sri Lanka has less than a day’s worth of fuel left, the energy minister says, with public transport grinding to a halt as the country’s economic crisis deepens. Power and energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday said petrol reserves were about …

Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Govt declares week-long holiday for schools from tomorrow
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka fuel crisis: Govt declares week-long holiday for schools from tomorrow

India TV News  

Highlights Schools will remain shut for a week as the country faces a severe fuel crisis People were asked to work from home while several teachers were requested to teach online Since the fuel crisis many people opted to use bicycles as mode of transportation Sri Lankan schools will remain shut for a week as the country faces a severe …

As Sri Lanka descends into an economic and humanitarian crisis, the people paying the price vow those responsible won't 'get away easily'
2 years, 5 months ago

As Sri Lanka descends into an economic and humanitarian crisis, the people paying the price vow those responsible won't 'get away easily'

ABC  

Chamila Nilanthi is tired of all the waiting. Key points: Sri Lanka is descending into a complete economic breakdown, the likes of which are rarely seen in middle-income economies Economists say the problems are akin to the collapse that currently plagues Venezuela, and the troubles that swept Indonesia in the 1990s However, all these theories and explanations are of little …

Sri Lanka under virtual lockdown as fuel restricted for pvt cars
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka under virtual lockdown as fuel restricted for pvt cars

Al Jazeera  

Gov’t decided on Monday to limit distribution of fuel to essential services until July 10 and told residents to stay home. Sri Lanka abruptly restricted fuel supplies and told residents to stay home, raising the risk of more unrest as the government struggles to provide essential goods due to a crippling sovereign debt crisis that has rocked the country for …

Sri Lanka to operate only essential services till July 10 amidst acute fuel shortage
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka to operate only essential services till July 10 amidst acute fuel shortage

India Today  

The Sri Lankan government on Monday announced that only essential services will operate from midnight till July 10 and all other operations will be temporarily suspended as the crisis-hit nation faces acute fuel shortages. Sri Lanka's Cabinet of Ministers decided that only essential services will operate from Monday midnight to July 10. Only essential services will be allowed to function …

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, suspends sales for two weeks
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, suspends sales for two weeks

The Hindu  

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka suspended nationwide fuel sales, except for essential services, for nearly a fortnight as the island faces a rapidly worsening economic crisis. Colombo turns to India Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda on Monday met Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi to discuss the possibility of “securing petrol and …

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Schools closed, people work from home to save fuel
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Schools closed, people work from home to save fuel

India Today  

Troops in Sri Lanka handed tokens on Monday to people queueing for petrol amid a severe fuel shortage in the nation battling its worst economic crisis in seven decades, while schools shut in Colombo and public employees were asked to work from home. "We can't earn, we can't feed our families," added Shelton, who was 24th in line at a …

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, only essential services to operate from midnight till July 10
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka runs out of fuel, only essential services to operate from midnight till July 10

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lankan government announced only essential services will operate from midnight till July 10 Other operations will be temporarily suspended, crisis-hit nation's govt said, amid economic crisis Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said India would not be able to keep Sri Lanka afloat for too long Sri lanka economic crisis: The Sri Lankan government announced on Monday that only essential services …

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as it faces economic collapse
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka hikes fuel prices as it faces economic collapse

Al Jazeera  

The move comes a day after the energy minister said there would be an indefinite delay in getting new shipments of oil. Wijesekera said oil due last week had not turned up while shipments scheduled to arrive next week would also not reach Sri Lanka because of “banking” reasons. A delegation from the US Departments of Treasury and State arrived …

Sri Lanka parliament shuts early after petrol runs out
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka parliament shuts early after petrol runs out

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s parliament has cancelled its remaining sittings for the week to save fuel, officials said on Thursday, with a disastrous economic crisis rapidly depleting the island nation’s already scarce petrol supplies. Parliamentary officials said lawmakers decided not to hold sessions on Thursday and Friday to avoid unnecessary petrol use, days after authorities closed schools and some state offices for …

Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next | Explained
2 years, 6 months ago

Why Sri Lanka's economy collapsed and what's next | Explained

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka's Prime Minister said the country's economy has "collapsed" Tropical Sri Lanka does not normally lack food but people are going hungry Doctors have resorted to social media to try to get critical supplies of equipment and medicine Sri Lanka's prime minister says the island nation's debt-laden economy has “collapsed” as it runs out of money to pay …

Sri Lankan prime minister: Island’s economy ‘has collapsed’
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lankan prime minister: Island’s economy ‘has collapsed’

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s debt-laden economy has “collapsed” after months of shortages of food, fuel and electricity, the prime minister told lawmakers Wednesday in comments that underscored the country’s dire situation as it seeks help from international lenders. Wickremesinghe’s remarks also sent a message to potential lenders: “You can’t let a country of such strategic importance collapse,” said …

Sri Lanka’s Parliament sessions curbed as fuel crisis bites
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka’s Parliament sessions curbed as fuel crisis bites

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s Parliament sessions will be restricted to two days this week instead of four days amid the current fuel supply crisis in the country, the leader of the House Dinesh Gunawardena said on Tuesday. When Parliament met this morning, the main Opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya party and the Marxist National People’s Power party said they were boycotting the sessions …

Sri Lanka | Protesters block entrances of Gotabaya's presidential secretariat, 21 arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka | Protesters block entrances of Gotabaya's presidential secretariat, 21 arrested

The Hindu  

A group of protesters in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the mismanagement of the economy blocked all entrances of the presidential secretariat here, forcing the police on Monday to arrest 21 people, including a Buddhist monk and four women. Two entry points blocked The protesters last night blocked the two entry points to the presidential …

Sri Lanka's fuel crisis touches new heights: Govt to shut offices, schools from next week
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's fuel crisis touches new heights: Govt to shut offices, schools from next week

India TV News  

The fuel crisis in Sri Lanka hit a new high, with the country's government announcing a shut-down of public sector offices from next week, beginning Monday. The country has been facing several power cuts, and the government has now asked teachers in all government and government approved private schools in the Colombo city limits to conduct online classes from next …

Sri Lanka schools, govt. offices to shut as transport grinds to halt
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka schools, govt. offices to shut as transport grinds to halt

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948, and has been unable to finance the import of necessities such as food, …

Sri Lanka crisis: EAM Jaishankar to brief MEA Consultative Committee
2 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: EAM Jaishankar to brief MEA Consultative Committee

India TV News  

Highlights EAM Dr S Jaishankar will brief Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs on June 18 This briefing will be done on ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka India's Foreign Secretary and other MEA officers will be present at the meeting Sri Lanka crisis : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will brief the Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs on June …

India ships rice, other essentials to crisis-hit Sri Lanka
2 years, 7 months ago

India ships rice, other essentials to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka received a first consignment of a $16 million humanitarian aid package from neighboring India to help mitigate severe shortages caused by the country’s worst economic crisis in recent memory. Gopal Baglay, the Indian envoy to Sri Lanka, delivered the donation from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Gamini …

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work as it battles acute fuel shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work as it battles acute fuel shortage

Firstpost  

State- and government-approved private schools closed Friday amid the worsening fuel shortage, with thousands of people waiting in queues at fuel stations across the country for days at a time Colombo, Sri Lanka: Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is …

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka closes schools, limits work amid fuel shortage

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan authorities closed schools and asked public officials not to come to work in a desperate move to prepare for an acute fuel shortage that is expected to last days amid the nation’s worst economic crisis in decades. The Public Administration Ministry asked the public officials — except for those who maintain essential services — …

Sri Lanka bank says fuel shortage set to ease as students protest
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka bank says fuel shortage set to ease as students protest

Al Jazeera  

The central bank says it has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments as police clash with student protesters. Sri Lanka’s central bank has secured foreign exchange to pay for fuel and cooking gas shipments that will ease crippling shortages, says its governor, as police fire tear gas and water cannon to push back student protesters. …

Sri Lanka minister asks people not to queue for fuel for two days
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka minister asks people not to queue for fuel for two days

Al Jazeera  

Island’s power and energy minister ‘respectfully’ advises against forming queues, saying there are no sufficient petrol stocks. For Sri Lankans like Jiffry, waiting in queues for essential items has become the new normal amid the worst economic crisis in the island nation since its independence from British rule in 1948. S Yoga Lechchami, a 30-year-old mother of two from Mirihana, …

Sri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankan police use tear gas on protesters near Parliament

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan police used tear gas and a water cannon on Friday to disperse student protesters who were camped outside Parliament criticizing lawmakers for not ousting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades. Separately, protesters have been occupying the entrance to the president’s office in the capital, Colombo, for …

Burning tyres, blocked roads as Sri Lanka protests fuel shortage, price hikes
2 years, 8 months ago

Burning tyres, blocked roads as Sri Lanka protests fuel shortage, price hikes

Hindustan Times  

A shortage of fuel in crisis-hit Sri Lanka ignited massive protests across the country Tuesday as tens of thousands of angry motorists burned tyres and blocked a major road leading into capital Colombo, news agency AFP reported citing police and local officials. Sri Lanka fuel protests Protests have engulfed the island nation over the past weeks after the government ran …

In Sri Lanka, an uneasy calm before the storm
2 years, 8 months ago

In Sri Lanka, an uneasy calm before the storm

The Hindu  

If the pandemic doesn’t get you, something else will. But just as the world was limping back to some semblance of normalcy, Sri Lanka’s self-made economic crisis, heightened by the pandemic, was starting to make world headlines. During my cab ride from the airport to my father’s place in central Colombo, we pass through pitiful scenes of people holding cans …

Lanka protesters defy curfew after web ban
2 years, 8 months ago

Lanka protesters defy curfew after web ban

Hindustan Times  

COLOMBO: Opposition lawmakers and thousands of people angered by the government’s handling of Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis on Sunday marched to denounce the President’s move to impose a nationwide curfew and state of emergency, as protests over food and fuel shortages swelled. Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and finance minister Basil Rajapaksa may step down soon as public …

Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour curfew until 6 a.m. on April 4
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka imposes 36-hour curfew until 6 a.m. on April 4

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka has declared a weekend curfew, ahead of mass protests planned by citizens’ groups challenging the government over its “failed” response to a heightening economic crisis in the island nation. A proclamation from the President said the Emergency was in the interests of “public security, the protection of public order and the maintenance of supplies and services essential to …

Armed cops stationed at Colombo fuel stations as shops re-open amid emergency
2 years, 8 months ago

Armed cops stationed at Colombo fuel stations as shops re-open amid emergency

Hindustan Times  

Shops in Sri Lanka capital Colombo opened - warily - Saturday a day after president Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared an emergency and gave military sweeping powers, including the right to arrest suspects without warrants, in response to violent protests over the country's economic crisis. Armed forces were stationed at fuel stations, Reuters said, after Rajapaksa said the measure was to protect …

No gas, no medicine, no food: Life in crisis-hit Sri Lanka | Exclusive
2 years, 8 months ago

No gas, no medicine, no food: Life in crisis-hit Sri Lanka | Exclusive

India Today  

As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka spirals out of control, 69-year-old Thomos from Colombo told India Today that petrol is unavailable, medicines are difficult to find and essential food items are being sold at extremely high prices in the country. ECONOMIC CRISIS IN SRI LANKA With huge debt obligations and dwindling foreign reserves, Sri Lanka has found itself unable …

Sri Lanka economic crisis | 45 arrested; brief curfew imposed outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis | 45 arrested; brief curfew imposed outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence

The Hindu  

At least 45 people were arrested and a curfew briefly imposed in most parts of Colombo city after hundreds of protesters gathered outside the residence of Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, demanding his resignation for failing to address the worst economic crisis in the island nation. On Thursday, protesters shouted slogans, directing their ire against what they perceive as the …

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Violent protest outside President's house, nation runs out of diesel | Top points
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis: Violent protest outside President's house, nation runs out of diesel | Top points

India Today  

As Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis in decades brought more power cuts and gloom, people in the country are staring at a very bleak future. Members of the Socialist Youth Union scuffle with police as they attempt to enter the Sri Lankan President's office in Colombo during a protest in March against the country's worst economic crisis. People clash with …

Sri Lanka crisis: Protest outside President's house turns violent; country runs out of diesel
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Protest outside President's house turns violent; country runs out of diesel

India TV News  

Highlights Thousands protest outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa house in Colombo The crowd shouted, "Go home, Gota go home" The mob set fire to one of buses and turned back a fire truck that rushed to douse it Sri Lanka Latest News: Police fired tear gas and a water cannon at thousands of protesters outside the home of Sri Lanka's President …

Lanka IOC supplies 6,000 MT fuel to ease Sri Lanka’s power shortage
2 years, 8 months ago

Lanka IOC supplies 6,000 MT fuel to ease Sri Lanka’s power shortage

The Hindu  

Lanka IOC, the subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation in Sri Lanka, will supply 6,000 MT of fuel to the island nation, to help ease its acute power shortage leading to upto 13-hour-long power cuts this week. Meanwhile, a fourth consignment of fuel from India is expected to reach the island nation by this weekend, as part of the continuing supply …

Sri Lanka to turn off street lights amid longest-ever blackout as economic crisis deepens
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka to turn off street lights amid longest-ever blackout as economic crisis deepens

India Today  

Sri Lanka is turning off its street lights to save electricity, a minister said on Thursday, as its worst economic crisis in decades brought more power cuts and gloom to its main stock market, triggering a halt in trade as prices slid. READ | Evening blackouts, day-long queues: Anger mounts as Sri Lankan economic crisis deepens DRIVING THE DROP The …

Sri Lanka crisis forces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis forces 13-hour blackouts, hospitals stop surgery

Al Jazeera  

Power regulator urges government employees to work from home to save fuel and hospitals suspend routine surgeries as economic crisis deepens. Sri Lanka has announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines, as the cash-strapped island’s economic crisis deepens. “We made a request to the government to allow …

Sri Lanka economic crisis: 13-hour long power cuts, fuel shortage force thousands to protest
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka economic crisis: 13-hour long power cuts, fuel shortage force thousands to protest

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis since independence Power cuts are going up to 13-hour, fuel shortage adding more tension India has come to rescue with nearly $2.5 billion financial assistance Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented economic crisis as country witnesses massive power cuts upto 10 to 13-hour long, shortage of fuel and spillovers from the crisis …

Sri Lanka Increases Daily Power Cuts to 10 Hours as Fuel Crisis Worsens
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Increases Daily Power Cuts to 10 Hours as Fuel Crisis Worsens

News 18  

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday extended the nationwide daily power cuts from seven hours to 10 due to the non-availability of fuel to generate hydro-electricity. The daily power cuts in the island nation have been further extended Wednesday morning to 10 hours, officials said. There is a shortage of 750 megawatt due to non-availability of fuel to generate thermal …

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday, March 29, 2022, imposed a nationwide 10-hour daily power cut due to shortage of hydro-electricity triggered by non-availability of fuel. “There is a shortage of 750 megawatt due to non availability of fuel to generate thermal power,” the chair of the Public Utilities Commission Janaka Ratnayaka said. Energy minister Gamini Lokuge said the government …

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka plunges into 10-hour daily power cut as fuel crisis worsens

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka imposed a nationwide 10-hour daily power cut due to shortage of hydro-electricity Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented acute economic and energy crisis India recently announced to extend a USD 1 billion line of credit to Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday imposed a nationwide 10-hour daily power cut due to shortage of hydro-electricity triggered …

Sri Lanka fuel prices soar as economy reels
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka fuel prices soar as economy reels

The Hindu  

One of Sri Lanka's biggest fuel suppliers hiked the price of gasoline by nearly 20% on Saturday, the second increase in as many weeks, as the country struggles to import oil without dollars. There was no immediate price revision from the state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corporation but its representatives, who asked to remain anonymous, told AFP it was almost certain to …

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