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Lanka IOC has issued a statement on a fake document in circulation, which contains city-wise mobile numbers for the customers to convey their fuel requirements.
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- JVP Proposal Points To Consensual Way Forward (Category: Breaking News)
- A Coalition Of Power To Stay In Power Is Not What Country Needs (Category: Breaking News)
- System Change Plus Politician Change Through Elections (Category: Breaking News)
- Divergence Grows Between Appearance & Reality (Category: Breaking News)
"Yesterday we received 160 million dollars from the World Bank. We cannot use it for fuel but we are discussing it."
- Sri Lanka’s CPC owes US$730mn for past oil, in talks for petrol ship (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel price drop in the world market can be considered only after six weeks – Petroleum Minister (Category: Breaking News)
- Minister suspends fuel payment (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka petrol shipment delays by another day – Minister (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Tense situation reported in Grandpass owing to fuel shortage
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
UPDATE- The Borella-Maradana road is now cleared for traffic after it was blocked by protesters demanding fuel.
Protests were staged in a number of areas today demanding fuel and gas. The Police said that protests were staged along the Borella – Maradana Road and Colombo – Negombo Road. Litro Gas Lanka Limited had said today that there was a delay in unloading LP gas from a ship at the Colombo
- Distribution of Litro gas temporarily suspended (Category: Breaking News)
- Litro insists it has sufficient gas stocks (Category: Breaking News)
- Domestic gas shipment arrives in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Price of Litro domestic gas cylinder to be reduced (Category: Breaking News)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) says fuel stocks are limited and so the public should not queue up near fuel stations tomorrow (Wednesday). CEYPETCO urged motorists to queue up near fuel stations only if essential. The normal distribution of petrol is expected to resume on Thursday
- Special category to increase fuel quota to be tested (Category: Breaking News)
- Electricity and fuel declared essential services (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel shortage caused by delay in unloading (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel quota increased for New Year festive season (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Long queues for fuel, some lines stretch for several kilometers
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Video: People still afflicted without fuel (English)
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
Two hour cuts in daytime and 1 hours 40 minutes at night
- How long will power cuts be? (Category: Breaking News)
- No power cuts during the weekend (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka imposes power cuts again after Vesak holidays (Category: Breaking News)
- PUCSL makes u-turn and approves further power cuts (Category: Breaking News)
The current crisis is having far-reaching implications on the ability of women and girls to live in dignity
- More effective mechanism needed to regulate gender-based violence on digital platforms – Women P... (Category: Breaking News)
- Legislative roundup, Jan. 30, 2021 (Category: USA, New Mexico)
- Police: Yakima serial groper returns (Category: USA, Washington)
- Rapes and molestations of women rising in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
We have to keep in mind that printing money will depreciate the rupee
- Overshooting (Category: Business)
- Forex Policy (Category: Business)
- Forex Trend (Category: Business)
- Sri Lankan Rupee ends firmer against USD (Category: Breaking News)
"There is a possibility that the daily power outages will increase to 15 hours a day" - Prime Minister
- Sri Lanka schedules 5-hour power cut for May 13-14 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules powercut of 5-hours for May 12 (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka schedules power cuts of up to 3 hours for June 4 and 5 (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Plot (Category: Business)
Prime Minister says the CPC can no longer bear the losses.
- Sri Lanka’s CEB price hike delayed, affecting CPC and monetary policy: CB Governor (Category: Breaking News)
- Power Minister reveals the main reasons for CPC losses (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s CPC in profits from July 2022, forex loans drive Rs600bn loss (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka’s petroleum sector trade unions to launch protest on Aug 22 against new reforms (Category: Breaking News)
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe today painted a gloomy picture for Sri Lanka saying the country will face an even more difficult time period in the short term. In an address to the nation today, the Prime Minister said that there are petrol stocks only for a single day, there is a possibility that the daily power […]
- PM warns fuel situation to get worse over next few weeks (Category: Breaking News)
- Fuel stocks sufficient for only around five days (Category: Breaking News)
- Leadership of Gota and Ranil rejected (Category: Breaking News)
- India focusing on ways it can help Sri Lanka economically (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Massive queues for fuel despite govt appeal to stop visiting filling stations
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
New Prime Minister reveals the grim reality of the economy
- Gas Strike (Category: Business)
- Gas Demand (Category: Business)
- Fuel Switch (Category: Business)
- Litro decides not to increase domestic LP gas prices (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Long queue for fuel in Bambalapitiya
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
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- A Churlish Churchill, A Godawful Grusha (Category: Breaking News)
- Well, It’s Legal! (Category: Breaking News)
- Ballad Of A Sad Trumpet (Category: Breaking News)
- Whose Saviour Is Ranil? And Who Is Being Clever – Ranil Or Gota? (Category: Breaking News)
[…]The post Masks Of Democracy & Energy Geopolitics: Is Full Spectrum Dominance The Endgame? appeared first on Colombo Telegraph.
- A Staged Default & Sovereign Bond Debt Trap? IMF’s Spring Meetings Amid Hybrid Cold War (Category: Breaking News)
- Ripples In The Indian Ocean: Yuan Wang 5 & Easter Sunday 2019 (Category: Breaking News)
- IMF, Sri Lanka’s Resource Curse & Privatization Of The Central Bank (Category: Breaking News)
- Gota Back In The USA & A Chilling Killing: Welcome To 2023 A (Virtual) Realty In A Post-Truth Wo... (Category: Breaking News)
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- Playing Games With Constitutional Reforms (Category: Breaking News)
- Whoever wields power under 22-A, will Mahinda continue to ‘rule’? (Category: Breaking News)
- Ranil-Gota Twosome: One Gone, The Other Is Acting Up (Category: Breaking News)
- Saying No To Authoritarian Governance (Category: Breaking News)
The public have been urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that with the arrival of the diesel cargo yesterday and 3 vessels to reach Sri Lanka over the next 2 weeks under the Indian credit line, adequate fuel will be made available. “
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Another shipment of diesel from India delivered to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- President speaks to Putin and asks for credit to get fuel (Category: Breaking News)
- EU tells President to focus on GSP, IMF, human rights (Category: Breaking News)
Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera says that adequate fuel will be available in the country with the arrival of a diesel cargo yesterday and three more vessels expected to reach Sri Lanka in the next 2 weeks under the Indian credit line.
Sri Lanka is sliding into a default as the grace period on two unpaid foreign bonds ends on Wednesday, the latest blow to a country rattled by economic pain and social unrest. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was appointed last week following violent unrest, will provide a “full explanation” of Sri Lanka’s financial crisis on […]
- Political risks still challenge Sri Lanka s emergence from default- Fitch Ratings (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Ratings downgrades Sri Lanka to ‘Restricted Default’ from ‘C’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch affirms SLT at B+ Revises outlook to positive (Category: Breaking News)
- Fitch Affirms Sri Lanka Telecom Debt Ratings with Positive Outlook (Category: Breaking News)
Somalia’s former leader Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been elected president after a final vote that was only open to the country’s MPs. He defeated the current president, Mohamed Abudallahi Farmajo, who has been in office since 2017. The ballot was limited to Somalia’s 328 MPs due to security concerns over holding a wider election, and […]
- Somali forces claim end to deadly 30-hour hotel siege (Category: Breaking News)
- Man arrested after 4 July mass shooting in US (Category: Breaking News)
- EU blames Russia for food crisis prompting walkout (Category: Breaking News)
- EU awards Ukraine and Moldova candidate status (Category: Breaking News)
Video: Fuel distribution comes to a halt
- Video: Cabraal-missile is stronger than Indian Agni-V missile (Category: Video)
- Video: Dambulla Mosque controversy could have been solved peacefully (Category: Video)
- Video: Sajith issuing misleading statements - Tissa (Category: Video)
- Video: No need for permission - Sajith (Category: Video)
A new shipment of diesel from India arrived in Sri Lanka today (May 15) under the credit line for fuel.
Another shipment of diesel from India has been delivered to Sri Lanka. The latest consignment of diesel from India under the credit line for fuel was delivered in Colombo by Torm Helvig today. The Indian High Commission in Colombo said that 12 shipments and more than 400,000 MT of fuel
- Another 40,000 MT of petrol arrives in Sri Lanka from India (Category: Breaking News)
- India delivers another 40,000 MT of petrol to Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Public urged not to queue up for fuel over next 3 days (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka repatriates 19 Indian fishermen (Category: Breaking News)
The Ceylon Petroleum Private Tanker Owners Association has appealed to the general public to refrain from standing in queues today (May 15).
Prime Minister Wickremesinghe says the Government is facing an immediate challenge of securing funds to pay for the fuel requirement for this coming week. He said that due to the dollar shortages in the banks, the Government is now exploring other options of securing the necessary funding
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- Protesting against a hidden deal (Category: Breaking News)
- Police fire tear gas and water cannons on IUSF students (Category: Breaking News)
- Protest march held to mark 50 days of Galle Face struggle (Category: Breaking News)
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