Issuance of revenue licences for vehicles registered within the Western Province will be limited to three days a week due to the prevailing fuel shortages in the country, the Chief Secretary of Western Province says.

Six protesters arrested by police while army personnel have tried to disrupt a protest demanding Rajapaksa step down

IMF has estimated a sharp contraction in the economic growth this year.

President Rajapaksa government has accused Qatar Charity of funding terrorism activities and frozen its accounts.

"In the annual price revision, 12 factors including the fuel prices will be taken into consideration."

Fuel tankers registered with Lanka IOC have been directed to report to work from tomorrow (July 01) as the company plans island-wide fuel distribution to its filling stations.

"The same working arrangements will also apply to the Regional Consular offices."

As the fuel shortage has sent the country into a lockdown situation, people, particularly those in Colombo and the suburbs, are facing a risk of losing access to food and other essential stuff, with...Click on the headline to read the full story

Worst crisis in modern times

Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday (June 29) to demand the government resolve a severe fuel shortage at the heart of the Indian Ocean island's worst...Click on the headline to read the full story

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has spoken to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the phone to secure fuel supplies to Colombo from Moscow.

IMF is expected to issue a statement on its discussions with Sri Lankan officials on Thursday.

Sri Lankans are frustrated of waiting in queues for days to buy fuel, cooking gas, kerosene

Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) will be closed on Thursdays and Fridays due to the prevailing fuel shortages and transportation issues, Commissioner General of Motor Traffic Sumith Alahakoon says.

A 53-year-old father of two who was waiting for fuel at a filling station in the area of Darga Town, Aluthgama died after he was knocked down by a lorry last night (June 28).The post Another person...Click on the headline to read the full story

By Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI —  In Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, a sprawling port city showcased as a financial hub to rival Dubai is being set up on 269 hectares of land dredged from the sea. It is the latest of the huge Chinese-funded infrastructure projects in the island country that include a port and […]

Dhammika Perera has been backing successive government and held posts in some while running his businesses

“We were promised fuel last Friday, but we didn’t get it. At this point. we don’t even have fuel to report to work."

Sri Lanka's past diplomatic misconducts under Rajapaksa have made it difficult for Sri Lanka - official

Trade unions of 08 services in the health sector, including the Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU), launched a token strike today in protest of the ongoing fuel crisis.

The main stock index has fallen 4.4$% in the last two sessions.