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The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says that it has rejected 7500 metric tons of jet fuel that was imported from Singapore.
The hydrogen implementation will be combined with existing renewable energy used in the country. -The Island/ANN
Colombo, May 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Sri Lanka said Tuesday that part of jet fuel imported from a British company in Singapore had been contaminated and was rejected.
Sri Lanka`s petroleum distributor, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has discovered that a stoc..
Hundreds of detentions in the East again The dominance of national security considerations in the actions of the government have been highlighted again in the hundreds of detentions that have taken place in recent days in the East, especially in the Trincomalee area. It is reported that most of those detained have been released after being screened ...
May 07, Colombo: Sri Lanka's petroleum distributor, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has discovered that a stock of Jet A-1 fuel oil it imported was not up to the specifications when it inspected the shipment at the Colombo port.
A portion of Jet A -1 fuel oil from British Petroleum Co. in Singapore did not meet the specifications of the CPC. Accordingly, of the 20,000 Jet A-1 fuel imported 7,500 Mts were found to be slightly off specifications, the CPC said
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) succeeded in preventing the occurrence of another controversy similar to last years substandard petrol fiasco, when it had detected 7,500 metric tons of imported Jet A-1 fuel oil to be slightly off specifications upon inspection at the Colombo Port.
Receipt of aid, both in the form of grant aid and concessional aid, like in the good old days, would give an impetus to development. When there are roads, power plants and power connections, water supply and sewerage facilities and such like built, that would also give a fillip to investments and therewith job creation ...
| by Paul Craig Roberts ( May 04, 2012, Washington DC, Sri Lanka Guardian ) Some readers have come to the erroneous conclusion that the Matrix consists of Republican Party disinformation as if there is no disinformation from the left. Others think that propaganda is the business of Obama and the Democrats. In fact, propaganda from the right, the left and the middle are all part of the disinformat...
Lanka Indian Oil Corporation has appointed Subodh Dakwale as its new Managing Director starting from today. Dakwale succeeds K.R. Suresh Kumar who completes his stint at the Lanka IOC. The new MD is a veteran in the petroleum sector having worked for more than 28 years in the Indian Oil Corporation Limited, the parent arm of the ...
The solar energy development will not face any obstruction as it generates energy through sunlight. Being alternative energy source, it is sustainable as well as eco-friendly. An American political activist Ralph Nader writes- 'the use of solar energy has not opened up because the oil industry does not own the sun. 'Yes! if we use the costly diesel generators to tide over long load shedding...
| by Shenali Waduge ( April 30, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) India’s problems are many though it hides behind a claim that it is a country united in diversity. As a sovereign country, it is not our concern how India runs its country or treats its people. Naturally, we expect India to respect Sri Lanka’s sovereign status as well. Nevertheless, the issue of Tamil Nadu wanting to separate and I...
( April 29, 2012, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) Sri Lanka has once again, like many times in recent years, sought the assistance of China to help avert a balance of payments crisis and also fund two key projects, official and political sources said. In a visit just before the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, that was kept under wraps, a team of officials led by Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera we...
May 01, Colombo: Private bus owners in Sri Lanka say they would ask the government for a fuel subsidy if the fuel prices are increased again.
Dispute The dispute over the presence of a Muslim mosque on Buddhist temple land in Dambulla points to an underlying tension in Sri Lanka’s multi religious society that is capable of being exploited by extremist forces. It is reassuring that the violence that suddenly manifested itself over the location of the mosque was not permitted to escalate ...
Sri Lanka, already struggling under high fuel prices, could be in for a credit downgrade along with its neighbor India if prices continue to increase and subsidies are not reduced, a credit agency report said here on Monday. .
Sri Lanka has once again, like many times in recent years, sought the assistance of China to help avert a balance of payments crisis and also fund two key projects, official and political sources said. In a visit just before the Sinhala and Hindu New Year, that was kept under wraps, a team of officials led by Treasury Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera went to China and secured assurances of a US$1....
By Raisa Wickrematunge President of the All Ceylon Bakery Owner’s Association (ACBOA) N. K. Jayawardena said that there would be a meeting to decide how much the price of bread would increase by. Jayawardena said the prices of bread looked likely to increase from between LKR 3 to LKR 5, depending on the outcome of ...
By Faraz Shauketaly For over thirty years – most everything in Sri Lanka was blamed on the ‘war’. If you were polite it was the ‘security situation’. People late for appointments always had an excuse, ‘the checkpoints’, the Army took so long to check my ID and the Police took even longer at the next ...
Industry Has a Bright Future-Analyst By Dinouk Colombage Tea prices at the Colombo auctions have increased after the weakening of the rupee and demand high. “Tea prices have seen an increase due to the rupee devaluation, however, there has been no change to the level of demand,” Oshan de Silva, marketing executive of Forbes and ...
By Indika Sri Aravinda The Sri Lankan government has rejected an offer from the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to upgrade the facilities at the Sapugaskanda oil refinery. Petroleum Resources Minister Susil Premjayantha said that the government will require USD 400 million to upgrade the Sapugaskanda refinery and USD 1.5 billion to build a new one. ...
Sri Lanka will have to tackle its inflation problem if it wants to attract foreign direct investments (FDI), IMF’s Deputy Managing Director (DMD) Naoyuki Shinohara told this reporter in an interview at Washington, DC on Sunday. He however said that the island’s macroeconomic outlook was looking good, with inflation coming down, coupled with the institution ...
The driver of a private-owned fuel bowzer was taken to hospital in a serious condition after he came under a fierce acid attack at Penideniya in Kandy on Friday night, police said today. They said the incident took place when the victim was taking dinner at a road-side eating house close
Sri Lanka’s Department of Railways have imported 15 Oil Tank carriages from Pakistan to expand transportation of fuel through the railways.
The Met. Department has called on the people to refrain from wearing metal jewellery to minimize the risk of lightening. Duty Officer at the Met. Dept Chaminda de Silva said that lightening strikes may occur in the evenings and nights. It is dangerous to stay in open spaces, use metal instruments and electrical appliances. It ...
Fat burners do not burn fat, literally; aphrodisiacs are frustratingly passionless; tablets to prolong passion fall short of the desired duration; green tea is trying to slim fat bodies; memory enhancers inevitably cause dementia; Minoxidil and hair formulae keep heads balding; and beauty products create superficial, transient beauty. There are medications to elongate the phallus ...
The 2012 race season started with Team NGK DSL joining hands with more qualified and high performance drivers with proven records in the race tracks. The team comprises of Upulwan Serasinghe, Janaka Dias, Lakmal Wijayarathne, Ajith Keerthi and Lalin Kirinda. The market leader in auto parts in Sri Lanka, Douglas and Sons Ltd. (DSL) continues ...
By Faraz Shauketaly The National New Year celebrations – Sinhalese and Tamil New Year – provides an unparalleled opportunity each year to visit friends, relax and simply do nothing. It is also an opportunity to make all the politically correct sound bites and assure anyone and everyone including pedantic outlaws (read in-laws) how very much ...
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant located in Southern India will start production within a period of 45 days, a media report said. The report, quoting an Indian state minister says, following an inspection by the nuclear reactor team, the trial for enrichment of Uranium fuel will be initiated in 20