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33,000 MT of Litro LP gas shipment due in Sri Lanka within two days

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- A stock of 38,000 MT of Litro LP gas has already arrived this month and another 33,000 MT are expected within two days, said President Anura Kumara Dissanayake while addressing ... Read More


Major impact on energy sector due to Middle East conflict - President

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Sri Lanka's fuel, gas and coal supply will have a major bearing owing to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake noted. President Dissanayak... Read More


Sri Lanka will remain nonpartisan in US-Iran war: President

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reiterates Sri Lanka will not take any sides during the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Iran and the United States and Israel. Pr... Read More


Israel weakening Iran regime to give people chance to remove it: Israeli PM Netanyahu

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded Tuesday to the targeted killing of senior Iranian figures overnight - Ali Larijani, the head of the National Security Council... Read More


Government schools to close on Wednesdays amid fuel shortage

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe, has announced that all government schools will remain closed on Wednesdays due to the ongoing fuel supply crisis. I... Read More


More than 400,000 QR codes issued under national fuel pass system: CPC

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The majority of technical and registration-related issues associated with the fuel QR code system have now been successfully resolved, the Managing Director of the Ceylon Petrol... Read More


Over Rs. 194.5 million recovered and refunded to foreign employment scam victims: SLBFE

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) states that during the five-month period from October 2025 to February 2026, legal action was initiated against individuals an... Read More


Minister assures continuous fuel supply for industries

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The government is operating under a special system to ensure an uninterrupted fuel supply for the industrial sector, the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, S... Read More


PUCSL's Western Province public consultation on proposed electricity tariff revision tomorrow

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- The final provincial public consultation session for verbal submissions on the proposal submitted by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to revise electricity tariffs for the sec... Read More


President directs all Ministries and officials to conserve fuel

Sri Lanka, March 17 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that each Ministry must have a practical plan in place for fuel conservation, noting that it should be a sustainable, data-driven p... Read More