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Uncategorized LNP - Revise fuel transport formula; if not fuel distribution will be stopped: SLPPTOA
The Sri Lanka Petroleum Private Tanker Owners' Association (SLPPTOA) said that they need to revise the fuel transport formula within two days and said if not,…
Uncategorized LNP - Issuing permits for inland sand mining suspended: Env. Ministry
The Environment Ministry instructed the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau (GSMB) to suspend issuing inland sand mining permits. The decision was announced by…
Uncategorized LNP - Diesel scarcity leads Kelanitissa GT-7 power plant shut down
The single power generation unit of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) GT-7 at the Kelanitissa power plant premises was shut down abruptly this morning due to…
Uncategorized LNP - Ranil says no national govt. but calls for all parties to unite to come out of crises
Rumours have been rife that UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is in talks with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to form a…
Uncategorized LNP - All residential and commercial buildings to go under microscope
All the residential and commercial multi-storey buildings in the country, especially condominiums, are to go under the microscope, which may lead to hefty…
Uncategorized LNP - Fuel storage, distribution come under Maj. Gen. De Zoysa
Major General M.R. W. de Zoysa today assumed duties as the new Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited. The Retired Major General was…
Uncategorized LNP - Rs.100mn collected since it’s opening on Jan. 16
Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday said a revenue of over Rs.100 million had been received from the Mirigama to Kurunegala…
Uncategorized LNP - Over 5-hour power cuts tomorrow
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved the request made by the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to have rotational power shedding over…
Uncategorized LNP - Fuel supply not an issue operating buses: SLTB Chief
Having denied the fake media reports, Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Chairman Kingsley Ranawaka said it was not the fuel issue that had made an SLTB bus to…
Uncategorized LNP - CEB tells Keheliya to pay up his mega electricity bill
The Ceylon Electricity Board has urged Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to pay up his overdue electricity bill for his residence which is amounting to a…
Uncategorized LNP - 200 refurbished buses added to existing fleet
A total of 200 buses which were out of service due to dilapidation have been repaired and re-added to passenger transportation under the patronage of President…
Uncategorized LNP - COVID-19 death toll crosses 16,000 mark
Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 death toll crossed the 16,000 mark on Sunday, after health officials confirmed 30 COVID-19 fatalities. A total of 16,024 COVID-19 deaths…
Uncategorized LNP - Govt. puts off CPC fuel hike
The Government has decided to put off a price hike by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation despite recommendation by Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila, State Utilities…
Uncategorized LNP - China a genuine friend attaching no strings to ties with SL: Wimal
Industry Minister Wimal Weerawansa said he considered China a purely genuine friend of Sri Lanka because it never attached political strings when extending…
Uncategorized LNP - Central Bank refuses US Dollars to CPC without rupees
Triggering further uncertainty on a possible fuel shortage in the country , the Central Bank said it could not release foreign exchange to the Ceylon Petroleum…
Uncategorized LNP - 370MW lost to national grid due to lack of fuel
The Kerawalapitiya Yugadanavi power plant and the Sapugaskanda A and B power plants have lost 370MW to the national grid due to lack of fuel, the Ceylon…
Uncategorized LNP - Power cuts announced for tomorrow
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has been given permission by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka to impose power cuts tomorrow due to inadequate…
Uncategorized LNP - Limited fuel supply from CPC creates fuel scarcity: CPC union
There is a shortage of fuel at Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) filling stations due to the limited supply of fuel, CPC Jathika Sevaka Sangamaya wing (JSS)…
Uncategorized LNP - Sri Lanka eyes Justin Langer to replace Mickey Arthur
Aravinda de Silva says Sri Lankan cricket powerbrokers are keen to talk with Justin Langer if the ousted Australian coach shares a reciprocated interest in Sri…
Uncategorized LNP - PUCSL proposes blackout for bulk electricity users, large companies to be told to use generators
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has proposed enforcing power cuts for bulk electricity users, including media companies and other large…
Uncategorized LNP - No order yet on Ranjan’s release: Prisons Spokesman
No order has so far been received over the release of former actor-turned politician and parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake, prisons spokesman Chandana…
Uncategorized LNP - No power cuts until Thursday, says PUCSL
There is no need of imposing power cuts until Thursday (27) as sufficient fuel stocks have been received, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL)…
Uncategorized LNP - People are striving for a change today: Ruwan Wijewardene
Whilst stating that people in this country need a change as Sri Lanka has been included among the top 15 nations with the highest food inflation rate, the UNP…
Uncategorized LNP - People urged to restrict movement as Omicron-fueled wave imminent
As Omicron is becoming the dominant variant in Sri Lanka surpassing Delta, the health authorities raised the importance of curtailing public movement to avert…