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Litro Gas Lanka stated that it will be able to dispatch gas from next week mid as the required shipment will reach Sri Lanka in a couple of days.The shipment got delayed because of the unavailability of fuel for the ship in Sri Lanka it has to dock in India for fuel.A shipment of 3500 MT of gas was due to arrive in Sri Lanka yesterday but had instead headed to India, as Sri Lanka was unable to provide the necessary facilities for the vessel to refuel. Thereby, Litro Gas Lanka announced that the arrival of the shipment of gas will…

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says US $600m would be required to ensure an adequate supply of fertilizer.He made the observation during discussions with representatives from the agriculture sector held today to discuss the pending food shortage in the country.Responding to the Prime Minister, the officials then informed that the fertilizer companies would be able to supply the required fertilizer quantities if the banks released the dollars.The Prime Minister also explained that he would be presenting a new Act in Parliament, the Essential Agriculture Supplies Act, which would ensure uninterrupted supply and distribution of agricultural materials. The Prime Minister’s Office said the…

Russia has received a request from Sri Lanka for help to overcome the energy crisis, Russian media, RIA Novosti reported.According to the report, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the issues of its provision are under consideration.The Russian Foreign Ministry further said that Russia is now considering the next steps to provide assistance“The question of how Moscow can help Colombo is still under consideration and it is too early to talk about concrete steps,” the ministry added.The Russian Embassy in Sri Lanka yesterday revealed that Russia is considering a request made by Sri Lanka to purchase petroleum products.First Secretary to the…

At yesterday’s meeting, Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that approval had been given to all private bunker refineries to import diesel and fuel oil for their industries and supply them to operate their own generators and other essential machinery. He has sated this by tweeting a tweet on his social media account. He added that this would further ease the bulk supply through CPC and other filling stations.

Gota GoHome is implementing a number of programs to mark the 50th day of the protest. By the 28th of this month, the protest will complete 50 days of peaceful protest. The protest was critisized as it would not even last more than 2 days. The protestors made all the aligations and rumours fail by maintaining the silent protest, touching a milestone of 50 days.A massive rally is scheduled to begin on the 28th at 2 pm from Kollupitiya, sending several messages to the American, Indian, and Presidential Secretariats. According to another source, another rally has been organized by the…

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s Office has launched a website for protesters at the ‘GotaGoGama’ protest site at the Galle Face Green in Colombo. United National Party (UNP) Deputy Leader Ruwan Wijewardena said the special website has been launched as a means of communication between the two parties. He further said the website will enable the anti-government protesters to present their problems and submit their proposals to the Prime Minister. Wijewardene who was assigned by the Prime Minister to look into the issues faced by the ‘GotaGoGama’ protesters said the protesters will now be able to communicate via pmoffice.gov.lk.“Those who come up with practical…

IIndia and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Japanese government said, following a recent meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.ndia and Japan have agreed to work together on assisting crisis-hit Sri Lanka, the Hindu reported.Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the two leaders had “discussed the situation in Sri Lanka and had confirmed that they will cooperate with each other in light of the current economic crisis and deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the country.” Japan’s announcement of collaborating with India to help Sri Lanka, comes shortly after Sri Lankan Prime…

Shashi Weerawansa, wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa, who had fraudulantly obtained two passports, was arrested in 2015 and released on bail.later on July 2020 Magistrate issues a warrent on Shashi Weerawansa. Today Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of MP Wimal Weerawansa, has been sentenced to 2 years in prison for the use of forged documents to obtain a passport.

Sri Lanka’s state-owned National Insurance Trust Fund Board’s (NITF, A+(lka)/Rating Watch Negative) Strike, Riot, Civil Commotion and Terrorism (SRCCT) fund will bear the brunt of losses stemming from recent riots in the country, with primary insurers experiencing little impact, says Fitch Ratings.The rating agency said it believes gross losses from the riots are likely to exceed LKR1 billion. However, NITF’s net loss will be limited to this amount due to the protection provided by its excess loss reinsurance cover. We expect NITF to have sufficient liquid assets to meet its claim obligations.Widespread riots broke out in Sri Lanka following an…

Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera stated yesterday that the Sapugaskanda Refinery would resume operations for the first time since March 20th, with a crude oil shipment unloading.“The refinery will start producing Fuel Oil in 6 days” Minister said.Minister also revealed the details of the current fuel stocks available in the country.Diesel 23022 MTSuper Diesel 2588 MT92 Petrol 39968 MT95 Petrol 7112 MTJETA1 3578 MT