The countrywide fuel shortage is continuing indefinitely with five oil tankers stuck at the Colombo Port due to non-payment for shipments owing to the US dollar scarcity at present, Energy Ministry sources revealed.
A dollar crisis has affected payments for fuel imports since late March, considerably reducing supplies.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has intermittently curtailed fuel distribution while introducing fuel rationing systems for petrol stations countrywide in recent weeks.
It has paid over US$ 50 million as demurrages for fuel shipments due delays in clearing at the port during the past six weeks. (Bandula)
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The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has interdicted Colombo Fort Magistrate Kosala Senadheera.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
The deadline for online applications to the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination has been extended until July 12, the Department of Examinations said.
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