President Ranil Wickremesinghe has approved steps to double the fuel quota issued for three-wheelers from 5 litres to 10.
As the first stage, registrations of three-wheelers in the Western Province will commenced from November 1 while QR code fueling on the new increased quota will commenced on November 6, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.
Other provinces too will follow this process in stages, the PMD added.
Meanwhile. three-wheeler drivers' unions announced that following the increase of the fuel quota, they have decided to reduce the 1st kilometre fare by Rs. 20.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
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The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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