Litro Gas Company, under the Ministry of Finance, has procured 100,000MT of LP Gas for four months at a cost of US $90 Million.
The World Bank has provided funding of US $ 70 million, while the remaining USD 20 million has been provided by Litro Gas, the Prime Minister's office said.
Around Seventy percent of the consignment will be provided to domestic consumers while the rest will be proivded for commericial use.
Accordingly an estimate of 5 million 12.5kg cylinders, 1 million 5kg cylinders and 1 million 2.5kg cylinders will be obtained.
An initial consignment of 33,000 tons of LPG procured by Litro at a cost of $20 million will reach Sri Lanka by the first week of July and distribution will commence immediately.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
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.
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