A senior official at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation told the Sunday Times that most foreign banks are refusing the letters of credits (LC) opened by Sri Lankan Banks. The official said that one oil supplying company too has resorted to take legal action against CPC as there was a backlog of payments due. He explained that due to the prevailing situation and backlog of payments suppliers are not interested in providing fuel. The official said that they are slowly issuing the remaining amounts of octane 95 Petrol and that too would last for a day, while Diesel which was issued without amount restrictions would now be issued with limits.
A British national had been arrested over attempting to smuggle in the largest haul of kush( drugs) from Thailand, customs said.
Popular grade five tuition teacher, Hayeshika Fernando wanted over assaulting a 21 year old youth was granted bail today after she surrendered to courts.
The Government of Sri Lanka maintains that the allegation of genocide during the final phase of the conflict in Sri Lanka is unsubstantiated by any credible authority, either nationally or internationally, and is based on misleading information. Sri Lanka firmly rejects this false narrative and believes it has been propagated primarily for electoral gains within Canada.
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