Gas companies have decided to increase gas supply to the market owing to its current shortage, the Finance Ministry said in a statement today.
Litro Gas Lanka Ltd which operates under the Finance Ministry, has decided to increase its supply of gas cylinders to the market, from 75,000 to 100,000, the statement read.
The company's Sales Director Janaka Pathira, was quoted as saying, in the statement, that a 15,000 metric tonne gas tanker is nearing Sri Lankan shores.
Meanwhile, LAUGFS Gas PLC - a leading gas supplier in the country, has also decided to increase the supply of gas in the market upto 35 percent.
LAUGFS Chief Executive Officer Chaminda Ediriwickrama, was quoted as stating that 27,000 metric tonnes of gas would be stocked, to prevent a future gas shortage.
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.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
Leave Comments