The vessel carrying much needed petrol stocks is expected to dock at the Colombo Harbour at about 7.00pm today, the Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development states.
Issuing a media release, the Ministry further said that the decision to withdraw the circular issued yesterday to pump petrol only to vehicles and not to bottles and cans, was taken as there were sufficient petrol stocks in the country.
However, while the country's daily petrol consumption is about 2500MT, the CPC had released 2623MT of petrol on Monday (6) while 3000MT were released yesterday (7) and a further 3000MT is expected to be released today.
Despite the assertions made by the Ministry, long queues were seen at filling stations throughout the country even this morning.
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Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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