Protesters who were blocking the Tissa-Kataragama Road at Pallemalala Junction in Hambantota were dispersed by police a short while ago. The locals had gathered at the junction earlier this morning and launched a protest demanding safe drinking water. Police said that it used minimum force in dispersing the protesters when they could not be convinced to leave peacefully. The protest, which lasted for more than three hours, created a long line of traffic on both sides of the road.
A QR Code for fuel distribution for vehicles has been implemented from today.
Prices of both used and modified vehicles are expected to drop with the government’s decision to remove the surcharge of 50 per cent imposed on vehicles
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a major fuel price increase with effect from midnight today (March 21).
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