Frustrated members of the public blocked off Hampden Lane in Wellawatta for traffic this morning over the non-availability of gas. The protesters demanded that steps be taken to issue them with gas cylinders. This was just the latest in a string of such spontaneous protests in recent days from the public angry over the prevailing shortages of gas and fuel.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that unilateral action by the UK and other countries in imposing sanctions on certain individuals do not assist but serve to complicate the national reconciliation process underway in Sri Lanka.
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