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Tag: diesel

Fuel subsidy is only for kerosene – Finance Ministry
LOCAL

Fuel subsidy is only for kerosene – Finance Ministry

Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance yesterday said the fuel subsidy is only for kerosene given for low income families and…

byFaraz Shauketaly16/05/2018
Sri Lanka’s CICT invests over USD 10 Mn in green infrastructure at Colombo Port
BUSINESS

Sri Lanka’s CICT invests over USD 10 Mn in green infrastructure at Colombo Port

Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Container Terminals (CICT) has completed a project to convert the company’s diesel-operated rubber-tired gantry cranes to…

byFaraz Shauketaly24/11/2017
Petroleum Minister says no fuel shortage, complaint lodged at CID to investigate false rumors
TOP STORY

Petroleum Minister says no fuel shortage, complaint lodged at CID to investigate false rumors

Petroleum Resources Development Minister Arjuna Ranatunga assured that there is no shortage of petrol and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)…

byFaraz Shauketaly21/11/2017
Action to be taken against filling stations that helped fuel crisis
LOCAL

Action to be taken against filling stations that helped fuel crisis

The Ministry of Petroleum Resource Development has taken steps to call for reports, through district secretaries, on fuel stations that…

byFaraz Shauketaly17/11/2017
No barrels, no cans as queues wind their way from fuel stations
TOP STORY

No barrels, no cans as queues wind their way from fuel stations

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development has decided to temporarily halt the issuance of fuel to barrels and cans. Secretary…

byFaraz Shauketaly05/11/2017

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