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Sri Lanka enforces odd-even rules and four-day work week amid global fuel supply fears

COLOMBO, March 18 -- Sri Lanka has introduced sweeping fuel conservation measures, including an odd-even day vehicle fuel system and a four-day work week, as supply disruptions linked to tensions in t... और पढ़ें


Sri Lanka reintroduces QR code system for fuel distribution amid supply concerns

COLOMBO, March 15 -- Sri Lanka on Sunday (15) reintroduced the QR code-based system for vehicle fuel distribution, as the government moved to manage fuel reserves amid supply disruptions linked to ten... और पढ़ें


Sri Lanka explores Russian oil purchases after US waiver on sanctions

COLOMBO, March 15 -- Sri Lanka has begun discussions on the possibility of purchasing Russian oil following a temporary easing of US sanctions on certain Russian fuel shipments, the Foreign Ministry s... और पढ़ें


Sri Lanka approves appointments of 10 new envoys

COLOMBO, March 12 -- A parliamentary oversight committee in Sri Lanka has approved the appointments of 10 new envoys to key diplomatic missions abroad, Parliament said. The appointments were cleared ... और पढ़ें


CEB ceases operations as new electricity law takes effect; unions threaten strike

COLOMBO, March 9 -- Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has ceased operations following the implementation of the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No. 36 of 2024, with six newly established companies taking over ... और पढ़ें


An act of murder at sea

Sri Lanka, March 6 -- The UN Navy submarine torpedo that struck the IRIS Dena did not discriminate. It found an unarmed Iranian naval vessel carrying 180 sailors homeward bound from a multilateral exe... और पढ़ें


Sri Lanka activates emergency measures for tourists, migrant workers as Middle East unrest deepens

COLOMBO, March 2 -- Sri Lanka has introduced a package of emergency measures to protect foreign tourists stranded in the country and safeguard its migrant workers in the Middle East, as escalating reg... और पढ़ें


A war of choice and its uncharted consequences

Sri Lanka, March 1 -- History rarely announces itself clearly in the moment. But what has unfolded across the skies of Iran, coordinated US and Israeli strikes characterized by their architects as "pr... और पढ़ें


INS Tarangini on Sail Training engagement in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Feb. 25 -- Sail Training Ship INS Tarangini of the Indian Navy is set to visit Trincomalee and Colombo later this week as part of a training and goodwill mission aimed at strengthening mariti... और पढ़ें


Central bank to 'revisit' inflation target amid rising concerns

COLOMBO, Feb. 22 -- Sri Lanka's central bank will revisit its inflation target as part of renewing its agreement with the government, a senior official said, amid growing calls from analysts to lower ... और पढ़ें