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Sri Lankan President to visit UAE to procure fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 30 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the coming weeks to procure the fuel.
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Pak: Imran asks bureaucrats, Punjab police not to follow 'illegal' govt or
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 30 (ANI): Former Pakistani Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Tuesday asked the Punjab police and bureaucracy not to follow any illegal orders of the provincial government during the upcoming local elections.
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US embassy issues alert amid call for protest in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): The US embassy in Sri Lanka has announced an alert in the wake of a countrywide 'vehicle protest' that will be carried out for five hours on Wednesday.
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Over 600 inmates escape Sri Lanka's rehabilitation centre
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Over 600 inmates escaped a rehabilitation centre in Polonnaruwa in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday after a fight broke out between two prisoner groups, Xinhua News Agency reported citing the Sri Lankan police.
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Sri Lanka: Postal services limited to three days-a week amid fuel crisis
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 29 (ANI): Amid the fuel shortage in the country, Sri Lanka's postal department decided to open post and sub ports offices three days a week considering transport and travelling difficulties.
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Sri Lanka IOC restricts petrol sale amid fuel shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 28 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis and severe fuel shortage in Sri Lanka, Indian Oil's subsidiary in Sri Lanka, Lanka IOC (Indian Oil Corporation) announced to restrict the sale of petrol to a maximum of Rs 7000 for four-wheelers, with immediate effect.
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Sri Lankan opposition party to launch "street battles" demanding govt chan
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 28 (ANI): Sri Lankan opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya has announced to hit the streets this week demanding a change of government as the nation continues to battle its worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lankan navy thwarts migration attempt, detains over 100 people
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 28 (ANI): Sri Lankan navy detained over 100 people in two days, who were trying to migrate to Australia by boat, a local media reported citing the Sri Lankan Navy media unit.
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UAE offers to buy minority shares in Pakistan's government companies
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 28 (ANI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday offered to buy Pakistan's minority shares in publicly-listed government-owned companies at a negotiated price along with a seat on each of the firm's boards.
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Sri Lanka runs out of fuel with not even one day of stock left
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 27 (ANI): Reeling under economic crisis, Sri Lanka has finally run out of fuel as only 1,100 tonnes of petrol and 7,500 tonnes of diesel are left, which are not sufficient to last for a day, Daily Mirror reported on Monday citing sources from Sri Lanka's Ceylon P
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2 Sri Lankans refugees found at Rameswaram island, probe underway
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 27 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, many citizens are fleeing the island nation. On Monday, two Sri Lankan refugees were found on Rameswaram island and they are investigated by the Tamil Nadu Police.
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Sri Lanka introduces fuel rationing amid severe shortage
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 26 (ANI): Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, the country's Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera on Sunday announced that the fuel stations across the country will issue tokens for consumers from Monday, as only limited stocks of fuel were available.
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