The stocks cover fuel for vehicles, some industries and essential services. A month ago, the prime minister said there was only enough petrol for one day. Sri Lanka is unable to make $725 million ...

Sri Lanka has suspended sales of fuel for non ... officials said the country had only 9,000 tonnes of diesel and 6,000 tonnes of petrol to fuel essential services in the coming days.

It’s a huge challenge,” he said. Last week, Sri Lanka announced a two-week halt to all fuel sales except for essential services to save petrol and diesel for emergencies. Local media reported ...

The government fuel stockpile stands at about 9,000 tonnes of diesel and 6,000 tonnes of petrol, the power minister said on Sunday, but no fresh shipments are due. Sri Lanka consumes about 5,000 ...

"I've been in line for two days already," he says, as he waits patiently outside a petrol station in the capital Colombo. As a taxi driver, fuel is his lifeblood, but Sri Lanka has no fresh ...

The stocks cover fuel for vehicles, some industries and essential services. A month ago, the prime minister said there was only enough petrol for one day. Sri Lanka is unable to make $725 million ...

while troops handed tokens to people lining up for petrol to keep their places in the queue. By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO, June 27 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka expects to run out of fuel in days ...

Faced with severely limited diesel and petrol stocks Sri Lanka last week closed schools, asked public employees to work from home and restricted government fuel supplies to essential services.

Last week, Sri Lanka suspended sales of petrol and diesel for non-essential vehicles as it struggles to pay for imports like fuel, food and medicines. Mr Wijesekera told reporters that the country ...

In a landmark move to promote public hygiene and accessibility, the Government today (14) launched a national-level ...

Two of the petrol tankers got derailed ... This image made from a video footage shows a derailed fuel transporting train in Minneriya, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, after it collided ...