Yoshitha Rajapaksa re-remanded by Kaduwela Magistrate

CPC to assure fuel to companies that pay in USD

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) is to issue a weekly guaranteed quota of fuel to companies that can pay is USD. Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that any company or industry that can pay in USD can open a consumer account at CPC to obtain a weekly guaranteed quota. He said that such institutions need to pay a month in advance and fuel will be issued on a daily or weekly basis from the 12th of July. The Minister said that customers who have already paid for fuel will receive the

03 Jul, 2022

Elderly woman who fled Sri Lanka dies in Madurai hospital

A Sri Lankan elderly woman who was found unconscious with her husband on a beach in Dhaushkodi, has died in hospital. The Hindu newspaper reported that 70-year-old Parameswari, a resident of Mannar, died at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Saturday night. The woman, who was found unconscious with her husband, Periyannan, 80, on the shore near the Kothandaramar temple on 27 June, was admitted to hospital for treatment with a head injury. Her body was to be taken to Tiruchi. (Colombo Gazette)

04 Jul, 2022

Sri Lanka to continue to stand by??one China policy??

Sri Lanka is to continue to stand by the ?one China policy? and support to protect China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, the Foreign Ministry said today. The Foreign Ministry said that the assurance was given when the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris met with the Ambassador of China, Qi Zhenhong, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last week. Following the exchange of pleasantries, Minister Peiris appreciated China?s continued assistance to Sri Lanka. The Foreign Min

03 Jul, 2022