Backdoor Move
Ceylon Electricity Board unions staged a walkout on Friday protesting against a Cabinet paper passed two days ago, they say was shoved through the backdoor. …
Petroleum
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Ball Game
Laugfs Gas is seeking legal advice to raise prices on a cylinder of LPG, despite the consumer watchdog shooting down its request for a Rs. online pharmacy …
Oil Pains
COLOMBO (Dow Jones)--As Sri Lanka's energy companies wilt under the weight of high oil prices, pressure is building on the government to remove gasoline …
About to Blow
Ceylon Electricity Board unions (CEB) will go on a half day token strike tomorrow, protesting against a Cabinet paper to restructure the loss making utility. …
Petropolitics
Government subsidized petroleum based products by up to Rs. 16 billion last year and face a similar subsidy this year if fuel prices continue at current levels …
Tweaking Terms
Sri Lanka plans to change the terms of controversial petroleum asset sale deal, mandating a third player to secure fuel supplies from state-run Ceypetco's …
May Day Resolutions
Sri Lanka's government has promised lending agencies to turn a new leaf after May Day, kicking off the process with a hike in fuel prices, LBO learns. online …
Deaf Ears
Sri Lanka's Central Bank is banging its head against the wall trying to convince a deaf government to raise fuel prices, as the exchequer groans under …
Slippery Grounds
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation says its operations are not viable unless the government sticks to the pricing formula agreed to as part of the sector …
Watchout
The IMF said Thursday that rising living standards in China and the rest of the developing world will keep oil prices sky-high for decades to come, with even …
Switched Off
Electricity sector trade union plans for an island wide blackout, goes on hold after the government agrees to hold back Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) reforms. …
Unplugged
Power sector unions are giving the state till Friday to decide on controversial reform plans for the loss making Ceylon Electricity Board, ahead of a key union …
Climbing Up
World oil prices hit fresh historic high points on Monday, climbing above 58 dollars a barrel in New York on tight supplies, as OPEC began consultations to …
Backup Power
Sri Lanka's monopoly power utility was scrambling to restore power late Monday evening after two transmission lines tripped causing an islandwide blackout. …
Soaring High
Major airlines face greater losses than last year because of the ongoing surge in oil prices, the main industry association warned Monday as it forecast total …
Blackout
Ceylon Electricity Board has started restoring power to the grid starting from Colombo city after supply to the entire country failed. buy intagra online …
Darkness @ Noon
Monopoly electricity supplier Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reported a record loss for last year and said it would face a severe cash crisis this month …
Cross Purposes
Trade unions angry at attempts to overhaul the state utility the Ceylon Electricity Board, pitch against each other as anti-privatisation unions meet the …
Buying Time
A crucial cabinet meeting on restructuring the Ceylon Electricity Board and the Petroleum Corporation has been put off for two weeks, amidst street protests by …
Oil Troubles
Volatile global oil prices could force the government into a funding squeeze in months, as it tries to pay a growing import bill while refusing to raise local …