Tag: Petroleum
Eating Words
Ending months of denial and suspense, the government raised petrol prices by Rs. 8.00 with effect from midnight Friday Ending months of denial and suspense, the government raised petrol prices by Rs.8.00 with effect from midnight Friday Petrol at the pump would now cost Rs.65.00 per litre. But the government shot down a suggestion by […]
Troubled Oil
State petroleum giant Ceypetco is lobbying Treasury officials to up fuel prices in July and hold it steady for about three months thereafter to allow consumers to absorb the shock.State petroleum giant Ceypetco is lobbying Treasury officials to up fuel prices in July and hold it steady for about three months thereafter to allow consumers […]
Short Break
The industrial sector will get a tariff-hike holiday in the short term when electricity prices are increased next time, assures Treasury Secretary Dr.P B Jayasundara. The industrial sector will get a tariff-hike holiday in the short term when electricity prices are increased next time, assures Treasury Secretary Dr. P B Jayasundara. The last electricity tariff […]
Putting It Up
The Ceylon Electricity Board is looking at ways of controlling Sri Lanka’s unruly street lamps that show disturbing tendencies of behaving like local politicians.The Ceylon Electricity Board is looking at ways of controlling Sri Lanka’s unruly street lamps that show disturbing tendencies of behaving like local politicians. Sri Lanka’s political culture is rubbing off even […]