Minister of State Vidura Wickremanayake says that the people are already significantly dissatisfied with the government and that it is not possible to build a country by appointing jokers to the cabinet.
Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dullas Alahapperuma says that the country's foreign reserves have plummeted and even the increase in fuel prices was one of the solutions to the rapid decline in foreign reserves.
It has been observed further that a next Generation Genetic Sequencer which had been purchased at a colossal amount of Rs. 90 million some time back is still lying in boxes at Apeksha Hospital without being utilised due to incompleteness of ancillary equipment, computational systems and trained personnel to operate these complex medical systems.
Private bus owners' associations say bus fares should also be increased in line with increased fuel prices.
Accordingly, the minimum bus fare should be increased...