The senior management of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has been questioned by the President and Finance Ministry as to why a fuel shipment has not been ordered before June 22 and the reasons behind the failure of the 40,000 MT fuel tanker’s arrival at the Colombo Port on June 22 -23.,Official sources said .
The Government of Japan has decided to provide Emergency Grant Aid of USD 3 million through UNICEF and World Food Program (WFP) for the provision of medicine and food in a manner that would directly benefit the Sri Lankan people.
Sri Lankans living in Australia are refraining from sending desperately-needed funds to struggling friends and family back home, fearing money will never end up in the hands of those in need because the government will steal it.