Vijitha Herath, Chairman of LITRO Gas urged the public not to wait in gas queues as liquid petroleum gas cannot be released for domestic consumption at the moment.
At present the company’s limited gas supply is only being distributed to essential services and industries, he noted.
As of now, US$ 07 million has been paid for gas imports, the LITRO Chief went on, adding that the company expects to receive stocks on Friday and Saturday.
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Chairperson of the National Movement for Social Justice (NMSJ) and former Speaker Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya has been awarded the ‘Highest Award of Honour For Great Leaders In South Asia,’ in appreciation of his achievement of peace, development and democracy for the people as a brave committed peoples leader in his role as the Honourable Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and as an Honorary Patron of ‘SUNFO Global Federation,’ in compliance with the ‘UN Sustainable Development Goals Action Decade.’
The international award has been granted to the former Speaker in Colombo yesterday (08).
Prior to this achievement, Jayasuriya has received many global awards among which is the Rising Sun Award which is the highest award given by the Government of Japan to individuals who have rendered outstanding service in the fields of international relations, cultural promotion, welfare and development.
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General public is starving at present due to economic crisis and some manage two meals and some one.
When a person is hungry for two to three days, he is not worried or bothered of his status.
When children are starving, he will not be fearing even to face death as hunger takes priority over bullet.
This I’m stating with my personal experiences gained in the battle field.
By June 2022, Government will not have money to pay for public servants including pensioneers unless print money.
With the new gazette issued by Finance Minister on the instructions of Central Bank Governor yesterday, prohibiting the clearance of imported containers at the custom after 20 th of may 2022 unless payment has done through a bank, will wipe out construction and many more industries depriving hundreds of thousands of employments.
This situation will result in majority of the people having no means of purchasing even basic food other than robbing.
At this time, people will start food riots and break open food stores island wide.
Under these circumstances, people will be neither scared nor bothered of law enforcing authority resulting police and armed forces may not be able to maintain law and order and discipline in the society.
We will be then facing similar situation like in Haiti or South Sudan where no rule of law exist.
Time left for Sri Lanka is only one month.
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Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is reportedly set to deliver a special statement today. A discussion is due to be held between the MP group of the Ruling Party SLPP and the Premier after which the statement is expected to be made, political sources said.
Recently, media reports have been over moon claiming that Rajapaksa is due to tender resignation today.
Meanwhile, SLPP devotees are set to rally themselves before Temple Trees in support to the Prime Minister this morning.
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Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd. said it would be taking legal actions against defamatory allegations levelled against the company involving the importation of sugar by certain parties.
In a statement, the company noted that Pyramid Wilmar, has, at all times, acted fully in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of Sri Lanka and has conducted itself in an ethical manner upholding the highest standards of corporate behaviour.
Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake had recently alleged the company involving financial scandal in public and Sajad Mawzoon serves as the Chairman of the Pyramid Wilmar (Pvt) Ltd.
Full Statement:
Pyramid Wilmar (Private) Limited and its Board of Directors wish to inform its loyal stakeholders and the general public that, in recent times, there have been several false and malicious defamatory allegations levelled at Pyramid Wilmar (Private) Limited and its Directors, with regard to the importation of sugar during the period October 2020 to February 2021.
Our Company wishes to place on record the fact that it has, at all times, acted fully in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and has conducted itself in an ethical manner upholding the highest standards of corporate behaviour.
Our Company, being part of one of the leading agribusiness groups in Asia, takes pride in having made immense contributions to the National Economy over the years and takes any defamatory statement made against it and/or its Directors, seriously.
Our Company has already taken steps to initiate legal action in this regard.
Our Company wishes to assure its loyal stakeholders and the general public that it will do its utmost to contribute to the National Economy during these trying times and place on record the fact that the aforesaid defamatory statements are false and baseless.
Former Sri Lankan Ambassador to Russia Udayanga Weeratunga said he together with other members of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) will be coming to Temple Trees today (09) at 9 am to protect Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa while protecting President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
Below is the Social Media remark revealing Weeratunga’s pledge to protect the government.
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Former Speaker Karu Jayasuriya being nominated as the Premier of the proposed ‘National Unity Interim Government‘ has been positively responded by the Ruling Party, sources disclosed.
Jayasuriya, who has been continuing his political journey without being submitted to party politics, is expected to assume office as the Premier of the proposed National Unity Interim Government on the prime condition of abolishing the executive presidency and therefore, should be backed by all political parties representing Parliament should a two-thirds majority be secured.
This could be the best opportunity for Sri Lanka to eliminate this most harmful practice of state administration in the event that the mere ideology of abolishing the executive presidency had been but a bottle of hot sauce for debate without implementation for the last two decades, political analysts pointed out.
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Previous report:
Reports on Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa tendering his letter of resignation to President Gotabaya Rajapaksa circulated last (08) night had been removed from the media bodies in which the story was published.
Front line activists of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) also debunked the claim on Social Media, but sources told LNW that the Prime Minister, in fact, sent a letter to the President, reminding him that his brother had been given all the powers he needed as the President to administer the country through Parliament since the day he assumed Office.
The elder Rajapaksa brother also reminded that the President had taken certain decisions such as the banning of chemical fertiliser which had stemmed serious crises in the country at his discretion.
Accordingly, the Prime Minister instructed the President to dissolve the entire Cabinet under the powers vested in him as the Head of State should a new government be formed, sources added.
Cabinet Spokesman Nalaka Godahewa yesterday (08) told media that an agreement was made recommending the resignation of the Prime Minister to dissolve the Cabinet during the special Cabinet meeting held recently and that a final decision was to be made by the Prime Minister himself.
However, local government agents and trade unions loyal to the Ruling Party and the Premier insisted during a meeting in Temple Trees that Mahinda Rajapaksa should not resign. The said group is expected to call in a ‘massive’ crowd to Temple Trees today (09) to reinforce their belief that the government should further function under the Rajapaksa regime.
Accordingly, there are hardly any signs that Rajapaksa is ready to abandon his premiership.
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People in the Armor Street, Colombo yesterday (08) have robbed LP gas cylinders from a lorry carrying gas cylinders. About 100 gas cylinders have been looted.
Police dispersed the group and took the lorry to the Police station. Two persons have been arrested in connection with the event.
LITRO Gas stopped issuing domestic LP gas cylinders amid the current shortage of gas in the country and gas will only be released for essential services.
In the backdrop, people in the urban areas are severely affected.
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The Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC) will be restricting the issuance of fuel via its stations to vehicles from today (09).
Accordingly, fuel will be issued subject to a maximum price of Rs. 2000 per motorbike, Rs. 3000 per three wheeler and Rs. 8000 per car/van/jeep.
However, the restriction will not be in effect to commercial vehicles including lorries and buses, the company revealed.
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) on a previous occasion had restricted the issuance of fuel in the same manner.
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