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⭕️“Oil headline is above $100–$110. If you are now trying to get oil from the Middle East, you may be paying $140–$150. But the highest I’ve seen is $286 for a barrel of oil that reached Sri Lanka....
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⭕ The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has approved an electricity tariff increase effective from April 1. ⭕ 0–30 units: +4.3% ⭕ 31–60 units: +6.9% ⭕ 61–90 units: +6.9% ⭕ 91–180 units: +7.2% ⭕ Over 180 units: +25.3% sharp increase #SriLanka #ElectricityTariff
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⭕ EVs are 3x to 4x more efficient than ICE vehicles. ⭕ If you took a full tanker of fuel and burned it in Sri Lanka’s 🇱🇰 most expensive, least efficient thermal power plant to charge EVs, those EVs would still travel double the distance of petrol cars using that same tanker of fuel. #SriLanka #Energy
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⭕ From 18 Mar 2026, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 declares Wednesdays a holiday for government institutions to reduce fuel use and transport pressure. ⭕ Affects Govt Offices, Schools, Universities, Courts. ⭕ Health, Ports, Water Supply, Customs remain operational. #SriLanka 🇱🇰 #IranWar
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⭕ After a ~10-year hiatus, the IRD has decided to reintroduce Taxpayer Privilege Cards. ⭕ If you have paid taxes in excess of 3 million in the 2024/25 financial year, you can apply for the card. - Silver Card: For those who paid taxes above 3 million. - Gold Card: above 5 million. ⭕ At present, the benefits are mainly limited to meetings with the IRD Commissioner and officers etc. Going forward, the government...
⭕️ MP Ramanathan Archchuna has publicly shared his Parliament salary slip for March 2026, stating that the public should be aware of the earnings received by Members of Parliament. ⭕️ According to...
⭕NASA 🇺🇸 astronauts prepare for the Artemis II launch, suiting up for a mission that will take humans deeper into space than ever before. ⭕ Artemis II will be the first crewed mission beyond low...
⭕ With the latest electricity price revision, the bill for 90-unit domestic consumers is now Rs. 1,887.18, exactly the same as when the NPP took power in 2024. ⭕ NPP promised a 30% tariff reduction...
⭕ Claude Code by Anthropic is widely considered the top CLI tool for agentic AI development, and is proprietary and closed-source. ⭕ Claude Code v2.1.88 accidentally shipped with a 59.8MB source...
⭕️ Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped sharply amid the ongoing conflict. ⭕️ Daily transits have fallen to around 6 ships per day, compared to ~125 per day before the conflict...
⭕️ The PUCSL states an overall increase of 13.5%, but the increase is smaller for low-usage consumers, while high-usage consumers face a steep rise. ⭕️ Usage above 180 units has been hit with an...
⭕️ If you are a Sri Lankan 🇱🇰 income tax payer and/or a person required to file an asset declaration, it is a good idea to keep a record of: ▫️ Savings account balances ▫️ Credit card balances ▫️...
⭕️ The heat index (the temperature felt by the human body) is likely to reach the ‘Caution level’ in some areas of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-Western, Northern, and...
⭕ 🇱🇰 Supreme Court held Keheliya Rambukwella and four senior health officials violated the public’s fundamental rights in procurement under the 2022 🇮🇳 Indian Credit Line. ⭕ Petition filed by...
Every major government tender must ensure that bidders demonstrate sufficient financial capacity to absorb potential penalties and meet the capital demands of the goods or services they provide. ⭕️...
1. 🇿🇲 Zambia 2. 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka 3. 🇹🇼 Taiwan 4. 🇵🇰 Pakistan 5. 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea 6. 🇰🇪 Kenya 7. 🇧🇩 Bangladesh 8. 🇻🇳 Vietnam 9. 🇵🇭 Philippines 10. 🇹🇭 Thailand ⭕️ A new study by...
⭕ AFP data shows petrol prices tracked across 150+ countries rose after the Middle East war period from Feb. 23 to Mar. 23, 2026. ⭕ 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka recorded about a 34% increase in petrol prices...
⭕ Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Cabinet approves a proposal to remove all charges on QR payments below Rs.5,000 ⭕ Q3 2025: 274,000 transactions worth Rs.1.18Bn → ~90,000/month (~Rs.390Mn), highlighting low usage...
⭕️ Petrol 92: Rs. 317 to Rs. 398 (⬆️ Rs. 81, +25.55%) ⭕️ Petrol 95: Rs. 365 to Rs. 455 (⬆️ Rs. 90, +24.66%) ⭕️ Auto Diesel: Rs. 303 to Rs. 382 (⬆️ Rs. 79, +26.07%) ⭕️ Super Diesel: Rs. 353 to Rs....
We introduced QR based fuel rationing again "as a precaution after authorities observed fuel stockpiling, panic buying, and long queues at filling stations." - The SL 🇱🇰 Government How much did...
⭕ 🇱🇰 The Ministry of Energy reintroduced the National Fuel Pass QR system from 6 a.m. on March 15, 2026. No filling station can issue fuel without a valid QR code from that time. ⭕ Officials said...
⭕ The Ceylon Electricity Board was established under the CEB Act No. 17 of 1969 and operated Sri Lanka’s state electricity utility for about 56 years. ⭕ The Electricity Board ended operations at...
⭕️ U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said a U.S. submarine fired a torpedo and sank an Iran 🇮🇷 warship in international waters during a Tuesday night strike. ⭕️ Hegseth said this is first sich...
⭕ He was killed by thd joint U.S.–Israeli airstrike on Yesterday (28th). ⭕ Khamenei first came to power in 1989 and ruled Iran for 37 years. ⭕ Khamenei’s response to Western attacks during his...
