Colombo, March 27 A man who was accused of hoarding four litres of petrol in a town in northwest Sri Lanka has been sentenced to 21 days in jail.Sri Lanka has banned fuel hoarding shortly after the joint attack by the US and Israel on Iran.Lasantha Kumara Balasuriya, 48, from the...
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March 09, New Delhi – Bangladesh has introduced fuel rationing as the conflict in West Asia exacerbates the energy shortage in the import-dependent nation.The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation has limited fuel sales for most vehicles following attacks on Iran by the US and Israel, and Tehran's...
Colombo, March 1 Sri Lanka police on Sunday warned the public against attempts by individuals to hoard fuel, given the current volatile situation in the Middle East.The police stated that they had observed attempts to stockpile fuel out of panic buying, even though the state-owned fuel entity...