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Kanchana refutes claims on substandard fuel (Video)

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1 year ago

November 7, 2023

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Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara refuted claims that substandard fuel is being released to the market.

Speaking in Parliament today (Nov. 07), he said that there has been no import or distribution of substandard fuel in the country.

Noting that the news report published in this regard on the ‘Aruna’ newspaper is incorrect, the minister said that the LIOC had imported a stock of 92 Octane Petrol and Auto Diesel last night.

“After quality checks, the 92 Octane Petrol has been unloaded while the Auto Diesel stock remained unloaded and quality checks have commenced over a doubt,” he said.

“According to usual procedure, if quality checks done by the Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) deems fuel stocks as substandard, they are not unloaded but are returned. They are only loaded if they pass the quality checks,” he added.

(Video : Department of Government Information)

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“Reports of Wijepala – Nissanka meeting, fake”

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8 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Public Security Ministry has denied media reports claiming that the Public Security minister – Ananda Wijepala had met Nissanka Senadhipathi.

The Minister’s media secretary had clarified this in a letter to Acting IGP Priyantha Weerasuriya.
Adding that the neither the Minister or a representative had ever met Senadhipathi as claimed, the letter calls for proper investigations into the fake news and legal action against those responsible.

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Special allowance for policemen on duty at ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’

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13 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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A special transport allowance and a combined allowance will be provided to police personnel assigned to ensure the safety of devotees attending the exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Siri Dalada Vandanawa) in Kandy, the police said.

The measure has been taken over the instructions of the Acting IGP, in consideration of the fact that these police personnel will be on continuous day and night duty for over 10 days, away from their regular stations and incurring additional personal expenses.

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Ravi K’s Bill to repeal Online Safety Act, gazetted

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13 hours ago

April 18, 2025

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The Bill to repeal the Online Safety Act, No. 9 of 2024, and other regulations concerning the Act, has been gazetted.

The Online Safety Bill was passed by a majority vote in Parliament on Jan. 24, 2024.

The Bill that has been gazetted was submitted by opposition MP Ravi Karunanayake.

On Feb. 28, 2025, MP Karunanayake submitted a private member’s Bill to the Parliament Secretary-General, aiming to repeal the controversial Online Safety Act.