Tanker strike worsens fuel woes in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is in the grip of a pandemic-spurred economic freefall, the worst since independence from Britain in 1948. theSun theSundaily SriLankaEconomicCrisis SriLanka pandemic

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Sri Lanka is in the grip of a pandemic-spurred economic freefall, the worst since independence from Britain in 1948, which has led to shortages of food and other essentials. Energy minister Kanchana Wijesekera said Monday he needed at least three more days to restore the supplies of petrol and diesel.

According to Wijesekera, the union representing tanker operators was demanding a 115 percent increase in fees, outstripping an offer of 95 percent more from state-owned Ceylon Petroleum Corp .“If we give in, the CPC will go bankrupt.”

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