COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankans can be seen waiting in long queues for fuel, leading to the nearest Lanka IOC filling station, as the country struggles to contain a deepening economic crisis. Many tense situations have taken a place in several filling stations due to the lack of fuel. As a res...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Managing Director of Lanka IOC Manoj Gupta told News 1st that the token system for fuel was suspended due to certain issues. However, a spokesperson for the Lanka IOC filling station owners said that fuel will be sold for tokens today. The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation s...

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has commenced discussions with Lanka IOC to provide diesel for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) for the next 55 days. The Chairman of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka Janaka Ratnayake said that he discusses the...

COLOMBO (News 1st); All fuel transport vehicles of Lanka IOC have been informed to report into service. The Chairman of the Lanka IOC Tanker Owners' Association Kusum Sadanayake said that at present between 75 and 100 vehicles are being operated daily, and IOC owns about 160 tanks. Meanwhile, ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Lanka IOC with immediate effect restricted the sales of Petrol as follows; Motorcycles-Wheelers: Rs.1,500/- 3-Wheelers: Rs.2,500/- 4-Wheelers: Rs.7,000/- ...