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@Thisal92 @danukalive That may be true, but that doesn’t change the need for the price revision. Delaying the price revision just causes more losses. The actual issues related to the coal procurement should be done outside that process.

@katzsyntax @danukalive Yeah, raising prices is always easy for corruption and bad management. That's exactly what happens now with electricity being generated at night from diesel because of the coal problem. Now we have to pay all these extra costs, all because the government messed up.

The required fuel price revision has been done (with a delay), the QR system was implemented (also with a delay), and proper gas and electricity price revisions still need to be carried out. I think the government has to react to both internal and external factors much faster than this. There is an inherent slowness in the state, but it needs to be reduced. Whatever was said while in opposition can be ignored—what needs to be done now must be done. Socialist concepts are nice and attractive, but not practical for a country like us. We are a country with limited resources and no strong product base to offer. Therefore, we need to integrate properly with the global economy to run smoothly

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Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said that despite the recent fuel price increase, the government is still bearing a monthly cost of Rs. 20 billion by subsidising Rs. 100 per litre of diesel and Rs. 20 per litre of petrol. He made these remarks at a special government media briefing held today (March 22) after last night’s fuel price hike announced by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation. D: newswire.lk/2026/03/22/eve…

@rangaba @NalindaJay Agreed. Ramp up the fuel prices to match current global rates and provide direct assistance to the poor. Rs. 20 billion a month would go a long way.

Despite today’s 25% fuel hike, the govt still subsidises motorists by 100 rupees a litre on diesel and 20 rupees on petrol - at Rs 20 billion ($65 million) a month - just to keep prices at current levels, @NalindaJay says. Why should taxpayers be subsidising fuel-guzzling SUVs?

@danukalive I agree 100%

@katzsyntax PUCSL has to be removed from the law in relation to tariff approvals

@purpleskiiess Isn’t this what we are supposed to do until the conflict is over as a neutral party?

Sri Lanka has kept more than 250 sailors in protective custody since the early days of the war. Iran wants them back, but Sri Lanka is unsure what to do with them.

@Tom__Capital @TXMCtrades I guess that’s the real question, what does Iran do if the US and Israel say jobs done and stop.

@TXMCtrades I really can't imagine Trump sailing home and Iran thinking thanks for destroying our regime and religious leaders, let's open up the straight like nothing has happened

Literally 24 hours ago they wanted $200 billion to kill bad guys. Today they're considering "winding down" lol

@gayaradesilva Why would we want to say no? Should we not talk to people who want to talk to us?

Is there even the slightest possibility we could have said no to this meeting? 😅 Or have we, Sri Lanka, reached a point where we are so financially strained - and so dependent on Western leverage - that refusal isn’t really an option?

@lasiru @Oshila123 It's not really pocket money, imagine doing that for multiple chargers per outlet, at most Keells outlets? This was the plan and they stopped it when they realized how much it actually costs. This is aside from the additional electrical infra they need.

@Oshila123 The point of keels doing this was to sell the cars. Give assurance to the EV buyers that you can go anywhere. The installation cost of this is pocket money for keels. ~ 3 million.

Keells do have electric charging centers. Even though this was established months back, I haven't seen any vehicle plugged in to it. For the first time, I saw a vehicle and it's interesting. Good move. Ignore how it parked, BTW 😂😂

@nimilamalee That's actually the opposite of what we want. If businesses had daytime chargers for their staff and fleet, especially quick chargers, there would be less load at peak time.

Good thing people didn't mass-invest in charging stations for business.

@mafernando "In the history of rationing — from wartime Britain to 2022 Sri Lanka — you do queues OR coupons. You don't do both" This is not really true. Countries have combined different forms many times. The US gas shortage in the 1970's is such an example.

This is Odd/Even queue system in Sri-Lanka is daft and unnecessary. It is a failure of enforcement, not a failure of the digital couple QR system. This again shows the absolute lack of even a minimal level of planning or understanding at GoSL. There are only 3 ways to ration: by price (first-come-first-served), by time (queues), or by coupon (guaranteed allocation). The whole point of moving to coupons is to ELIMINATE queues. You don't buy a movie ticket in advance and then queue at the counter again. The QR code IS a digital coupon. It guarantees you 15L at any shed, any time. From a brand/marketing perspective maybe "QR system" is not a great idea - people think its some technological solution. All it is is a coupon - which is verified digital at the point-of-sale by a Pump Attendant. Branding as 'digital coupon' - with a big bold 'ticket design' showing your 15L allocation on your phone might be much better. People forget/are confused - in 2022 - the huge 24hr queues were BEFORE the QR Code Digital Coupon was implemented. The queues vanished upon implementation. If GoSL actually enforced the coupon system at the pump — stopped over-dispensing, held attendants accountable — no one would need to queue. No queues = no need for odd/even. But enforcement is failing. Pumps over-dispense. Stations run dry. People see "No Fuel" signs and panic. So govt layers a queue-management system ON TOP of a coupon system — which, in the entire history of rationing, no one has ever done because it defeats the purpose. In the history of rationing — from wartime Britain to 2022 Sri Lanka — you do queues OR coupons. You don't do both. This just adds confusion and stress to already anxious families and workers who need to get to school and work. This is an enforcement problem dressed up as a distribution problem. Enforce the coupon system properly. That's it. Nothing more needed.

@nadeesha111 @mafernando Exactly.

@mafernando It worked in solving the immediate queues. Pumped in less than 5 mins today.

@rowmewan1 It is.

Is the QR system for fuel operational or not?

@ramishkad @rangaba He's not exactly wrong: This is just a basic calculation for 10k EV's

@rangaba What data do you have to back up your claim? Please show the comparison of the energy cost if all those who bought EV bought ICE vehicles instead.

Encouraging electric vehicles by granting lower duties has backfired on the country. A friend described the policy missteps as follows: ඔබට තේරුනා ද ඔබ කළ පව් දුර දිග නොබලා

@sonaljay8 What do you attribute the cancellations to? Is it transit through the Middle East or that air tickets in general have become a lot more expensive?

It is now a double whammy for the tourism industry. Foreign booking cancellations are continuing to increase at an alarming rate; up to 30% for some properties for bookings until the end of April. Plus the fuel crisis means that the local market cuts down on travel too.

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@sonaljay8 Yeah and it’s not just him, it’s the people around him too

These people are mentally unhinged. That’s the bottom line.

@HarshadeSilvaMP It's a shame. Expected better from you.

The Govt has surplus funds in the Treasury now. Instead of immediately hiking fuel prices in line with sudden shock, they could reduce various taxes on fuel to provide temporary cushioning for households & businesses. That’s prudent, far-sighted leadership—easing the shock when you can afford to, not adding to people’s burdens during recovery. Full discussion: youtube.com/live/r5nPWUZNt… #SriLanka #Economy #FuelPrices