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Sri Lanka schools, govt offices to shut as transport grinds to halt
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities on Friday announced a two-week shutdown of government offices and schools, as public transport ground almost entirely to a halt due to a lack of dollars to pay for imported fuel.The Public Administration ministry ordered all departments, public institutions and local councils to maintain skeleton services from Monday in response to the acute shortage of petrol and diesel.“Due to scarce public transport as well as the inability to arrange private vehicles, it is decided to drastically curtail the number of employees reporting to work,“ the ministry’s order said.Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948, and has been unable

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