Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Home / World / Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stock...
World

Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war

CN
CitrixNews Staff
·
Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war

Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measures

Sri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the Middle East conflict continues to severely disrupt energy supplies in the region.

Countries across south Asia are facing crippling shortages of fuel and LPG gas, which are used for everything from home cooking to cremating bodies, as most supplies have been held up in the Gulf since the US and Israel began bombing Iran.

Continue reading...

Originally reported by The Guardian