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Sri Lanka suspends daily power cuts amid increase of electricity tariffs

COLOMBO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — Sri Lanka on Thursday decided to suspend daily power cuts as a 66 percent increase of electricity tariffs came into effect.

Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the new tariffs came into effect as it has been approved by the regulator.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) approved the revision despite its Chairman Janaka Ratnayake raising obj